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Dipole: the 'Indian Niño' that has brought devastating drought to East Africa.

Pirates seize Maltese carrier with Iranian, Indian crew: EU.

Somali pirates hijack ship with 23 crew members.

Danes free 18 hostages held by Somali pirates.

India navy nabs 16 pirates, rescues 16 hostages.

Somalia: Dozen foreign trawlers arrive Bosaso Port amid concerns of marine exploitation.

Major Tuna Vessel Is Denied Port Landing Because of Evidence of Illegal Fishing.

Piracy off Somalia: First Attack in Seven Months.

Ports and neighbouring cities function as connectors between land and water and have long accommodated a substantial flow of goods and services. Port cities in the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) region and the Global South (GS) are rapidly and inevitably expanding as the demand for global trade increases. However, this expansion has numerous impacts on the surrounding marine ecosystem and the socio-economic livelihoods of local communities. We propose a framework to evaluate the sustainability of port cities in the WIO region and more broadly for cities in the GS. Through an exploratory approach, a systematic literature review (SLR) was undertaken to identify existing themes on port city and marine ecosystem sustainability indicator frameworks. The results revealed a strong bias towards sustainability publications designed for port cities in Global North. The approach developed from this study focuses on the socio-economic and environmental attributes relevant to ports in the WIO region and for GS countries. This draws from the Drivers, Pressures, States, Impacts and Responses (DPSIR) framework and includes 78 indicators. The indicators are designed to identify and report on the complex land and sea interdependencies of port cities. To test the validity of these indicators their interdependencies were examined through a Causal Network (CN) structure which identified 12 priority DPSIR CN. These were also mapped to the UNSDGs enabling the wider applicability and transferability of the framework. The resulting framework enables port cities in emerging economies to establish robust sustainable reporting systems and provides a framework that offers a unique lens for evaluating interactions embedded in the land and sea continuum.

Japan lends $270m to Kenya to help expand port.

Myanmar Mulls New Deep-Sea Port.

China's New Network of Indian Ocean Bases.

Japanese appetite drives crab farming in the Sundarbans.

Tsunami Waves Amplified by Buildings.

Danish navy frees 12 hostages, holds16 Somali pirates.

ranian Warships Repel Pirate Attack on Philippine Ship.