IMO Secretary-General Marks The Keypoints On “Sustainable And Balanced” Development
IMO Secretary-General Marks The Keypoints On “Sustainable And Balanced” Development
On 4 June at the Nor-Shipping 2019 conference held in Orso, Secretary-General of IMO, Kitack Lim delivered a strong reminder about the vital importance of balanced and sustainable development to delegates at the Ocean Leadership conference.
In a keynote address, Mr Lim spoke about the Sustainable Development Goals as a unifying factor. Sustainable development will help in global efforts to improve the lives of people everywhere. He confirmed IMO’s strong commitment to the 2030 Sustainability Agenda and reminded delegates that IMO’s environment regulations were driving many of the technological innovations being showcased at the Nor-Shipping exhibition.
He highlighted measures and methods to cut greenhouse gas emissions, reducing the sulphur content of ships’ fuel oil, requiring strict ballast water management and adopting the Polar Code as outstanding recent examples of IMO’s own sustainability agenda.
“Events such as this”, he said, “remind us that the world is no longer prepared to accept services or industries that are simply cost-effective. We now demand them to be green, clean and energy-efficient and safe. Through IMO, governments ensure that shipping is responding to that challenge.”
Mr Lim also took the opportunity to reiterate his strong personal support for the themes of this year’s World Maritime Day and Day of the Seafarer, both of which deal with gender equality in the maritime community.
Reference: imo.org
