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CLIMATE CHANGE VULNERABILITIES OF THE MALDIVES: IMPLICATIONS FOR INDIA

This article addresses some of the more prominent environmental challenges faced by the Maldives, which exemplifies those faced by low-lying island-states due to rising sea-levels as a consequence of climate-change, irrespective of whether such…

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DELIVERING ON THE PROMISE OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL 14 FOR OCEANS

193 countries of the world unanimously adopted the 2030 agenda for sustainable development in the form of 17 indivisible Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in September 2015. These goals which succeeded the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)…

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FISHERIES AND THE PLASTIC THREAT IN BAY OF BENGAL

The 2016 Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations report on State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture: Contributing to Food Security and Nutrition for All notes that the world per capita fish supply reached a new high of…

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PARIS CLIMATE DEAL: IMPLICATIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING

A historical climate deal was reached in Paris on 12 Dec 2015. The legally binding agreement which has been touted as differentiated, balanced, durable and ambitious aims to limit the increase…

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COOPERATING FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE OCEANS

The United Nations Sustainable Development Summit held on 25 September 2015 formally adopted 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with 169 targets. The agreement by all 193 member countries of the UN …

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‘LIFE BELOW WATER’: AN AGENDA FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE OCEANS

The world has moved on from Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to a new era where the ‘2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’ will now drive global development. The …

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DEEP-SEA FISHING: A SOLUTION TO INDIA-SRI LANKA FISHING ISSUE?

After being elected for the fourth term as Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe chose India as his first destination for a foreign visit. He met the Indian …

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WORLD OCEANS DAY

World Ocean Day (WOD), celebrated on 08 June every year, brings an opportunity to raise global awareness of the impacts of human actions on the ocean, and to mobilize support for sustainable global ocean management. It was first proposed…