Description
The Seaport Environmental Security Network (SESN) consists of authorities involved in the monitoring and control of cross-border movements of waste shipped through ports. The focus will initially be on hazardous waste and recyclables, but could eventually be expanded to encompass other dangerous and regulated good and commodities.
The purpose of the Seaport Network is to build capacity, raise awareness and facilitate international enforcement collaboration among government officials on ways to detect and stop illegal and dangerous shipments of environmentally-regulated goods. More specifically, the aims include:
- Establishing an operational network of contacts involved in the inspection of transboundary movements of waste hazardous through ports
- Raising awareness of illegal movements of hazardous waste, their environmental risks and the need to act against them
- Facilitating collaboration and quick (informal) information sharing between the participants to deter and detect illegal movements of hazardous waste
- Developing a toolkit with practical means to support the inspectors and enforcers and to improve the efficiency of the activities
- Building capacity for inspections and enforcement actions
