Highlights of the Second Technical Workshop of the Regional Network for Marine Pollution Monitoring and Information Management

PUBLICATION DATE:

Sunday, November 01, 1998

PUBLICATION TYPE:

Meeting Documents

STATUS:

Out of Print

DESCRIPTION:

This publication summarizes the results of the Second Technical Workshop of the Regional Network for Marine Pollution and Information Management, held on 9-10 November 1997 at the Burapha University, Bangsaen, Chonburi, Thailand. The workshop was attended by 23 representatives from nine East Asian country, and the IMO Programme Development and Management Office, Manila. The objectives of the workshop were (1) to follow through the first workshop of the MPMIM network held on May 1996; (2) to enable participants from various countries in the region to share experiences on marine pollution monitoring as applied to ICM and related sites; (3) to discuss the strategies and mechanisms used to develop, initiate and sustain marine pollution monitoring programs at ICM sites and the problems encountered; and (4) to examine the purposes and benefits of the marine pollution monitoring and information management network, the types of and the requirements for membership and the mechanisms to operate the network. The workshop was facilitated by the Network Coordinator and staff of the IMO Programme Development and Management Office.