IMO's commitment to supporting regional mechanisms to effectively deal with oil spills in ASEAN Member States was strengthened through delivery of an in-person regional workshop on operationalization of the ASEAN Regional Oil Spill Contingency Plan (ROSCP), held in Klang, Malaysia (30 October-3 November).
The ASEAN ROSCP was adopted in 2018, under the framework of the MoU on ASEAN Cooperation Mechanism on Joint Oil Spill Preparedness and Response. Since then, the Global Initiative for Southeast Asia (GISEA) Project has supported the ASEAN Maritime Transport Working Group, working in close collaboration with ASEAN Member States to coordinate efforts, share lessons learned and harmonize policies with a view to operationalizing the ROSCP.
Through presentations, group discussions and exercises, 30 participants from Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam had their knowledge enhanced on how to prepare for, and effectively respond to, oil spills in Southeast Asia.
The workshop was delivered under IMO's Integrated Technical Cooperation Programme (ITCP) through GISEA, a project which is led jointly by IMO and Ipieca to advance the oil and gas industry's environmental and social performance and contribution to the energy transition.
