COP9 Report.

COP9 Press Release.

Ghana COP9 marks the full revitalization of the Abidjan Convention – The Convention for Co-operation in the Protection and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the West and Central and Southern African Region (known as Abidjan Convention) - organized its 9th Conference of the Parties (COP9) from 28th of March to 1st of April 2011 in Accra, Ghana. Download [English]

COP9 Outputs in The News

• Africa considers oil response plans
• Abidjan convention moves to protect africa's coasts from oil spills
• Africa Business Communities
• Environmental expert press release
• Abidjan Convention parties agree to take action on oil spills and marine protected areas

COP9 adopted decisions.

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Amended protocol concerning co-operation in combating pollution in case of emergency

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Regional Oil Spill Contingency Plan

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Terms of reference and functions of the Future Regional Coordination Centre for Marine Pollution Emergency in the Abidjan Convention Area

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