National Marine Pollution Contingency Plan
National Marine Pollution Contingency Plan
It is now nearly 10 years since Namibia?s 1st National Oil Spill Contingency Plan (NOSCP) was approved by Cabinet, giving effect to Namibia?s obligations under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, 1982 and the International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Cooperation, 1990.
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Publisher:Admin
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Published:21/08/2026
About this resource
It is now nearly 10 years since Namibia?s 1st National Oil Spill Contingency Plan (NOSCP) was approved by Cabinet, giving effect to Namibia?s obligations under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, 1982 and the International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Cooperation, 1990.
Namibia had to review its marine pollution preparedness and response system in order to make it more responsive to the prevailing risk scenarios and align it to international best practices. This included completely revising the oil-focused NOSCP and renaming it the?
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NIMPA Management
Situated in the Southern part of Namibia, the Namibian Islands’ Marine Protected Area (NIMPA).