More than 250 seaweed cultivation units have been established in Raigad, India, by DP World and partners to strengthen the port ecosystem while diversifying coastal livelihoods.<\/p>\n
\u201cSeaweed farming offers coastal communities a resilient livelihood in the face of climate change. When communities are supported with sustainable solutions, they can build economic security while contributing to the long-term health of their marine environment,\u201d said CM Muraleedharan, regional director \u2013 India, shipping solutions AMEA \u2013 marine services, DP World.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis reflects our strategic commitment to sustainability, where community resilience and ecosystem health are fundamental to how we deliver lasting impact.\u201d<\/p>\n
Marine biofilters<\/strong><\/p>\n The initiative, led by DP World in partnership with the Indian Network on Ethics and Climate Change (INECC) and ClimaCrew, introduces seaweed cultivation as a low-impact income stream requiring no land or freshwater.<\/p>\n The programme responds to declining fish catches and increasingly unpredictable fishing conditions due to climate change.<\/p>\n Seaweed farms act as marine biofilters, improving water quality while creating habitats for species such as prawns, crabs and small fish, enhancing marine biodiversity.<\/p>\n The units currently produce 20\u201325 tonnes of wet seaweed biomass per cycle, with potential to reach 50\u201375 tonnes as participation grows.<\/p>\n Engaging the local fishing community, the initiative strengthens climate resilience by stabilising incomes while contributing to a healthier port ecosystem and advancing sustainable blue economy practices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Seaweed farming is supporting climate resilience and marine biodiversity in Maharashtra, as DP World-backed projects help fishing communities adapt to climate change.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":6257,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[42,8],"tags":[2547,249,1967,2546],"sponsor":[],"class_list":["post-6256","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-asia-greenport","category-projects-initiatives-greenport","tag-climate-adaptation","tag-dp-world","tag-port-resilience","tag-seafood-farming"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6256","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6256"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6256\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6258,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6256\/revisions\/6258"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6257"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6256"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6256"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6256"},{"taxonomy":"sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sponsor?post=6256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}