Publication of SDG14 report

The world’s oceans—their temperature, chemistry, currents, and life—are the driving forces behind the global systems that make planet Earth habitable for humanity. Our rainwater, our drinking water, our weather, our climate, our coastlines, much of our food, and even the oxygen in the air we breathe are all ultimately provided and regulated by the seas. Throughout history, oceans and seas have been vital channels for trade and transportation. Careful management of this essential global resource is a key feature of a sustainable future. 

Water and its biological richness are one of the most important components of the natural systems that make the Earth habitable for humanity. Therefore, the university adopts an effective role in developing its own resources and the optimal use of natural resources, infrastructure and research projects in all fields to increase production, especially safe and environmentally friendly biological systems. 

Scientific research:  

The university’s scientific production in this objective, according to the Scival  databases for the period from 2021-2024, represents 23 research papers with an impact of 3.16 and 410 reference citations. The university also encourages researchers to publish internationally to achieve the goal of life underwater and find solutions that help achieve sustainability. 

Goal 14 objectives: 

1. Preventing and significantly reducing marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities, including marine debris, and nutrient pollution, by 2025. 

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 healthy and productive oceans 

3. Minimizing ocean acidification and address its impacts, including through enhanced scientific cooperation at all levels 

4. Effectively regulating fishing, end overfishing, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and destructive fishing practices, and implement science-based management plans, in order to restore fish stocks as soon as possible, at least to levels that can produce maximum sustainable yield as determined by their biological characteristics, by 2020 

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

6. Prohibiting fisheries subsidies that 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 negotiations on fisheries subsidies, by 2020 

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 

8. Increasing scientific knowledge, develop research capabilities and transfer marine technology, taking into account the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission standards and guidelines on the transfer of marine technology, in order to improve ocean health and enhance the contribution of marine biodiversity to the development of developing countries, in particular small island developing States and least developed countries 

9. Providing small-scale artisanal fishers with access to marine resources and markets 

10. Promoting the conservation and sustainable use of the oceans and their resources by implementing international law as reflected in the United Nations Conventionon the Law of the Sea,which provides the legal framework for the conservation and sustainable use of the oceans and their resources, as referred to in paragraph 158 

University Policy to Achieve the Goal:  

1. The university adopts many researches and studies on the development of natural resources, their optimal use and biological systems. 

2. University Advisory Centers and Bodies 

3. King Salman University Laboratories 

4. The Faculties of Desert Agriculture, Science and Veterinary Medicine participated in the Agriculture and Climate session at the Climate Conference in Sharm El-Sheikh 27 COP . 

5. King Salman International University organized a day to clean the beach of Nabq Reserve in Sharm El Sheikh, as it is one of the most important natural reserves in Egypt. 

6. Cooperation protocol between King Salman University and the National Water Research Center 

7. Cooperation protocol between King Salman University and the Agricultural Research Center 

8. Cooperation protocol between King Salman University and the Egyptian Forum for Sustainable Development 

9. Participating in sponsoring the International Conference of the Patent Liaison Office in the fields of agriculture and food security