REGIONAL MEETING OF NATIONAL EXPERTS ON THE POST-2021 MEDITERRANEAN STRATEGY FOR PREVENTION OF AND RESPONSE TO MARINE POLLUTION FROM SHIPS
On March 10th2021 REMPEC organised the Regional (Online) Meeting of National Experts on the Post-2021 Mediterranean Strategy for Prevention of and Response to Marine Pollution from Ships. The meeting gathered 100 representatives from 21 out of 22 Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention and its Protocol as well as well as representatives from relevant regional and international organisations. The meeting agreed upon a set of conclusions and recommendations and on the Draft Mediterranean Strategy for the Prevention of, and Response to Marine Pollution from Ships (2022-2031) and its Action Plan on global priorities
- oil and chemical pollution,
- climate change,
- air emission,
- marine litter,
- non-Indigenous Species,
- spacial planning and designation of special areas.
“To implement the actions proposed for the next ten years, it will be crucial to coordinate initiatives and processes and build on past and ongoing efforts so as to increase the effectiveness of the resources mobilized for this strategy,” Mr. Leone said in his statement.
Workshops for cleaner air in the Mediterranean
In close cooperation with IMO, REMPEC organised on November 25th and December 10th 2020 the virtual National Workshop on Ratification and Effective Implementation of MARPOL Annex VI for Egypt, Algeria and Lebanon. The national workshop aimed to
- give knowledges of the requirements for implementation and enforcement of MARPOL Annex VI,
- address the specific concerns of the national stakeholders,
- discuss about the possible designation of the Mediterranean Sea, as a whole, as an Emission Control Area for Sulphur Oxides (Med SOx ECA).
These activities were implemented in the context of the implementation of the Road Map for a Proposal for the Possible Designation of the Mediterranean Sea, as a whole, as an Emission Control Area for Sulphur Oxides Pursuant to MARPOL Annex VI, within the Framework of the Barcelona Convention. The current status of implementation of the Road Map is presented here.