Myanmar
is the latest country to benefit from IMO’s work to enhance marine oil
spill preparedness and response in the ASEAN region. A training course
for senior officials and members of the national oil spill management
team is taking place in Yangon,
Myanmar (12-14 November).
The
training
is focused on the effective response to oil spills, including on both
managing risks from shipping and incident management. It builds on
on-going efforts by the Myanmar National Task Force for the development
of the National Oil Spill Contingency Plan, which
is reaching finalization. The
training course coincides with the completion of the plan, and will be
followed by two further activities – a national consultation
workshop and a national level table-top exercise – to discuss and test
the final draft of the plan.
This
activity
is carried out within the framework of the Global Initiative for South
East Asia (GI SEA), a partnership between IMO and IPIECA**, supported by
Norway’s Oil for Development Programme.
* IMO-OPRC
(Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-operation) Level 3 Training Course
** The global
oil and gas industry association for environmental and social issues