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Safe and Environmentally Sound Ship Recycling in Bangladesh - Phase II

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    The overarching goal of the project is to enhance national capacities for safe and environmentally sound recycling of ships in Bangladesh by building its institutional capacity and implementing the training materials developed in phase I. In the long term, the GoB is expected to comply with the requirements of the HKC and be in a position to accede to the Convention. Furthermore, compliance with the Convention leading to its accession by Bangladesh will ensure the continuing clientele from ship owners and the industry’s contribution to the Bangladeshi economy.

    The project is directly linked to the following SDGs:
    SDG 1 - End poverty in all its forms everywhere. By promoting a sustainable industry able to provide decent work conditions and by enhancing the qualifications and capacities of workers, the project will participate in the reduction of poverty among workers and their relatives;
    SDG 3 - Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages. The implementation of national regulations complying with international standards will enhance the quality of the environment and benefit to nearby communities. Moreover, the training of workers will assist them in protecting their own health and supporting their families. Well-being is also addressed in the training material;
    SDG 4 - Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all. The training will be delivered by resourceful persons and will provide access to knowledge to workers often excluded from education;
    SDG 5 - Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. The engagement of stakeholders and implementation officer will support this goal.
    SDG 8 - Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all. By supporting; international standards and providing training, the project will support safety and health at work as well as better working conditions in order to achieve decent work;
    SDG 12 - Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns. The ultimate goal of ship recycling is to minimize the consumption of resources and energy. In short, the sector aims to reduce, reuse and recycle ship material and equipment; and
    SDG 14 - Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development. The project will support the efforts of the Government of Bangladesh towards compliance and future ratification of the HKC. While all training activities contain elements to promote environmentally sound recycling and present contingency planning, some training will be dedicated to waste management.
    Expected Impact

    To strengthen the national capabilities of the Government of Bangladesh for safe and environmentally sound recycling of ships by building its legal and institutional capacities and by implementing training strategy and materials developed by Phase I of the Project.

    Partners
    International Maritime Organization

    Goal 8

    Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all

    Goal 8

    8.1

    Sustain per capita economic growth in accordance with national circumstances and, in particular, at least 7 per cent gross domestic product growth per annum in the least developed countries
    8.1.1

    Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita

    8.2

    Achieve higher levels of economic productivity through diversification, technological upgrading and innovation, including through a focus on high-value added and labour-intensive sectors

    8.2.1

    Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person

    8.3

    Promote development-oriented policies that support productive activities, decent job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation, and encourage the formalization and growth of micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises, including through access to financial services

    8.3.1

    Proportion of informal employment in total employment, by sector and sex

    8.4

    Improve progressively, through 2030, global resource efficiency in consumption and production and endeavour to decouple economic growth from environmental degradation, in accordance with the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production, with developed countries taking the lead

    8.4.1

    Material footprint, material footprint per capita, and material footprint per GDP

    8.4.2

    Domestic material consumption, domestic material consumption per capita, and domestic material consumption per GDP

    8.5

    By 2030, achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all women and men, including for young people and persons with disabilities, and equal pay for work of equal value
    8.5.1

    Average hourly earnings of female and male employees, by occupation, age and persons with disabilities

    8.5.2

    Unemployment rate, by sex, age and persons with disabilities

    8.6

    By 2020, substantially reduce the proportion of youth not in employment, education or training
    8.6.1

    Proportion of youth (aged 15-24 years) not in education, employment or training

    8.7

    Take immediate and effective measures to eradicate forced labour, end modern slavery and human trafficking and secure the prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labour, including recruitment and use of child soldiers, and by 2025 end child labour in all its forms

    8.7.1

    Proportion and number of children aged 5‑17 years engaged in child labour, by sex and age

    8.8

    Protect labour rights and promote safe and secure working environments for all workers, including migrant workers, in particular women migrants, and those in precarious employment

    8.8.1

    Fatal and non-fatal occupational injuries per 100,000 workers, by sex and migrant status

    8.8.2

    Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of association and collective bargaining) based on International Labour Organization (ILO) textual sources and national legislation, by sex and migrant status

    8.9

    By 2030, devise and implement policies to promote sustainable tourism that creates jobs and promotes local culture and products

    8.9.1

    Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP and in growth rate

    8.10

    Strengthen the capacity of domestic financial institutions to encourage and expand access to banking, insurance and financial services for all

    8.10.1

    (a) Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults and (b) number of automated teller machines (ATMs) per 100,000 adults

    8.10.2

    Proportion of adults (15 years and older) with an account at a bank or other financial institution or with a mobile-money-service provider

