NEWS & EVENTS : GENERAL INFORMATION
Final Conference of ARCOPOLplatform project
09.14.2015
14/15.09.2015
Brussels (Belgium)
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The CPMR Atlantic Arc Commission is organising the Final Conference of ARCOPOLplatform project, with two seminars, entitled “Reinforcing preparedness of Atlantic Regions against maritime pollution” and “How to better protect Atlantic Coastal Regions from Maritime Pollution?”
This conference aims at presenting the results of ARCOPOLplatform project and preparing the future of EU coastal protection against maritime pollution.
Background
Back in 2004, the core group of ARCOPOL partners started working together in the frame of EROCIPS project (Emergency Response to coastal Oil, Chemical and Inert Pollution from Shipping. INTERREG IIIB, 2004-2007). EROCIPS’ achievements ranged from the development of forecasting models, risk assessment and guidance on managing volunteers, to the production of training materials and the establishment of ecological monitoring programmes.
Having EROCIPS as the grounds, the series of ARCOPOL projects started in 2009. The success of the first ARCOPOL (2009-2012) facilitated the continuity of this strategy longer in time, being made a reality in the projects ARCOPOLplus (2012-2014) and ARCOPOLplatform (2014-2015).
All ARCOPOL projects share the same final aim, which is reinforcing the preparedness and response to oil and HNS spills in the Atlantic regions. However, from project to project, both the aspects addressed and the strategy used were adapted to the actual needs identified by the partnership.
Very briefly, ARCOPOL focused on the elaboration of guides and tools to support response operations. Afterwards, In ARCOPOLplus we kept on updating and upgrading ARCOPOL results, but we also made a special effort on innovation, training and technology transfer. Nowadays in ARCOPOLplatform, our strategy consists of stablishing a Platform both for the capitalisation of all ARCOPOL projects results and for public and private collaboration in the scope of the response to maritime pollution.
More information and registrations:
· Online registration - ARCOPOLplatform Final Conference - 14/15 September 2015 (Committee of the Regions)
http://form.jotformpro.com/form/52031685811956
· Online registration - "How to better protect Atlantic Coastal Regions from Maritime Pollution? - 15 September 2015 (European Parliament)
http://searica.eu/fr/evenements/conference/arcopol
