On 29 and 30 September next at the UN headquarters in Geneva will host a meeting of experts on the impact of climate change on the ports which was organized by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
Stressing that the ports can be affected directly and indirectly by climate change, which can lead to phenomena such as rising sea levels, adverse weather conditions and rising temperatures, UNCTAD pointed out that over 80% of trade world trade is seaborne and maritime transport and ports play a vital role in the supply chain. For access to markets is therefore essential to carefully consider what can be the impact of climate change on the system of shipping and ports in various parts of the world.
The meeting in Geneva attended by the following speakers: Stefan Rahmstorf (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impacts Research), Susumu Naruse (International Association of Ports and Harbors), Simon Bennett (International Chamber of Shipping), Philippe Crist (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development - International Transport Forum Joint Transport Research Centre), Vladimir Stenek (International Finance Corporation, World Bank), Mike Savonis (ICF International / Gulf Coast Study, United States Department of Transport), Miguel Esteban (Waseda University), Robert Nicholls (University of Southampton), Austin Becker (Stanford University), von Lieberman (Hamburg Port Authority), Andrew Mather (Ethekwini Municipality, South Africa), Sin Lan Ng Yun Wing (Ministry of Environment, Mauritius), Leonard Nurse (University of the West Indies, Barbados), Adolf NG (The Hong Kong (China) Polytechnic University) and Laurent Cretegny (Institute for Economic Modelling, Lausanne / Economics of Climate Change Study, World Bank).
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On 29 and 30 September next at the UN headquarters in Geneva will host a meeting of experts on the impact of climate change on the ports which was organized by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). 
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