The Regional Marine Pollution Emergency Response Centre for the Mediterranean Sea (REMPEC) assists the Mediterranean coastal States in ratifying, transposing, implementing and enforcing international maritime conventions related to the prevention of, preparedness for and response to marine pollution from ships. The Centre also implements activities within the framework of a number of externally funded projects and programmes, such as the EU funded
SafeMed II Project The SafeMed Project on maritime safety and prevention of pollution from ships is a European Union (EU) funded regional project run by the Regional Marine Pollution Emergency Response Centre for the Mediterranean Sea (REMPEC) on behalf of the Interna ...
and the GEF/UNDP/IMO GloBallast Project.
REMPEC is one of the Regional Activity Centres of the
Mediterranean Action Plan
The Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean, originally the Convention for Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution,International Maritime Organization (IMO)
The International Maritime Organization (IMO, French: ''Organisation maritime internationale'') is a specialised agency of the United Nations responsible for regulating shipping. The IMO was established following agreement at a UN conference ...
. The Centre was established in 1976 and is hosted by the Government of
Malta
Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is often considered a part of Southern Europe. It lies ...
.
Goals
The role of REMPEC is to contribute to preventing and reducing pollution from ships and combating pollution in case of emergency. Its main objectives are :
* To strengthen the capacities of the coastal States in the Mediterranean
* To facilitate co-operation among them in case of a major marine pollution incident and to obtain assistance from outside the region if necessary
* To assist coastal States of the Mediterranean region which so request in the development of their own national capabilities for response to pollution incidents
* To facilitate information exchange, technological co-operation and trainings
See also
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Barcelona Convention
The Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean, originally the Convention for Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution,Specially Protected Areas of Mediterranean Importance
Specially Protected Areas of Mediterranean Importance (SPAMI) are sites "of importance for conserving the components of biological diversity in the Mediterranean; contain ecosystems specific to the Mediterranean area or the habitats of endangered s ...
External links
Official website of REMPECRegional Activity Centres of the Mediterranean Action Plan
International Maritime Organization
United Nations Environment Programme