SCIENTIFIC AND APPLIED ASPECTS OF PARTNERSHIP FOR THE SUSTAINABLE BLUE ECONOMY DEVELOPMENT OF THE BLACK SEA

Topicality. The development of a sustainable blue economy is crucial for Ukraine, given its significant water resources, both domestic and transboundary. This requires the search for innovative ways to ensure economic growth, the preservation of natural resources, and the health of ecosystems. Taking into account contemporary realities, as well as the involvement of numerous business entities and public administration at the national and international levels in the processes of balanced use of water resources, the issue of scientific and methodological substantiation of the principles and methods of finding partners for the development of a sustainable blue economy, in particular, outside the Black Sea region, becomes relevant. Aims and tasks. The article aims to substantiate scientific and applied approaches to finding partners for the development of a sustainable blue economy in the Black Sea region. Materials and methods. The analysis is based on domestic and international scientific publications, verified analytical papers and reports, Ukrainian and European regulatory and legislative acts on coastal development. The study used general scientific and special research methods: institutional, system analysis, synthesis, theoretical generalisation and matrix approach. Research results. The findings advocate that for developing a sustainable blue economy, the public-private partnership model is favourably recommended. In this model, the conceptual vision of spatial development is shaped by the involvement of local administrative, state and international resources. Unifying interested business units into an association or corporation can contribute to achieving the shared objective of developing the blue economy and socioeconomic efficiency through joint activities and resource exchange. Conclusion. The application of the principles of the blue economy in the Black Sea region will significantly increase the economic stability of many areas of economic activity and enterprises, develop optimal approaches to managing coastal territories, increase interstate interaction and cooperation, and also reveal the potential of water resources based on the activation of stakeholder activities. Further research will focus on developing a scientific and practical framework for selecting the optimal partnership models to maximise social, economic, environmental and other advantages.