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The toolkit at a glance

The Green Ports Toolkit organizes sustainable port management into 17 aspects across three dimensions. Each aspect sits under one primary dimension and carries the practices that make it real.

How the toolkit is organized

Dimensions
Three lenses on sustainable port management: Governance, Planning and Development, and Operations.
Aspects
Seventeen thematic areas, from regulatory compliance to decommissioning, that structure the guidance.
Practices
Concrete, implementable practices under each aspect, with case studies, enabling factors, and SDG mapping.

Dimensions

Governance · Planning and Development · Operations

Aspects

Thematic areas spanning the port lifecycle, from regulatory compliance to decommissioning

Practices

Implementable practices under each aspect, with guidance and case studies

Governance

4 aspects

The policies, institutional frameworks, standards, and oversight that set direction and hold a port accountable, including strategy, compliance registers, risk management, and disclosure.

Regulatory Compliance

5 practices

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Planning and Development

6 aspects

The planning, design, financing, and construction of new port infrastructure and expansions, including site selection, environmental impact assessment, engineering design, and materials selection.

Development Planning

5 practices

Open aspect page

Engineering Design

5 practices

Open aspect page

Materials Selection

5 practices

Open aspect page

Low-Emission Technology

7 practices

Open aspect page

Digital Technology and Automation

8 practices

Open aspect page

Climate Adaptation

5 practices

Open aspect page

Operations

7 aspects

The day-to-day running of the port, including monitoring and reporting, cargo and materials handling, maintenance, resource use, and the management of environmental and social impacts.