Sub-regional workshop on shoreline response to oil spills

  • Date(s)
    29 May - 1 Jun 2018
  • Location
    Namibia
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Information

Countries invitedAngola, Cabo Verde, Ghana, Liberia, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, The Gambia
ActivitySub-regional workshop
TopicShoreline response
Number of Participants44
HostMinistry of Works and Transport

Objectives

The workshop will provide delegates with:

  • essential knowledge and skills to develop strategy and policy to implement an effective shoreline response (clean-up and assessment) within their respective countries;
  • thorough understanding of the common challenges and complexities in implementing an effective shoreline response through undertaking a table-top exercise and field trip;
  • and networking opportunities between delegates from the region to enhance regional cooperation and to stimulate a cooperative approach to oil spill preparedness and response.
Sub-regional workshop on shoreline response to oil spills