GreenPort South Asia call for papers

The second GreenPort South Asia Conference (GPSA) is set to take place in Mumbai, India, from 26 to 27 February 2014, following a successful first event. The call for papers for next year’s conference have now been released.

The second GPSA is set to take place following a successful first event

The call for papers are as follows:

· Environmental policy framework/legislation – national and international

· Infrastructure – green initiatives for development and construction

· Investment for port development – financing green projects, initiatives and challenges

· The pros and cons of becoming more environmentally friendly and the effects on business and society

· Carbon foot printing: measuring and reducing

· Energy reduction in the port area

· Improving efficiency and increasing profitability in ports and terminals

· CSR and green initiatives, the port-city interface and engaging with the community

· Use of LNG as a marine fuel: bunkering, supply and safety

· Solutions for and monitoring of terminals: bulk handling /container handling/coal – air, waste, dust, noise and water monitoring

Abstracts using case studies relating to international and regional ports and terminals are invited, in particular, papers detailing projects of a highly sensitive environmental nature.

They should be no longer than 250 words and should be sent, together with a biography of the speaker, to conference@greenportasia.com by 27 September 2013.

For more information visit www.greenportasia.com or contact Isobel Roberts, GreenPort events manager on: +44 1329 825335, email: conference@greenportasia.com or Mohan Bhambhani, GreenPort India representative on: +91 91670 14224, email: partner@gpallp.com

7-9 October

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