becomes an economic opportunity
RR | Mexico City | May 31, 2024
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RELATED TOPICS: International Associations, Cancún, European Union Summit, Global Gateway, Jutta Urpilainen, the European Union (EU), DR, Sargassum
Through the Global Gateway, the European Union (EU) and its member states seek to contain the impact of sargassum in the Dominican Republic and other Caribbean countries by importing the macroalgae to be used as raw material for the textile industry.
The European Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jutta Urpilainen, pointed out that it is a great initiative to turn sargassum “into an economic opportunity” and added that they are talking to governments and private companies to support innovative ideas that take advantage of sargassum, as she believes that its use In the textile industry it is just one of its applications.
In mid-2023, the European Union, Latin America and Caribbean Summit was held in Brussels, where an additional financing package of 45 billion euros (USD 48.6 billion) was approved to invest in the entire Caribbean area. particularly in the energy, environmental and digital sectors, as reported by Summa Magazine.
As reported REPORTUR.mx, the sargassum season for the Mexican Caribbean started very intense and according to many Hotel entrepreneurs and tourism service providers who depend directly on the beaches, they are not fully prepared to face it. (Cancun: hoteliers do not trust the measures against sargassum).
Until now, sargassum has a greater incidence in the central and southern part of Quintana Roo, and with an isolated presence on beaches in the northern part of Quintana Roo, where the main tourist destinations in the state are located.
