The EMARSGA Center conducted on 21 and 22 April 2024 in Hurghada (Egypt) a practical training & use of the CHEMMAP and OILMAP in collaboration with RPS modeling Support team. During the training, installation & Handover of CHEMMAP/AIRMAP modeling tools were completed.

This mission was carried out as part of the implementation of the SFISH project funded by the World Bank and executed by the PERSGA in the region, especially focusing on upgrading of the EMARSGA Center regional information system and pollution spill modeling functions to support response.

The CHEMMAP Software is decision support tool that will assist in the long run Member States improving their operational needs which could results in achieving effective monitoring and enable the States to maximize their efforts to protect their marine environment and heath of their population.

The AIR modeling is also added to allows to track the movement and dispersion of volatized chemical from a spill in/on the sea. AIRMAP estimates the flux to the atmosphere from evaporation and volatilization and then calculates the time-varying atmospheric concentration of the release at various heights.