The second meeting of the Global Project Task Force (GPTF-2) of the Global Environment Facility (GEF)/United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)/IMO GloFouling Partnerships Project A representative  of the Regional Organization for the Conservation of the Environment of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden (PERSGA) participated in the second hybrid Biofouling Global Task Force meeting (GPTF-2) …

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In cooperation with the ministry environment, water and agriculture in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. PERSGA organized national training workshop on the economic valuation of marine resources in PERSGA region. The workshop was attended by eighteen national experts, and the training lectures were delivered by PERSGA speciates and an international consultant (a professor of environmental …

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Training Workshop in Jordan– Introduction to Marine Biofouling: Impacts and Management of Risks Under the framework of the GEF-UNDP-IMO GloFouling Partnerships project to tackle invasive aquatic species worldwide, in cooperation with the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the Jordan Academy for Maritime Studies (JAMS)  and the Aqaba of Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA), the Regional organization …

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The Regional Organization for the Conservation of the Environment of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden (PERSGA) in cooperation with the International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund (IOPC Fund), and the International Group of P&I Associations (IG), held a three day virtual regional workshop on Liability and Compensation under the HNS, CLC, Bunker and IOPC …

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The Regional Organization for the Conservation of the Environment of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden “PERSGA”, in cooperation with the General Authority for Environmental Protection “EPA” in the Republic of Yemen, held a national training workshop on assessing scattered waste on beaches during the period from 18-19 August The workshop was held with …

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As part of its efforts to raise regional capacities, and in full cooperation and coordination with the Environmental Affairs Agency of the Arab Republic of Egypt (EEAA), PERSGA has conducted a national training workshop on preparing environmental sensitivity maps and the methods of collecting data from the field. The workshop, which lasted for three days, …

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Within the framework of the Integrated Technical Co-operation Programme (ITCP) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), there was a proposal to conduct a mission on implementation of MARPOL Annex V and VI in Djibouti. The aim of that mission was the delivery of an in-person national workshop on the MARPOL Annex V and VI.On that …

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PERSGA held its nineteenth Ministerial Council meeting, the meeting was organized remotely at 01:00 pm on Sunday, July 11, 2021 corresponding to the first of Dhu al-Hijjah 1442 AH. Their Excellencies, heads, and members of delegations from the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Republic of Djibouti, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Federal Republic of …

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PERSGA efforts to tackle the bio-fouling issue and to promote sustainable development of maritime activities in the region Biofouling is described as the undesirable accumulation of microorganisms, algae, plants and animals on submerged structures (especially ships’ hulls). The introduction and establishment of Invasive Aquatic Species (IAS) is considered to be one of the greatest threats …

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The Regional organization for the Conservation of the Environment of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden (PERSGA) organized on the 17th of June 2021 a regional Seminar on “Biofouling Management and the Invasive Aquatic Species“ in perfect collaboration with the GloFouling Partnership Project Coordination Unit and the International Maritime Organisation (IMO). The seminar …

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