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COP27 begins a ‘new era to do things differently’, UN climate change chief declares as pivotal conference gets underway ( Photos Sharm el-Sheikh )
The UN Climate Change Conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, should shift the world towards implementation of previously agreed plans to tackle humanity’s greatest challenge, Simon Stiell, the new Executive Secretary of the UN Climate Convention (UNFCCC), said on Sunday at the opening of COP27. “Today a new era begins –…
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Nadir Mumtaz write : Red Sea Coastal Development and Coral Reefs
By : Nadir Mumtaz Maritime Analyst Coral reefs underly ocean biodiversity and contribute significantly in the economic, social, touristic and cultural scope . The extent of biodiversity of coral reefs incorporating a multitude of symbiotic relationships , encompasses 285,000 km2 covering less then 0.1 % of the ocean exterior. Coral…
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Ghana drafts plan to protect blue economy
Ghana sees enormous potential in its blue economy, but faces threats including piracy, illegal fishing, drug smuggling and human trafficking. The new National Integrated Maritime Strategy (NIMS) aims to ensure that Ghana’s maritime domain will be safe and its blue economy thriving by 2040. The strategy has been in the…
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Shoukry: Egypt will spare no effort to confront climate change
Foreign Minister and president-designate of the United Nations (UN) Climate Change Summit (COP27) Sameh Shoukry said Egypt would spare no effort to encourage all countries to take concrete and practical action to address climate change. He added, “We look forward to the Climate Summit being a milestone in the collective…
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Port of Portland Receives Grants for Terminal 6 Modernization
The Port of Portland recently received several grants that will make possible $42 million of infrastructure improvements at Terminal 6, Oregon’s only marine container terminal. Last month, the U.S. Maritime Administration’s Port Infrastructure Development Program—which funds port improvement, safety, and efficiency projects around the U.S.—awarded the Port $24.3 million. In…
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ITF COP27 report: governments must match workers’ ambitions to transition transport
ITF demands at COP27 Governments the world over must give the climate crisis the highest priority and ensure they protect workers during the turmoil it will cause, a new briefing from the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) says. COP27: Climate justice, worker justice details the ITF’s demands for government and…
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Amid calls for “compensation”, the “COP 27” summit begins in Egypt
The United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP27) begins in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, on Sunday, amid increasing calls for rich countries to compensate the poorest and most vulnerable to the consequences of climate change. It is expected that most of the tension surrounding COP27 relates to losses, damages, and compensation…
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4 things you should know about UN DESA’s SDG Pavilion at COP27
Our world is on fire; drying up and flooding – all at the very same time. The climate crisis is a reality and the need for action is more urgent than ever. To navigate our way out of this dangerous predicament, the global community has the 17 Sustainable Development Goals…
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Zelensky: Ukraine to start fundraising for Maritime Drones fleet
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that next week Ukraine will launch a fundraising campaign for a fleet of marine drones, through the state fundraising platform UNITED24. “This is only for the protection of our marine water area. We don’t claim anything that doesn’t belong to us,” Zelensky said in his evening…
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