Training course on aerial observation of pollution at sea in Sri Lanka
From 5 to 6 March 2024
As part of a pilot project on satellite monitoring of accidental marine pollution, coordinated by CLS and funded by France’s Direction Générale du Trésor in the form of a FASEP grant, two engineers from Cedre travelled to Colombo (Sri Lanka) to run a two-day training course, in cooperation with Cosse Consulting, which followed on from an initial session in Brest in November 2023.
Cedre also took part in a workshop on the integration of the MARPOL 73/78 Convention into Sri Lankan regulations. The expertise provided by Cedre aimed to help MEPA integrate satellite observation into a more global framework of preparedness and response to marine pollution.
The project partners were received by the French ambassador to Sri Lanka to discuss the initiative’s progress and, more generally, the country's spill response preparedness.