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Board of Directors of the 41 Session Marina Smir Port
of the Union of Northern African Port Awarded the «Blue
Administrations (UAPNA) Flag» 2022

In the opening of the session held on April 19, 2022, Mrs. Nadia LARAKI, The Blue Flag is an international eco-label
President of the Union, emphasized the importance of coordination, awarded to beaches and marinas that have
cooperation, and the exchange of experiences, especially regarding the adopted proactive environmental management
implications of the Covid-19 pandemic, which revealed many weaknesses and made special efforts to minimize their
and vulnerabilities in global supply chains. In this regard, it is essential to impact on the environment and raise awareness
encourage openness to international experiences and to strengthen the among mariners. The Blue Flag is issued by the
training and capacity development of human resources to better adapt to Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE), a
changes and more easily address the challenges inherent to Port Authorities. non-governmental organization represented by
national associations in 49 countries worldwide.
This session provided a significant opportunity to reinvigorate the implementa-
tion of the Union’s action plans, including the creation of monitoring commis- In Morocco, FEE is represented by the
sions for the various proposed workshops: Mohammed VI Foundation for the Protection of
the Environment.
• The Commission on Safety, Security, and the Environment, in which
the Tunisian side is actively reinvigorating its work (Office of Merchant In this context, an official flag-raising ceremony
Marine and Ports). for the Blue Flag was organized on July 5, 2022,
at the Marina Smir Port, in the presence of the
• The Digitization and Smart Ports Commission, presided over by the National Ports Agency, the Mohammed VI
National Ports Agency of the Kingdom of Morocco.
Foundation for the Protection of the Environment,
• The Legal Commission, led by the Mauritanian side and represented and local authorities.
by the General Directorate of the Autonomous Port of Nouakchott.

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