oil spill
This report covers a regional workshop on cooperation in preparedness and response to marine pollution incidents in Eastern Africa and the Western Indian Ocean, held from 3 to 5 March 2020 in Zanzibar, Tanzania.
This report supports the preparatory work for a regional workshop on cooperation in preparedness and response to marine spills in Eastern Africa and the Western Indian Ocean, held from 3 to 5 March 2020 in the Republic of Tanzania. The context of current oil spill preparedness in the region is that significant work has been undertaken, primarily under the aegis of international projects and donor agency programmes.
Though oil spills have decreased over the decades, the threat of a major oil spill still poses significant threats to the ecosystems and coastlines of the WIO.