WIO member-states keen to prevent major pollution incidents

The Surface and Marine Transport Regulatory Authority's (SUMATRA's) acting director general, Eng Eliona Simbo, said during the opening of WIO Maritime Highway Development and Coastal and Contamination Prevention project that the meeting aims at setting the economic valuation criteria, reports Allafrica.com.

"It is clear that this region is at risk of experiencing major pollution incidents from various sources including oil spills from ships and oil and gas exploration and extraction activities currently going on in the countries of the region," Simbo said.

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