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INECE Seaport Environmental Security Network

Current Activities and Call for ParticipationIsaiah Kyengo-NEMA COAST PROVINCE KENYA

1st Eastern and Southern Africa Ports Environmental Managers’ Working Conference

Environmental Network AfricaEnvironmental Network AfricaMombasa, KenyaMombasa, Kenya

20-22 September 201020-22 September 2010

Snapshot of INECE

Only global network of environmental compliance & enforcement practitioners +4,000 participants from +120 countries Government officials, international governmental organizations,

& nongovernmental organizations

Key partners Netherlands, United States, England and Wales, Brazil, Canada,

other national governments European Commission, World Bank, UNEP, OECD Regional enforcement networks, inc. East African Network for

Environmental Compliance and Enforcement

Communications Platform at http://www.inece.org

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Seaport Environmental Security Network: Goals

Raise awareness of illegal movements of hazardous waste through seaports, their environmental risks, and the need to take action against them.

Build capacity for inspections and enforcement actions.

Facilitate international enforcement collaboration among government officials on ways to detect and stop illegal and dangerous shipments of hazardous waste.

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See http://inece.org/seaport/ for background materials and contact details.

Activities of the SESN

Launched at the 8th International Conference in Cape Town, South Africa, April 2008

Kick-off Workshop, Lyon, France, October 2008 2nd workshop: “Combating Illegal Hazardous Waste

Trade through Seaports” + “Workshop on E-Waste in West Africa“, Accra, Ghana, June 2009

Signed MOU with the Basel Secretariat, July 2010 International Hazardous Waste Inspection Month

at Seaports, June-July 2010

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Objectives of the Inspection Month

1. Facilitate operational enforcement collaboration among enforcement officers.

2. Promote international good practice for environmental inspections at seaports.

3. Identifying obstacles to effective enforcement and the capacity building needs of enforcement officers.

4. Raise awareness across the regulated community.

Benefits to Participating Countries Improved coordination between enforcement authorities at

ports (domestic and international).

Strengthened capacity for prevention and detection of illegal movements of waste.

Improved understanding by each country of what is working well in practice, as well as potential gaps in legal and institutional frameworks, physical resources, and skill sets.

The opportunity to create an atmosphere of deterrence by publicizing the inspection month following the event.

Planning and Preparation

Formed an Ad Hoc Working group Developed a guidance document/manual Set up a help desk Developed a check list for participating countries Created an online work area for important

documents and communications Encouraged participating countries to hold internal

planning workshops prior to the Inspection Month

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Inspection Approaches

Intelligence-led inspections At-random inspections based on Direct contact between participating ports

(bilateral cooperation).

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Intelligence-led Inspections

Step 1: Risk Assessment Step 2: Profiling at Point of Exit and/or Point of

Destination Step 3: Informing Involved Authorities Step 4: Inspection at Port of Arrival/Departure Step 5: Follow Up

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At-Random Inspections

Based on national priorities and working methods At-random inspections may be done by:• Selecting containers that arrive at or leave the port

terminal.• Selecting containers from a manifest/bill of lading.

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Bi-Lateral Cooperation

Case-by-case or ad hoc May be based on information coming from

another port. May also come from other investigations, news in

the press, complaints, tips, etc. Communication between importing and exporting

countries is essential.

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Inspection Month: Preliminary Outcomes 11 countries from Asia, Africa, Europe, and the

Americas participated in the event. Participants used combination of intelligence-led

and at-suspicion investigations. Significant cooperation among environmental,

customs, and other port authorities. INECE supported the exercise by facilitating

communications between the participating countries and developing tools to support the project.

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Inspection Month: Preliminary Outcomes Preliminary review of inspection reports indicates

the detection of a number of illegal shipments mislabeled e-waste, wrongly declared second-hand goods,

CRT declared as metal scraps, CFC-containing fridges. Increased awareness of the need for interagency

collaboration at seaports. Identified capacity building needs on implementing

national hazardous waste legislation. Confirmed the benefits of informal information

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Next Steps

Collaborate with countries to identify responses to specific gaps that arose during the Inspection Month.

Coordinate and partner with other organizations that are working on complementary initiatives.

Preparing a report with findings that will be released via the INECE website.

Please sign up for INECE’s email list to receive notification of the report at http://www.inece.org/seaport/

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Get Involved

Individuals, governments and organizations are encouraged to become involved in SESN. If interested, please contact:

Danielle Grabiel, Project CoordinatorOffice of the INECE Secretariat2300 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Suite 300BWashington, DC 20007Telephone: +1 (202)Email: sesn@inece.org

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Additional Contact Information Bob Heiss, U.S. EPA, SESN Advisory Committee Co-chair,

heiss.robert@epa.gov Henk Ruessink, Netherlands VROM, SESN Advisory

Committee Co-chair, Henk.Ruessink@minvrom.nl Dinah Brandful, Ghana Customs, Excise, and Preventive

Service, SESN Advisory Committee Co-chair, dbrandful@yahoo.com

Nancy Isarin, Project Consultant, sesn@inece.org Online: http://inece.org/seaport/ (public site)

INECE Contact Information

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Durwood ZaelkeDirector of the INECE Secretariat

Washington, D.C. & Geneva

Phone: 1-202-338-1300 Email: inece@inece.org

Web: http://www.inece.org