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The webinar aims to introduce 8 regional WIMAs and provide a forum for networking, sharing knowledge and experiences.
 

The webinar will be held on 23 September 2021 at 11.30-13.30 GMT+1 and could be accessed through the link below:

https://tinyurl.com/45txtr68

You are welcome to join us and follow the discussion!

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10:00 Inauguration of women in Maritime Association (WIMOWCA)

 

11:00 Panel Discussion on maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea

 

12:00 Presentations by development partners

 

The link for the event is: https://undp.zoom.us/j/82794267689

 

Further details can be found here: https://www.imo.org/en/About/Events/Pages/WIMOWCAinauguralevent.aspx

 

The regional seminar is aimed at:

1. raising awareness on the issue of minimizing the transfer of invasive aquatic species through biofouling and capacitate government representatives to participate in future meetings and negotiations on the issue;

2. exchanging information and knowledge on biofouling management, approaches, best practices and innovation that are currently available in the region;

3. identifying existing challenges, knowledge and technical gaps in the region; and

4. examining and considering the elements and options for regional cooperation and coordination of biofouling management measures that could feed into a strategy to promote regional harmonization of biofouling management

Registration for the seminar may be accessed through:

 http://register_biofouling.pemsea.org

Join WHO experts from the COVID-19 Clinical Management and Infection, Prevention and Control teams, on this webinar as they present WHO guidance on how to care for a COVID-19 patient at home. Speakers: Dr Marta Lado, Case Management Expert, World Health Organization Alice Simniceanu, Infection Prevention and Control Specialist, World Health Organization Moderated by Sarah Hess, Technical Officer, World Health Organization Q&A Participants will be able to submit questions during the webinar by using Zoom's "Q&A" feature. You may also submit them in advance by sending them to Sarah Hess: epi-win@who.int

 

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Biofouling therefore presents an opportunity for invasive aquatic species to move outside of mobile marine structures, such as ships, to new habitats outside what would be considered their natural range. Today, there are many opportunities for hitchhiking species. There are hundreds of thousands of boats, yachts, sailboats, oil rigs and other floating structures in our oceans. Worse, the continued rise in sea temperature caused by climate change is allowing invasive species to colonize ocean habitats that were once too cold to be hospitable.

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Oil Spill response operations will generate several different types of waste, and key considerations are: the types, characteristics, and quantities of waste. These factors are largely dependent on the specific cleanup methods employed, which may change as the work progresses.

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