Italy is looking to boost cooperation
with the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA), Mara Carfagna, the
minister for the south and for territorial cohesion, told an
event at Expo 2020 Dubai on Wednesday.
"We consider it fundamental to inspire the development of an
area of extended cooperation that covers both the Mediterranean
and the Indian Ocean," Carfagna told a forum entitled 'Two
Oceans, One Challenge' at the Italy Pavilion at Expo 2020.
"Sharing and exchanging experiences, achieving common
objectives, finding innovative solutions to common problems and
challenges, giving thrust to our economies and promoting
resilient, sustainable development.
"There is no better place than Dubai, an essential crossroads
between the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean, to announce
Italy's intention to further strengthen cooperation with IORA
and its member states.
"I hope that today's event is only the first of many concrete
projects that Italy will undertake with IORA in the coming
years".
The forum is the the first meeting involving the IORA and the
Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) to discuss cutting-edge
solutions on the issues of sustainable water management and the
future of shipping in the context of the Water Week at Expo
2020.
As a Mediterranean and maritime country, Italy is acutely aware
of the need to develop innovative solutions to counter the
negative effects of climate change on coastal communities as
well as to ensure the continued viability of shipping activities
by making them fully sustainable.
In addition, Italy believes that it is imperative to deepen
international cooperation mechanisms with the aim of sharing
such solutions with its Mediterranean and Indian Ocean partners.
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