MoECC participates in environmental workshop in Kuwait

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MoECC), represented by the Environmental Monitoring and Inspection Department and the Wil...

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MoECC), represented by the Environmental Monitoring and Inspection Department and the Wildlife Development Department, participated in a workshop recently held in Kuwait.

The event, organised by the Regional Organization for the Protection of the Marine Environment (ROPME) entitled “Non-Indigenous Invasive Species in the Arabian Sea Region of Oman”.

The workshop aimed to raise awareness of the impact of invasive organisms on the marine environment, and its programme included discussing the current situation, reviewing field work plans, and training representatives of member states on species classification using aquatic species invasion assessment tools, such as the “Species Invasiveness Screening Kit (SK-ISK)” application.

The Regional Organization for the Protection of the Marine Environment (ROPME) was established in early 1979 based on Article XVI of the agreement to implement the Kuwait Action Plan and the Kuwait Regional Convention and its Protocols. Initially, a UNEP Interim Secretariat administered the programmes and activities of the Organization until the ROPME Secretariat was formally established in Kuwait on 1 January 1982.

ROPME is comprised of three administrative organs (the Council, the Secretariat and the Judicial Commission), scientific bodies (Remote Sensing Unit, RIIS, MEMAC) and legal instruments (Protocols and Guidelines).