The GloFouling Partnership project PCU (Project coordination Unit) has convened a three hours virtual and extraordinary meeting using the WebEx platform, on May 11, 2020. The web based meeting was aiming to open discuss about update of achievement so far with regard of activities under GloFouling project, challenges and the consequences of COVID-19 and the
mitigation measures to put in place in order to deal with any disruption due the new pandemic.
Around twenty Port State Control Officers, Environmentalists, Captains and representatives from three Regional Coordinating Organizations (RCOs) such as PERSGA, PEMSEA and SACEP, and Lead Partnering countries (LPCs) from Indonesia,
Madagascar, Mauritius, Sri Lanka, Philippines, and PERSGA Member State, namely Jordan, attended this virtual meeting. The virtual meeting provided an excellent and effective platform for participants to present their progress report, exchange views, and discuss challenges, ideas and recommendations on the way forward.
The PCU reported that significant delays (8 months at least) in delivery of trainings, workshops and meetings at national and regional levels− due to the expected long timeline for resumption of business as usual and travel− would be observed and expected. The next regional Round Table meeting with all RCOs is most likely going to be conducted remotely in July 2020.
In light of the current pandemic outbreak impacts on the project progress, the PCU and the project executive committee have positively welcomed to engage RCOs and discuss alternative ways and means to deliver national and regional activities as mitigation measures to the impact of COVI-19, and i.e to investigate the possibility to use or increase the use of on-line tools to
convene regional meetings for RCOs.
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