• 3 min de lectura
• 3 min de lectura
The Mar del Plata Regional Port Consortium presented to representatives of the public, private, academic sectors, and social organizations of the city's fishing activity the contents and the roadmap towards the "Blue Ports Initiative" for this terminal, a project that addresses sustainability criteria contemplated by the United Nations (UN) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
Marcos Gutiérrez, president of the Mar del Plata Regional Port Consortium, highlighted that the articulated work between government agencies and institutions in the port sector is advancing in line with the guidelines of the Blue Ports program.
"We are now taking another step, which is to form the Council that will lead us to contribute from each place to consolidate a sustainable port in its economy, in its social development, and in its relationship with the environment," explained Gutiérrez.
The meeting was held at the headquarters of the National School of Fisheries and was attended by nearly fifty institutions, including security forces, academic establishments, service companies, business chambers, unions, and non-governmental organizations from various fields, among others.
The Blue Port concept, according to FAO criteria, implies not only the pursuit of economic growth but also the care of biomasses and the well-being of people through decent and safe working conditions. The criterion pursued is that of a sustainable development center that promotes value creation in the social, economic, and environmental dimensions.
Martín Titos and Jacqueline Bounoure, technical managers of the "Blue Ports Initiative" project for Mar del Plata, presented in detail the guidelines of the "Roadmap to a Blue Port", within the framework of the FAO 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals, which set as priorities the reduction of marine pollution, the protection of ecosystems, sustainable fishing, and coastal conservation.
"The proposal is to learn about and participate in the working groups, in the different commissions, to address issues that contribute to bolstering the sustainability of our port," they explained.
The first objective will be to draw up a diagnosis of the current scenario and, based on that data, take note to dimension the situation and take as reference the international criteria defined by the FAO. From then on, short, medium, and long-term goals would be set.
Gutiérrez had already anticipated advances in the "Blue Ports Initiative" during a presentation he led at the Smart City meeting, which took place this year in the city of Santiago del Estero.
"With the institutions present here, which are the involved sectors and always provide support, we will work on the development of this strategic plan that will lead us to have a port more committed to good work, inclusion, ecology, and sustainable development," concluded the president of the Mar del Plata Regional Port Consortium.
