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The Maritime Research Center (MRC), Pune, in partnership with M/S NirDhwani Technology Pvt Ltd (NDT), hosted a webinar titled “Underwater Domain Awareness (UDA) Framework for Safe, Secure, Sustainable Growth for All in the Tropical Waters of the Indian Ocean Region (IOR)”. The event started at 1600 hrs IST on 26 Sep 2024. The event brought together strategic thinkers, experts, policymakers, academicians, researchers, and stakeholders to deliberate on this crucial issue and find a nuanced way forward.
Key Highlights
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- Strategic Importance: The Indo-Pacific region has become central to global power dynamics, with heightened focus on maritime security and domain awareness.
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- Tropical Challenges: Unique acoustic properties in tropical waters present significant challenges for sonar deployment, with performance degradation impacting underwater technology.
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- Sustainable Development: The need for a cohesive UDA framework that integrates policy, technology, and acoustic capacity to foster sustainable blue economy and climate risk management.
- Regional Collaboration: Encouraging resource pooling and synergizing efforts among nations in the IOR to address strategic and socio-economic priorities.
Our Esteemed Speakers
During the webinar, we were be joined by Shri
W Bharat Singh
, Director at the
Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, and Ambassador Anup Kumar Mudgal, a former Indian Diplomat and Member
of the Blue Economy Task Force at the
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). Further, we will be joined by Mr Tim Curtis, Director at
UNESCO, New Delhi Regional Office, and
Dr Malini Shankar, former Director General (DG) of Shipping and current Vice Chancellor
of
Indian Maritime University.
We are also excited to host Mr P.K. Srivastava from the
Union Ministry of Earth Sciences
and Ms
Devleena Bhattacharjee, Chief Operations Officer (COO) at
ClimaCrew.
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