An advanced training course to
manage anti-pollution interventions both at sea and along the
coasts, but also an analysis and assessment work on risks
related to oil pollution for the North Adriatic basin, which
allowed to identify susceptible areas to prioritize intervention
in case of accidental marine pollution.
These are some results of two years of work done by the
transnational North Adriatic Maritime Incident Response System
(NAMIRS) project, whose representatives from Italy, Croatia, and
Slovenia gathered today at the headquarters of the Central
European Initiative for the final conference.
CEI Secretary General Roberto Antonione reiterated- a
statement reported - the importance of international cooperation
in dealing with environmental disasters, wishing that a similar
level of collaboration could be extended to the entire Adriatic
Sea, and hoped that institutions could ensure a permanent
framework of cooperation to safeguard the Adriatic Sea and its
resources.
"It is self-evident that environmental issues have no
borders. That is why shortly we will continue the dialogue with
the government, especially with Ministers Pichetto Fratin and
Musumeci to make this project permanent in Trieste," said FVG
Regional Councillor for Environmental Defense Fabio Scoccimarro.
On the Slovenian side, Rok Kamensek, head of the Slovenian
Civil Protection and Disaster Relief Administration's Littoral
Regional Office, spoke, remarking on the crucial role of joint
and regular training activities. Damian Dundovic, sector head
for the National Center on Safety of Navigation at the Croatian
Ministry of the Sea, Transport, and Infrastructure, reaffirmed
the Croatian Republic's support for projects similar to NAMIRS
and for trilateral international cooperation to safeguard the
Adriatic Sea.
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