ATLANTIC AFRICAN STATES AGREE OIL SPILL CONTINGENCY PLAN
May 1st, 2011
BY KEITH NUTHALL
AN OIL spill contingency plan will be drafted for west, central and southern African states on the Atlantic coast, following a UN Environment Programme-sponsored meeting in Ghana. There was also agreement by 19 of the 22 countries in the region to establish a regional centre to coordinate efforts to manage oil spills and deal with other environmental emergencies.
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AN OIL spill contingency plan will be drafted for west, central and southern African states on the Atlantic coast, following a UN Environment Programme-sponsored meeting in Ghana. There was also agreement by 19 of the 22 countries in the region to establish a regional centre to coordinate efforts to manage oil spills and deal with other environmental emergencies.
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