World Ports Sustainability Program’s Post

AASTMT Continues Active Participation in COP29, Baku, Azerbaijan Under the distinguished patronage of H.E. Mr. Ahmed Aboul Gheit, League of Arab States - General Secretariat, H.E. General Kamel El Wazir, Deputy Prime Minister for Industrial Development and Minister of Industry and Transport, and H.E. Professor Ismail Abdel Ghaffar, President of Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport , Professor Alaa Morsy, Dean of Port Training Institute, AASTMT and Maritime Research and Consultation Center at AASTMT, participated in the International Green Ports Forum held on November 20, 2024, at the League of Arab States pavilion in the Blue Zone, on the sidelines of COP29 Azerbaijan. The forum, titled "Recent Innovations in Developing Green Ports: Advancing Climate Change and Promoting Sustainable Development," was inaugurated by Dr. Mahmoud Fathallah, Director of Environment and Water Resources, Housing and Disaster Reduction Department at the League of Arab States, and moderated by Dr. Nuria Sanz, UNESCO Regional Director and UNESCO Representative to the League of Arab States. Professor Morsy's presentation, "Climate-Resilient Port Infrastructure," highlighted the significance of infrastructure within the World Ports Sustainability Program (WPSP) by International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) , underscored the climate change threats to port infrastructure. He presented best practices in resilient infrastructure and concluded with a roadmap and recommendations for achieving climate-resilient port infrastructure. The forum featured distinguished participants, including Prof. Ali Fahmy, Dean of Artificial Intelligence College at AASTMT, Mr. Juvenal Shiundu former Director of the Technical Cooperation Committee at International Maritime Organization Eng. Francesc Carbonell , Transport Director at Union for the Mediterranean , and Dr. Puay Guan Goh , Associate Professor at the National University of Singapore The forum was also attended by Dr. Mustafa Rashid, Assistant to the AASTMT President for Arab Affairs, and Dr. Kareem Tonbol Dean of Scientific Research and Maritime Affairs at AASTMT. These events underscore the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport's pivotal role in advancing the maritime transport and logistics sectors within the Arab region and Egypt. By actively participating in such forums and promoting green port initiatives, AASTMT reaffirms its commitment to sustainable development and environmental stewardship