At the “Plenipotentiaries Meeting” holding
in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, from July 2 to 3, 2019, Parties to the Abidjan
Convention were on Tuesday, July 2 presented the final version of the
additional Protocols to the Convention and the Integrated Oceans Management
(IOM) regional policy guideline for their signatures.
The endorsement completes the adoption and
ratification of the new protocols and policy.
Executive Secretary, Abidjan Convention, Abou Bamba (left) with Coordinator, Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land Based Activities (GPA), UN Environment, Dr Habib El-Habr, during the signing of the ProtocolsNigeria’s Ambassador to Cote D’Ivoire signed on behalf of the countrySierra LeoneLiberiaGhanaGuineaTogoMauritaniaSenegalDemocratic Republic of the CongoGabonCote D’IvoireCongo
