CLIMATE CHANGE ON MARITIME ENVIRONMENT

INTERNATIONAL REGIME FOR ADDRESSING IT

Abstract

A relative inconsistency of climate presence on large bodies of water due to global warming causes the rising temperature of the oceans and soaring sea levels. The planet is occupied by water accounting for more than two-thirds of the earth's space. Water is the principal source of organic growth without agrochemicals and climatic balance. The marine environment supports agriculture and aquatic life from which humans get nutrition balance and industrial resources that directly have consequences on human life, safety, and happiness.   However, a global rise in extreme heat has become a world confrontation issue having serious devastation on different aspects of the environment due to the dissolution or liquefying of glaciers into the sea, excess chemicals and excess heat of water bodies, pollution and emission by international ships, among others. The adverse consequences of negative results have affected other regions today. The negative long-term effects have been recognized as a major issue for coastal and entire marine areas. This paper therefore focuses on the climate consequences on maritime areas of the world and examines the International Legal regime applicable to the maritime domain to reduce the effect of climate devastation on the marine environment generally. The paper concludes by providing recommendations in providing methods for reducing the impact of weather change on the maritime surroundings