Why 150 Million People In Six Red Sea Countries Should Be Watching Mauritius’ Oil Spill Response

Why 150 Million People In Six Red Sea Countries Should Be Watching Mauritius’ Oil Spill Response

16 July 2020: In an assessment by UK's DFID, the impact of the oil pollution and associated air ... [+] pollution can be seen along the entire Red Sea



US State Department

150 million people live in six countries along the Red Sea, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Djibouti, Sudan Eritrea. The Red Sea coastline contains some of the regions most important population centers with Jeddah (4 million in Saudi Arabia), Port Sudan, tourist hotspots of Hurgada and Safarga, as well as the fast growing coastal cities of Djibouti, Massawa, Al Hodeidah, Eilat and Aqaba.

This region has some of the most unspoilt and richest coral reef ecosystems in the world, that have stayed relatively resilient from the climate crisis.

However, since July, concerns have been