Goa is hosting first-ever India-US Ocean Dialogue

The first-ever India-US Ocean Dialogue has started in Goa on November 1, 2017, which is being hosted by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs at the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-National Institute of Oceanography (CSIR-NIO).
The purpose of the Ocean dialogue is to promote sustainable development of the Blue Economy. According to the World Bank, the Blue Economy is sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth, improved livelihoods and jobs, and ocean ecosystem health.

Tags: Blue economy • Blue Justice for Small-Scale Fisheries • Council of Scientific and Industrial Research • Industrial ecology • National Institute of Oceanography, India