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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Ship breaking

Ship breaking

  • Ship recycling
  • Ship dismantling
  • Ship demolition

Broader

Occupational hazards
Presentable
Insufficient recycling of materials
Presentable
Harmful ship disposal practices
Yet to rate

Aggravates

Unsafe hazardous waste disposal
Excellent
Threatened marine coastal habitats
Presentable
Plastic pollution of coastal zones
Presentable
Occupational health risks
Presentable
Marine debris
Presentable
Inadequate working conditions
Presentable
Environmental hazards from fishing industry
Presentable
Health risks to workers in transport, storage and communication industries
Yet to rate

Aggravated by

Informal sector
Excellent
Planned obsolescence
Presentable
Marine accidents
Presentable
Corrosion of ships
Presentable
Inadequate enforcement of environmental regulations
Yet to rate

Strategy

Ship recycling
Presentable

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SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #9: Industry, Innovation and InfrastructureSustainable Development Goal #12: Responsible Consumption and ProductionSustainable Development Goal #13: Climate ActionSustainable Development Goal #14: Life Below Water

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(G) Very specific problems
Subject
  • Economics » Resource utilization
  • Societal problems » Hazards
  • Transportation, telecommunications » Maritime
    • Content quality
    Presentable
     Presentable
    Language
    English
    Last update
    Sep 8, 2021