    8.a

    Increase Aid for Trade support for developing countries, in particular least developed countries, including through the Enhanced Integrated Framework for Trade-Related Technical Assistance to Least Developed Countries
    8.a.1

    Aid for Trade commitments and disbursements

    8.b

    By 2020, develop and operationalize a global strategy for youth employment and implement the Global Jobs Pact of the International Labour Organization

    8.b.1

    Existence of a developed and operationalized national strategy for youth employment, as a distinct strategy or as part of a national employment strategy

    Goal 14

    Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development

    Goal 14

    14.1

    By 2025, prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient pollution

    14.1.1

    (a) Index of coastal eutrophication; and (b) plastic debris density

    14.2

    By 2020, sustainably manage and protect marine and coastal ecosystems to avoid significant adverse impacts, including by strengthening their resilience, and take action for their restoration in order to achieve healthy and productive oceans

    14.2.1

    Number of countries using ecosystem-based approaches to managing marine areas

    14.3

    Minimize and address the impacts of ocean acidification, including through enhanced scientific cooperation at all levels

    14.3.1
    Average marine acidity (pH) measured at agreed suite of representative sampling stations

    14.4

    By 2020, effectively regulate harvesting and end overfishing, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and destructive fishing practices and implement science-based management plans, in order to restore fish stocks in the shortest time feasible, at least to levels that can produce maximum sustainable yield as determined by their biological characteristics

    14.4.1
    Proportion of fish stocks within biologically sustainable levels

    14.5

    By 2020, conserve at least 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, consistent with national and international law and based on the best available scientific information

    14.5.1
    Coverage of protected areas in relation to marine areas

    14.6

    By 2020, prohibit certain forms of fisheries subsidies which contribute to overcapacity and overfishing, eliminate subsidies that contribute to illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and refrain from introducing new such subsidies, recognizing that appropriate and effective special and differential treatment for developing and least developed countries should be an integral part of the World Trade Organization fisheries subsidies negotiation

    14.6.1

    Degree of implementation of international instruments aiming to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing

    14.7

    By 2030, increase the economic benefits to Small Island developing States and least developed countries from the sustainable use of marine resources, including through sustainable management of fisheries, aquaculture and tourism

    14.7.1

    Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of GDP in small island developing States, least developed countries and all countries

    14.a

    Increase scientific knowledge, develop research capacity and transfer marine technology, taking into account the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission Criteria and Guidelines on the Transfer of Marine Technology, in order to improve ocean health and to enhance the contribution of marine biodiversity to the development of developing countries, in particular small island developing States and least developed countries

    14.a.1
    Proportion of total research budget allocated to research in the field of marine technology

    14.b

    Provide access for small-scale artisanal fishers to marine resources and markets

    14.b.1

    Degree of application of a legal/regulatory/policy/institutional framework which recognizes and protects access rights for small‐scale fisheries

    14.c

    Enhance the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources by implementing international law as reflected in United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which provides the legal framework for the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources, as recalled in paragraph 158 of "The future we want"

    14.c.1

    Number of countries making progress in ratifying, accepting and implementing through legal, policy and institutional frameworks, ocean-related instruments that implement international law, as reflected in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, for the conservation and sustainable use of the oceans and their resources

    Name Description
    14.1 By 2025, prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient pollution
    Studies on gaps and needs for accession, effective implementation and enforcement of the Hong Kong Convention identified by assessing the existing legal framework and institutional systems; and recommendations and road map proposed
    Training management and tools for registering workers and maintaining records established
    Pilot-scale training programmes for ship recycling workers (estimated 700 workers) delivered and scaling-up plans for training identified to cover all the workers eventually
    Train-the-trainer workshops (10 courses) and training programmes for managers and governmental officials (6 courses) delivered
    Financing (in USD)
    1.1 million
    In-kind contribution
    Equipment, logistical support and/or facilities: the Government of Bangladesh has provided office space as in-kind support to set up the project management office, located in the Ministry of Industries;
    Staff / Technical expertise
    IMO’s Marine Environment Division has designated an appropriate technical officer, as an in-kind contribution, to provide technical and management oversight to the project.
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    Timeline
    01 January 2018 (start date)
    30 November 2019 (date of completion)
    Entity
    International Maritime Organization
    SDGs
    Region
    1. Asia and Pacific
    Geographical coverage
    London, the United Kingdon
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    Countries
    Bangladesh
    Bangladesh
    Contact Information

    Jose Matheickal, Mr