MAMLa NEWS
During the month of March, the World Maritime University (WMU) held an online conference on Marine Pollution from Plastic Waste (GloLitter Project), as part of the Governance of Human Activities Affecting the Ocean course. The Conference was attended by various experts in the area, including our Alternate Member Paola Acuña Chacón.
Yesterday, March 29th, the Secretariat of the Inter-American Committee on Ports (S/CIP) held the Webinar: "Great Challenges for Port Development". The event was organized in collaboration with the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and was sponsored by the ISPS Network Mexico International.
The Bioceanic Forum 2022 was held in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, bringing together representatives from various countries, experts and academics, who presented their local experiences in sustainable ocean management and discussed future challenges related to the blue economy.
To commemorate the launching of the Convention for the creation of the World Meteorological Organization - WMO, March 23 was established as World Meteorological Day.