The Oil Spills Protocol in a Nutshell
| This page provides a brief summary of the Oil Spills Protocol and links to relevant documents. |
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The Protocol Concerning Co-operation and Development in Combating Oil Spills in the Wider Caribbean Region (the Oil Spills Protocol) was drafted and adopted concurrently with the Cartagena Convention in 1983. The objective of the Protocol is to strengthen national and regional preparedness and response capacity of the nations and territories of the region. The Protocol also serves to foster and facilitate co-operation and mutual assistance among the nations and territories in cases of emergency in order to prevent and control major oil spill incidents.
The Assessment and Management of Environmental Pollution (AMEP) Sub-Programme of the Caribbean Environment Programme co-ordinates activities related to the Oil Spills Protocol in collaboration with the Regional Marine Pollution Emergency, Information and Training Centre (REMPEITC-Carib), an International Maritime Organization (IMO) agency located in Curaçao. REMPEITC-Carib operates in close collaboration with UNEP CAR/RCU on behalf of the Contracting Parties and in cooperation with donor countries and relevant international and regional organizations and industry entities. |
Related Documents
| The Oil Spills Protocol | ||
| Hypertext version of the Protocol | ||
| Current status of the Protocol | ||
| A Listing of the current Parties to the Protocol | ||
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