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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gsssr.2024(IX-I).09      10.31703/gsssr.2024(IX-I).09      Published : Mar 2024

Environmental Challenge as a Common Threat Impacting Maritime Security Operations

Abstract

    This research employs document studies to investigate the significant environmental and climate change threats facing the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). The littoral states of the IOR contribute to oceanic contamination through poor sanitation, inadequate waste management, and increased waste production due to population expansion. The resulting ocean pollution severely impacts marine ecosystems, depleting fish species and threatening food sources and livelihoods for coastal populations. Additionally, climate change exacerbates human migration and poses risks to maritime security and naval operations by increasing atmospheric and sea temperatures. The study highlights the need for collaborative efforts among IOR states to address these environmental challenges, emphasizing that the  consequences of one state's environmental practices can affect the entire region.

    Indian Ocean. Environment. Pollution. Climate Change. Maritime Security. Naval Operations

    (1) Abdur Rehman
    Lecturer, Department of Political Science and International Relations, University of Central Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Mohammad Irfan Ali
    Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science and International Relations University of Central Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Sadaf irtaza
    Assistant Professor, Department Of Media Studies, University of Balochistan, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan.
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