IMO is supporting Viet Nam in its work to apply two IMO treaties aimed at protecting the marine environment. Under the MEPSEAS* project, a first national training course in Hai Phong, Viet Nam (3-7 June) is dealing with legal implementation of the Ballast Water Management (BWM) and Anti-Fouling Systems (AFS) conventions.
Participants are key personnel involved in developing national policies and drafting national regulation. They are being trained on developing the legal, policy and institutional framework to implement the priority conventions the country has chosen under the MEPSEAS project.
The workshop follows the regional train-the-trainer workshop held in Singapore at the end of May. It is being delivered by a team of international and national experts, and includes hands-on training on drafting regulations using templates and models developed by IMO. The event is being run in partnership with the Viet Nam Maritime Administration (VINAMARINE).
* The Marine Environment Protection of the South-East Asian Seas project is run by IMO with funding support from Norad – find out more at mepseas.imo.org