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1 26 Years of Dedicated Service to the Wider Caribbean Region RAC/REMPEITC-Caribe 3
2 Vision: A resilient Caribbean Region where all nations share best practices and resources and have effectively implemented the Cartagena Convention Oil Spill Protocol of 1983, the OPRC 1990 and other related UN Environment and IMO Conventions and Protocols that help prevent, and when necessary, respond to marine pollution. Mission: To assist countries of the WCR to develop their national and regional capabilities for implementing international standards to prevent and respond to threats to the marine environment from ships . Values: We are professionals of the highest integrity that build regional capacity and promote cooperation among the diverse nations of the WCR . Objective: Promote the Ratification & Implementation of: The Cartagena Convention and Protocols; 2000 OPRC & HNS Protocol; OPRC 1990; Civil Liability and Fund Convention; MARPOL Convention; Anti-fouling System Convention; Ballast Water Management Convention; Any other relevant instrument.
RAC/REMPEITC - Background 3 Early 1990s: Caribbean States and Territories requested both the IMO and UNEP for the establishment of a regional activity centre for oils spill preparedness 1994: the Netherlands Antilles, the Netherlands and the USCG made a proposal to establish RAC/REMPEITC in Curacao 15th June 1995: opening of the centre, within the framework of the Caribbean Environmental Programme Secondment from USCG and the Netherlands 2000: 9th IGM MOU requested between the Netherlands Antilles, IMO and UNEP to formally establish REMPEITC Signed in 2002 2001: The Netherlands stopped the secondment of its officer 2002: Secondment of an officer from France, through an agreement with the oil company Total 2005 - 2008: Secondment of an officer by Venezuela through state-owned oil company PDVSA October 2010: Netherlands Antilles dissolution RAC/REMPEITC will remain on Curacao. New MOU to be established
Staffing Then and Now 4 Memorandum of Understanding Then: Director, not a full time position (20%) provided/funded by the Gov t of Curacao, a collateral duty of Deputy for Maritime Admin. Operations Manager full time position provided/funded by the Gov t of Curacao. 2 Consultants Senior Consultant - provided/funded by the USCG, a Commander/O-5. Consultant Provided/funded by TOTAL. Now: Fulltime Director / Operations Officer (over 26 years) - MAJ Consultant since 2018 at RAC/REMPEITC. - USCG Consultant based in Washington, USA. - IPIECA - Third Consultant for the near future
Cartagena Convention 5 CARTAGENA CONVENTION Cartagena Convention 1976: Caribbean Environment Programme (Regional Seas) Adopted in 1983 In force since 1986 Protocol Concerning Co-operation in Combating Oil Spills Adopted in 1983 In force since 1986 Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW) Protocol Concerning Pollution from Land-Based Sources and Activities (LBS) Adopted in 1999 In force since 2010 Adopted in 1990 In force since 2000 CIMAB IMA SPAW RAC RAC/REMPEITC (Cuba) (Trinidad) (Guadeloupe) (Curacao)
Governance 6 Governments from the Wider Caribbean Region Donor countries Secondment of Consultant Additional budget (training) Travel Project funds IGOs, NGOs & Industry In-kind Support RAC/REMPEITC-Caribe Suitable office Communication facilities Management assistance Local support services ITCP Activities Project funds Project funds 6
Governance 7 Steering Committee Biennial Meetings Composed of MOU Partners, Parties to the Cartagena Convention and industry representatives Review activities realized under previous biennium Adopt a biennial Strategic Plan Review independently audited budget Provide recommendations to IGM IGM to review and approve Steering Committee reports (including Strategic Plan), and take decisions on recommendations
Past Activities 2018 -2020 8 2018 NCP/OPRC ( Curacao) June 18 IGM SPAW/ LBS Mtg. (Honduras) August Transboundary OPRC Exercise w/s (Suriname) Sept.- High Level Dialogue on Marine Litter & Waste Mmgt. Caribbean (Belize); Parallel Event, World Maritime Day (Colombia) Oct. NCP/OPRC w/s (Jamaica); MARPOL w/s (Haiti- cancelled) Nov. Risk Assmt. and Sensitivity Mapping, Geographic Response ( St. Lucia); National Maritime Incident Mmgt. Tabletop Exercise (Bonaire); National w/s- Ratification & Implementation of MARPOL Convention (Grenada) 2020 Jan/March Pandemic & Shutdown Capacity Building Online Conferencing June - 9th Strg. Cte.Mtg. (Cur.) Regional W/S Antifouling/Biofouling (T&T) July XI Central American Port Forum (REPICA) (Dom.Rep.) Oct. NCP/OPRC Convention (x 3) Suriname, T&T, Mexico Nov. NCP/OPRC Convention (Cuba) - CARIBMEP -World Maritime Day Celebration (Cozumel, Mexico) 2019 Feb. 6th Pollution Prevention Response Session (PPR) London March HLS/SMA Mtg.(Jamaica); Regional OPRC/IMS (St, Kitts); NCP/OPRC Convention (Guyana); MARPOL (Haiti- cancelled) May Exercise & Design ( Belize)
Online Conferences 2020 9 2020 Nov. LBS Protocol; Satellite Oil Monitoring in the Caribbean Region; Enforcement and Compliance, people, structure and systems; Panama becoming the America s leading Maritime Hub June Marine Debris, Sargassum, Marine Spatial Planning; Intro. to SCAT course; GIS for Oil Pollution July Industry, Post Climate Change and Covid; Preparedness and Response to oil Spills; Facilitation of Trade and Transport, Caribbean Region; Resilience Building; August Roadmap to Recovery and Sustainability; GIS for Oil Pollution; Virtual XLII REPICA Mtg. ; Enforcement and compliance, People, structure and systems; Panama becoming America s Leading Maritime Hub Sept. Caribbean Virtual Oil and Gas Summit
Activities 2021 10 March International Oil Spill Conference (London, Virtual); Regional w/s on Stony Coral Tissue Loss (Curacao, Virtual) June NCP w/s (Panama, Virtual) July NCP w/s (Dom.Rep., Virtual); NCP w/s (Nicaragua, Virtual); SMA Mtg. (T&T, Virtual); SPAW & LBS 16th COP Cartagena Conf. (Jamaica, Virtual) Oct NCP w/s(St. Martin/Anguilla Virtual); REPICA XLIII (El Salvador, In person) Nov. -NCP w/s (Grenada Pending, Virtual); Inception Mtg. RACs for Collaboration
What Lies Ahead 11 Greater Regional Outreach More use of virtual space to support physical presence More states completing their NCP More ratification of the Conventions More National/Regional exercises More enforcement of environmental laws More donors / Partners A cleaner marine environment in the WCR
