{"id":107914,"date":"2021-02-03T14:15:29","date_gmt":"2021-02-03T14:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/?p=107914"},"modified":"2021-02-03T14:15:32","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T14:15:32","slug":"protection-of-oceans-to-support-the-blue-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/protection-of-oceans-to-support-the-blue-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"Protection of oceans to support the Blue Economy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Question : An International effort has recently(January 2020) been done to the aim of protect oceans, support the Blue Economy ? Which of the following party\/parties involved in this effort ?<br><\/strong>(a)ADB &amp; European Investment Bank<br>(b)World Bank<br>(c)IMF &amp; International Maritime Organization<br>(d)None of the above<br><strong>Answer (a)<br>Related facts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>An International effort has recently(January 2021) been done to the aim of protect oceans, support the Blue Economy.<\/li><li>ADB &amp; EIB(European Investment Bank) involved in this effort.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Formation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>For this purpose both parties formed a new Clean and Sustainable Ocean Partnership to support initiatives in Asia and the Pacific to help meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the climate goals of the Paris Agreement.<\/li><li>The partnership will strengthen the capacity of ADB and EIB to support high-impact projects.<\/li><li>Both institutions will finance activities aimed at promoting cleaner oceans through the reduction of land-based plastics and other pollutants discharged into the ocean, as well as projects to improve the sustainability of socioeconomic activities that take place in oceans or use ocean-based resources.<\/li><li>The partnership will support projects that reduce marine plastic pollution including integrated solid waste management projects, such as recycling; circular economy principles, such as designing out plastic waste; and promoting clean rivers and waterways, including through improved wastewater management and inclusive sanitation.<\/li><li>This partnership between ADB and EIB will launch a framework for cooperation on clean and sustainable oceans, helping us to expand our pipeline of ocean projects in the region and widen their impacts.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Significance of oceans in the world economy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Oceans play a vital role in the world economy and they are also the largest carbon sink on the planet, helping to regulate the global climate. But oceans are under enormous pressure, with implications for billions of people.<\/li><li>The partnership will also focus on sustainable fisheries management and sustainable seafood supply chains; sustainable management, protection, and restoration of marine and coastal ecosystems and resources; integrated coastal protection activities; disaster risk preparedness; and green shipping, green ports, and maritime infrastructure, with a focus on increasing safety and environmental performance.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By &#8212; Pankaj Pandey<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Link:<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adb.org\/news\/adb-eib-join-forces-protect-oceans-support-blue-economy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.adb.org\/news\/adb-eib-join-forces-protect-oceans-support-blue-economy<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question : An International effort has recently(January 2020) been done to the aim of protect oceans, support the Blue Economy ? Which of the following party\/parties involved in this effort ?(a)ADB &amp; European Investment Bank(b)World Bank(c)IMF &amp; International Maritime Organization(d)None of the aboveAnswer (a)Related facts An International effort has recently(January 2021) been done to the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":107916,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1089],"tags":[2338],"class_list":["post-107914","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-enew","tag-economics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107914","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107914"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107914\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":107917,"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107914\/revisions\/107917"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/107916"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=107914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=107914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}