National Training Course on Preparedness for Oil-Polluted Shoreline Cleanup and Oiled Wildlife Response – Oct 27, 2014

Within the framework of the Integrated Technical Cooperation Programme (ITCP) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the Regional Marine Pollution Emergency Response Centre for the Mediterranean Sea (REMPEC) in co-operation with the Ministry of Spatial Planning and Environment (MATE) of the Algerian Government, was organizing the National Training Course on Preparedness for Oil-Polluted Shoreline Cleanup and Oiled Wildlife Response, held in Alger, Algeria, between 27 and 29 October 2014.
 
The main objectives of this event were to train trainers on oil spill voluntary management , oil-polluted shoreline cleanup and oiled wildlife response to strengthen local cooperation and establish a group of trainers able to disseminate the acquired knowledge at the local or regional level. Educational materials developed in the framework of the project “Preparedness for Oil-polluted Shoreline cleanup and Oiled Wildlife interventions”– (POSOW) (http://www.posow.org/documentation) was made available to the participants.
 
The draft programme was posted on the “News & Events” page of the REMPEC website (www.rempec.org) under “Forthcoming Meetings and Activities”.