Archive for July 2016

CONVENTIONS RELATING TO POLLUTION INCIDENT PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND COOPERATION Gabino Gonzalez and Frédéric Hébert Preface This chapter has been prepared by the Regional Marine Pollution Emergency Response Centre for the Mediterranean Sea (REMPEC) with a view to providing an updated worldwide outlook of the conventions relating to pollution incident preparedness, . . . Read more

REGIONAL SEAS PROGRAMME THE ROLE PLAYED BY UNEP IN ITS DEVELOPMENT AND GOVERNANCE Elizabeth Maruma Mrema 10.1 Introduction Over the years, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has played a pivotal role and led the development of several international conventions1 and regional agreements2 in various areas in the environmental arena, . . . Read more