SafeMed launches e-quarterly newsletter
The first edition of “The SafeMed Beacon – Le Phare” newsletter issued quarterly in English and French by the SafeMed Project.
The SafeMed Project issued the first edition of its e-newsletter “The SafeMed Beacon – Le Phare”. Published in English and French, the quarterly carries features, news items and reports relating to the SafeMed project, an EU-funded MEDA regional project, implemented by the Regional Marine Pollution Emergency Response Centre for the Mediterranean Sea (REMPEC)[1].
The December 2009 edition carries various news items relating to SafeMed’s recent activities including the results of EuroMed cooperation being obtained by this Project, the role of REMPEC, the publication of a study on Mediterranean maritime traffic flows, awareness seminars to foster Mediterranean dialogue about maritime affairs, and student sponsorships at the World Maritime University in Sweden and IMO International Maritime Law Institute in Malta.
SafeMed is a response to the interest of the European Union to develop Euro-Mediterranean co-operation in the field of maritime safety and security, prevention of pollution from ships and marine environmental issues by providing technical advice and support to the non-EU Mediterranean countries identified in the 1995 Barcelona Process.
The objective is to mitigate the existing imbalance in the application of maritime legislation in the region between the EU Member States and the Mediterranean partners through promoting a coherent, effective and uniform implementation of the relevant international conventions and rules aimed at better protecting the marine environment in the Mediterranean region by preventing pollution from ships. With some 300,000 ports calls and more than 10,000 ships per annum transiting the Mediterranean, safety of navigation and prevention of pollution in this semi-enclosed sea is a regional challenge that requires a regional solution.
“The SafeMed Beacon – Le Phare” may be viewed at www.safemedproject.org/news More information on REMPEC may be obtained by visiting www.rempec.org
[1] The Malta-based REMPEC is one of UNEP/MAP Regional Activity Centres and assists Mediterranean coastal States to build up their national prevention and response capabilities to marine pollution from ships. The Centre also facilitates cooperation between countries in combating accidental marine pollution from a range of hazardous substances including oil. REMPEC is managed under the joint auspices of Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO).
SafeMed launches e-quarterly newsletter
