Arpel was invited to participate in a national workshop that brought together senior officials from Guyana to improve the country's preparedness and response capabilities for potential oil spill incidents.

The meeting took place from August 27 to 30. It was organized by RAC/REMPEITC-Caribe (Regional Marine Pollution Emergency, Information and Training Center – Caribbean) through the Integrated Technical Cooperation Program (PICT) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

The workshop focused on the skills and knowledge required to effectively manage and mitigate oil spill incidents in the maritime and coastal areas of Guyana.

Miguel Moyano, Senior Managing Director of Arpel, was in charge of presenting the RETOS tool to the participants, which helps evaluate the level of preparation and response planning for oil spills.

RETOS - supported by the IMO and Ipieca - has the particularity that it is a tool that was developed by Arpel but has been used by governments and companies in more than 100 countries.

The evaluation criteria, provided in the RETOS International Guide, Manual and web application, provide the basis for a series of checklists through which gaps in oil spill response planning and preparedness programs can be identified.

Download link of the International Guide and the RETOS Manual: https://www.arpel.org/en/publications/assessment-of-oil-spill-response-planning-and-preparedness-international-guide-and-retos-v30

Link to the RETOS App website: https://retos.app