The World Ocean Council (WOC) invites students and young professionals from around the world to respond to the Global Maritime Forum (GMF) call for submissions to the Future Maritime Leaders essay competition. The 2020 GMF essay topic is: How can the maritime sector contribute to realizing the UN Sustainable Development Goals in the coming decade? The deadline is June 21, 2020.
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The Panama Canal Authority and UN Environment signed a cooperation agreement to join efforts on sustainable development and combating climate change.
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A group of leading Nordic industry companies has, in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), joined forces to solve a great societal challenge. The initiative is called Zero Emission Energy Distribution at Sea (ZEEDS). Annually, shipping is responsible for nearly 1 billion tonnes of CO2 gas emissions globally, and the consortium is trying to address this by developing
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The United Nations 2018 Sustainable Development Goals Report reviews the progress made during 2018 on the 17 sustainability goals set by the United Nations. Goal 14, “conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development”, remains challenging. View the full 2018 report: https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/report/2018
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Access to water and sanitation is internationally recognized human right. Yet more than two billion people lack even the most basic of services. The latest United Nations World Water Development Report, Leaving No One Behind, explores the symptoms of exclusion and investigates ways to overcome inequalities. The report was launched in Geneva, Switzerland on Mar. 19 during the 40th session
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The World Bank has introduced plans to raise $3 billion to protect the world’s oceans and marine life through a new sustainable development bond series. The water bonds were introduced at the World Water Week events which were held last week, and the announcement comes in advance of the Our Ocean conference to be held in Bali in October. The
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