Engineering Resilience and Sustainability: The Global Sumud Flotilla Through Sea Water Circularity

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10.2991/978-94-6463-944-5_30How to use a DOI?

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Energy Resilience; Seawater; Sustainability; Global Sumud Flotilla; Process Engineering

Abstract

The Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) 2025 represents a landmark humanitarian initiative aiming to deliver essential aid to Gaza while challenging maritime blockades. This study investigates the concept of resilience through the lens of the Gaza Solidarity Flotilla (GSF), October 2025, emphasizing the intersection of engineering innovation, ethical resilience, and ecological circularity in conflict zones. This study integrates interdisciplinary methodologies, including narrative inquiry, scoping review, and case-based engineering analysis, to explore hhow the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) model could inform broader frameworks of conflict-zone resilience and circular maritime design. Focusing on the GSF, a self-sustaining humanitarian vessel that utilizes seawater for energy, water supply, and waste management, the study presents the flotilla as a model for maritime autonomy and sustainability. Through qualitative interviews with activists, the research highlights resilience as a collective, relational, and cultural phenomenon that transcends individual survival strategies. By integrating indigenous concepts of steadfastness (sumud) and spiritual practices, the study demonstrates how resilience, faith, and solidarity function as foundational anchors of psychological continuity under prolonged siege in conflict-affected maritime zone. The findings also underscore the feasibility of low-carbon, renewable maritime infrastructures and the broader potential of Blue Circularity in humanitarian missions. The research concludes by proposing a new paradigm for resilience in conflict zones, where technology, ethics, and ecology converge to support sustainable, self-reliant communities amidst destruction.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Puspita Nurlilasari
AU  - Suryani Saallah
AU  - Muhammad Husein
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/12/26
TI  - Engineering Resilience and Sustainability: The Global Sumud Flotilla Through Sea Water Circularity
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Energy: Toward Energy Transition and Net-Zero Emission (ICOSE 2025)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 468
EP  - 476
SN  - 3005-155X
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-944-5_30
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-944-5_30
ID  - Nurlilasari2025
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