ROPME initiative towards the implementation of a Regional Mussel Watch Programme in RSA is a response to increasing public and scientific concern about the quality of the marine environment in the Region. In fact, such programme already implemented successfully almost over the world as an economic and easy monitoring tool and for orienting environmental monitoring activities in the Region towards priorities in the sound integrated coastal zone management.
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Privacy Policy
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ROPME Live Data
The ROPME Live Data page is designed to give everyone an easy window into local weather conditions. The pins mark where measurements are taken, and the data shown is the rounded average of all measurements. Alongside the map, you’ll find live updates of key weather indicators. The page refreshes regularly so visitors can always see
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Organization
In accordance with Article XVI of the Convention, the Regional Organization for the Protection of the Marine Environment (ROPME) consist of three organs i.e. the Council, the Secretariat and the Judicial Commission (see Organizational Chart). Council Council is consisted of the Contracting States’ Representatives at Ministerial level (Bahrain, I.R.Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia
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ROPME Sea Area
Kuwait Convention 1978 Kuwait Action Plan Region Since its establishment, ROPME Sea Area was referred to as the Kuwait Action Plan Region and this naming was officially used during the technical coordinations to the Kuwait Action Plan (KAP) and during the implementing the Convention and its Protocols, as well as several projects covering environmental assessment and management, including the “Combating Oil Pollution
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Outreach
Environmental Awareness IntroductionWith the emergence of numerous contemporary environmental problems, it was natural for them to be accompanied by sincere calls to focus on Environmental Awareness. This is considered the first line of defense for the environment and its protection, achieved by involving the public in solving and confronting environmental issues, limiting pollutants, and supporting
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MEMAC
ObjectivesIn conformity with the provisions of the Protocol, the Marine Emergency Mutual Aid Centre (MEMAC) was established in Bahrain and started functioning in March 1983. The objectives of MEMAC are contained in Article III of the Protocol, which read as follows: Visit MEMAC Website
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Expeditions & Cruises
Periodical assessment of the state of marine environment in the whole ROPME Sea Area (RSA) was and still a major task in the ROPME Regional Action Plan, under the umbrella of the Kuwait Convention. For the assessment of the open sea area of RSA, five Oceanographic Cruises have been conducted during the last 2 decades,