Collab 7: Net Environmental Benefit Analysis (NEBA) and Spill Impact Mitigation Assessment (SIMA): Engaging Key Local Stakeholders Effectively to Prepare and Respond to an Oil Spill Incident
PUBLICATION DATE:
Wednesday, February 02, 2022
PUBLICATION TYPE:
Meeting Documents
STATUS:
Only Available Online
DESCRIPTION:
As the largest international industry-funded oil spill response organization, Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL) plays a significant role in the promotion of the use of industry good practices to prepare for and respond to any oil spill incidents, through engaging various key stakeholders which may be involved in an incident.
OSRL collaborated with Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA) and Global Initiative – South-East Asia (GISEA) to deliver a virtual workshop on Net Environmental Benefit Analysis (NEBA) and Spill Impact Mitigation Assessment (SIMA) to support the Gulf of Thailand (GoT) Cooperation.
Purpose of the workshop is to introduce the concept of Net Environmental Benefit Analysis (NEBA) and Spill Impact Mitigation Assessment (SIMA) as an engagement tool to understand impacts of oil spill to the local community, compare the benefits of different response strategies and thereby reducing the overall impact to cultural, ecological, and socio-economic resources during an oil spill incident.
This workshop was held from 2:00 PM to 5:30 PM on 9th Sept 2021 and consists of presentations, worked examples walkthrough and scenario-based discussions. Please refer to Annexes A and B for the workshop programme and link to the presentations, respectively.
The workshop was attended by thirty-six participants from the littoral states of GoT sub-region, namely Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam. The delegation was headed by the national contact points and was also well-represented by a diverse group of stakeholders to provide an alternative perspective to the NEBA/SIMA discussion. Please refer Annex C for the full list of participants.
A team of five resources speakers and moderator were headed by OSRL and GISEA, with technical support from PEMSEA.
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