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FIRST REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON A REGIONAL PLAN ON CO-OPERATION IN CASES OF MAJOR OIL SPILL IN THE CASPIAN The Caspian Environment Programme (CEP), a regional programme approved by the Caspian Governments and supported by international donors such as UNDP, is holding the first regional workshop on the development of the Caspian Regional Plan on co-operation in cases of major oil spills on the 26th-30th November, 2001 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The event is organized in cooperation with the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), UN specialized Agency mandated to deal with oil spill preparedness, response, and coordination planning. The workshop is held as a continuation of a work on oil spill contingency planning started in littoral countries recently on initiative international organizations and is fully supported by the Caspian Governments. The workshop will bring together official representatives from five Caspian countries, experts from IMO and IPIECA (International Petroleum Industry Environment Protection Association), oil industry, represented by BP, ExxonMobil, Lukoil and Chevron and representatives from international NGOs from Russia and Azerbaijan. The Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources, Mr. Goussein Bagirov, and the UN Resident Coordinator, Mr. Marco Borsotti, event will inaugurate the event. The objective of the meeting is to review of the Draft Caspian Sea Regional Cooperation Plan in case of a Major Oil Spill. The workshop programme in brief includes:
The first regional workshop will at ISR Plaza Azeri Apart & Business Centre, Nizami, 340, at 10.00. Contact persons: Fargan Abbaszadeh, UN office in Azerbaijan, Elina Farmanova, the Caspian Environment Programme, |
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