Emergency Response to Coastal Oil, Chemical and Inert Pollution from Shipping

Programme 2000 - 2006 Atlantic Area

Date of latest update: 2021-04-06

Description

Description (EN):

The EROCIPS project aims to provide an opportune answer to accidents of oil, chemical and inert pollution of coastal areas. Its aim is to formulate a transferable methodology to supply relevant information to the stakeholders and the decision-makers committed to fighting coastal pollution after an accident. To achieve this objective, it is organising eight workshops whose actions can be summed up as follows: 1) Imagine worst-case pollution scenarios and analyse the necessary actions, the natural and built-up environment and the meteorological processes; 2) Develop various strategies for protection and cleaning; 3) Take stock of the human and material resources available in the event of an intervention; 4) Organise staff training for local authorities, government representatives, industry managers and volunteers; 5) Model the likely grounding zones and the trajectories of the pollution; 6) Provide information to the various participants; 7) Environmental monitoring to restore the initial coastal situation after pollution; 8) Dissemination of the project results.

Achievements (EN):

- Creation of a system to ensure coordinated action in the event of oil slicks - Study of the incidents of marine pollution which have affected the Atlantic coasts and analysis of the answers provided by the local governments - Creation of a geographic information system (GIS) making it possible to organise and present geographically referenced alphanumeric data, and to produce maps - A coastal inventory from a study of navigable itineraries, marine traffic, local ports, the type of freight transport company - Availability of risk analyses and models for anticipating pollution - Development of a method for controlling the coastline - Drafting of a waste management manual giving details of the legislation in force - Creation of an interactive map displaying the available resources, lists of people to contact in the event of an emergency and scientific and technical assessments - Creation of a website: www.erocips.org - Training and awareness courses aimed at volunteers, regional or local administrations and business managers - Setting up an environmental surveillance system for the Atlantic coasts (protocols, database, advice) - Collaboration with similar European projects, coordinated by bodies such as the European Marine Safety Agency (EMSA)

Thematic information

Coastal management and maritime issues Managing natural and man-made threats, risk management Waste and pollution

Partners (15)

Lead Partner: Devon County Council

Address: County Hall, Topsham Road, EX2 4QD Exeter-Devon, United Kingdom

Legal status: n/a

Xunta de Galicia - Consellería de Pesca e Asuntos Marítimos

Name: Xunta de Galicia - Consellería de Pesca e Asuntos Marítimos

Address: 15071 Coruña, Spain

Legal status: n/a

Instituto Superior Técnico (IST)

Name: Instituto Superior Técnico (IST)

Address: 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal

Legal status: n/a

Conseil Régional d'Aquitaine

Name: Conseil Régional d'Aquitaine

Address: 33704 Bordeaux, France

Legal status: n/a

HYDROMOD

Name: HYDROMOD

Address: 1600-485 Lisboa, Portugal

Legal status: n/a

Xunta de Galicia - Consellería de Medio Ambiente,Centro de Desarrollo Sostenible

Name: Xunta de Galicia - Consellería de Medio Ambiente,Centro de Desarrollo Sostenible

Address: 15071 Coruña, Spain

Legal status: n/a

Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (Porto)

Name: Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (Porto)

Address: 4050-123 Porto, Portugal

Legal status: n/a

Conseil Régional de Poitou-Charentes

Name: Conseil Régional de Poitou-Charentes

Address: 86021 POITIERS, France

Legal status: n/a

Centro Tecnológico del Mar, Fundación CETMAR

Name: Centro Tecnológico del Mar, Fundación CETMAR

Address: 36208 Bouzas-Vigo, Spain

Legal status: n/a

Conseil régional de Bretagne

Name: Conseil régional de Bretagne

Address: 35711 Rennes, France

Legal status: n/a

Conseil Régional des Pays de la Loire

Name: Conseil Régional des Pays de la Loire

Address: 44966 Nantes, France

Legal status: n/a

Pembrokeshire County Council

Name: Pembrokeshire County Council

Address: SA61 1TP Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom

Legal status: n/a

Department of the Environment-Environment and Heritage Service (Belfast)

Name: Department of the Environment-Environment and Heritage Service (Belfast)

Address: BT1 2LA Belfast, United Kingdom

Legal status: n/a

Devon Wildlife Trust

Name: Devon Wildlife Trust

Address: EX2 4AB Devon, United Kingdom

Legal status: n/a

Dorset County Council (Regional Actions)

Name: Dorset County Council (Regional Actions)

Address: DT1 1XJ Dorset, United Kingdom

Legal status: n/a

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Summary

Project name (EN): Emergency Response to Coastal Oil, Chemical and Inert Pollution from Shipping

Project acronym: EROCIPS

Project start date: 2004-11-01

Project end date: 2008-03-10

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 4 955 387.04

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 2 823 694.15

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Financing programme

2000 - 2006 Atlantic Area

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2019-03-11

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

85 / 85 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

740 / 740 (100%)

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Emergency Response to Coastal Oil, Chemical and Inert Pollution from Shipping

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