Commitment 09Read more
Health and Quality of Life
Creating Good Living Conditions: A Priority for Port Cities
Allowing independent, transparent measurement of air quality, water quality, sound levels, and light pollution in the City Port territory.
How can the environmental impacts of ports be reduced?
The regulations imposed by national and supranational environmental laws provide a chance to embrace a proactive stance rather than a reactive one, by embracing dynamic and forward-thinking environmental strategies. The implementation of technological solutions for monitoring the impacts of port activities on the local environment can help regulate the emissions of the port and keep the local biodiversity and city with limited pollution.
This good practice also includes objectives 10.2 (Conducting regular surveys of biodiversity in the City Port territory and publishing the findings) and 10.4 (Supporting the efforts of civil society to protect fauna and flora in the City Port territory) of the AIVP’s Agenda 2030.
In 2017, TechWorks Marine Ltd was awarded a €1.8 million deal with Dublin Port Company (DPC) to monitor environmental conditions in Dublin Bay. The project entails the use of four buoys placed at strategic points in the bay, to provide real-time data on water quality, waves and currents. Known as the CoastEye Monitoring Buoys, they can also use sonar to detect whale and dolphin activity. The data from the buoys is forwarded to the Port of Dublin’s environmental experts every twenty minutes by 4G, or satellite if necessary. This constant monitoring of the port’s conditions allows for ultimate decisions to be made about movements within the port.
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