Environment and Climate Sustainability Working Group
26-08-2023
12:31 PM
1 min read
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Overview:
The Environment and Climate Sustainability Working Group (ECSWG) meeting under India's G20 Presidency is underway in Mumbai.
About:
- The meeting is a critical step in fostering the efforts of the G20 countries, invitee countries, and international organizations towards a sustainable and resilient future.
- On the first day of the meeting, a beach clean-up campaign was organised at the Juhu Beach in Mumbai followed by the Ocean 20 Dialogue aimed at promoting a sustainable and climate-resilient Blue Economy.
- The Ocean 20 platform, launched during the Indonesia Presidency Dialogue is aimed to advance ideation and action for ocean solutions.
- It aims to facilitate sustainability in the maritime domain, ocean governance, building capacities to facilitate sustainable ocean practices and equitable distribution of benefits from traditional and new blue economy sectors.
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Q1) What is blue economy with India?
The blue economy is the sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth while ensuring the conservation of marine ecosystems. India has a vast coastline of 7500km, and its exclusive economic zones (EEZ) extend over 2.2 million square km. This means India has much potential for a healthy blue economy.