Main experience Sub-contracts with Litehauz, marine environmental consultancy (ship recycling project design and auditing 2013-2014) Consultant to Norad with missions to Bangladesh in 2010 and meetings with IMO in London. Working Paper for Norad on ship recycling in Bangladesh, June 2010 Conferences in Glasgow (University of Strathclyde, Sept. 2010), London (Sheffield University, Waste of the World Project, Nov. 2010) and London (Divest Project at RINA, 6-7 Oct. 2011) Full familiarity with the IMO Hong Kong Convention on ship recycling (HKC 2009) On-site inspections and meetings with government authorities, employers and workers between 2001 - 2010 in Bangladesh, China, India, Pakistan, Turkey and USA Attendance at major sessions of IMO (MEPC), ILO and the Basel Convention each of which have "Guidelines" on shipbreaking. See especially: Safety and health in shipbreaking: Guidelines for Asian countries and Turkey (Geneva, ILO, 2004), www.ilo.org/safework/shipbreaking Joint ILO/IMO/Basel Convention Working Group (JWG) on Ship Scrapping International conferences on shipbreaking (2001-2010): Amsterdam, Rotterdam, London, Philadelphia and Glasgow Meetings with World Bank, EU (DG/ENV), EMSA, MARAD, ICS, IMF, ITF, Norad Technical cooperation Proven ability to implement projects in Asia, especially in Bangladesh with the Government, shipbreakers, ILO, UNDP (2004-07) and Norad (2010) Selected Publications "Is there a decent way to break up ships?" www.ilo.org/safework/shipbreaking "The phase-out of single hull tankers” in: Maritime Review (Winter 2003/04) "Safety and health in shipbreaking", in: Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA) – International Conference – Recycling of ships and other marine structures (London: 4-5 May 2005). London, RINA, 2005, pp 63-72 DVD: Shipbreaking: What can be done? (Geneva, ILO, 2006) Working Paper for Norad on ship recycling in Bangladesh, June 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||