Dealing with an oil spill requires effective management of waste created by a spill. A national workshop in the Republic of the Congo (27-29 June) has provided an opportunity for officials who may be involved in dealing with a spill under national contingency plans to get updated on the latest technical and regulatory knowledge and best practices to establish and manage effective waste management operations. The workshop was organized under the auspices of the Global Initiative for West, Central and Southern Africa (GI WACAF) – a joint IMO-IPIECA project.
IMO's Julien Favier of the GI WACAF project and a team of consultants facilitated the event, which was hosted by the Ministry of Transport, Aviation and Merchant Marine.