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South Asia Fights Marine Pollution
The benefits and implications of acceding to the 1996 London
Protocol on the prevention of marine pollution by dumping of
wastes and other matter in the South Asian Seas Region were
discussed at a regional workshop in Dhaka, Bangladesh (10-11
July).
According to a note from the International Maritime Organization
(IMO), the main objectives of the workshops were to inform
relevant authorities of the benefits and implications of
ratifying, implementing and enforcing the London Protocol.
The purpose of the London Convention is to control all sources of
marine pollution and prevent pollution of the sea through the
regulation of dumping into the sea of waste materials. A special
emphasis was also placed on the protection of ports and ocean
environment.
The regional workshop was followed up by a national workshop for
Bangladesh (12 July), attended by around 30 participants from
Government ministries, agencies, state enterprises and academia.
The regional workshop was attended by participants from
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Pakistan, and Sri
Lanka. Lead by IMO and the South Asia Co-operative Environment
Programme (SACEP), the event was hosted by the Government of
Bangladesh in Dhaka.
Jul 12, 2019
