Ballast Water News Issue 2: July - September 2000

The most significant event for the programme in the last three months was the 1st meeting of the Global Programme Task Force (GPTF) held at IMO in London from 5 to 7 July. The GPTF is the highest advisory body for the programme. It comprises senior representatives of IMO, UNDP/GEF, UNDP, the Country Focal Point (CFP) and Assistant CFP from each of the programme’s six pilot countries plus observers/advisors from the shipping and port industries and international non-government environmental groups.

Project 610: Removal of Barriers to the Effective Implementation of Ballast Water Control and Management Measures in Developing Countries (GloBallast)

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