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Transitioning to a pollution-free planet
… - Terrestrial transportation - Building and construction b Financial institutions have been addressing environmental … and investments to less-polluting economic activities Financial regulators and institutions have an important role … matters, with an innovative civil society engagement mechanism to support its work. Pollutant release and transfer …
Our sustainable future: the role of the Basel Convention
… significant because the Convention does not have a stable financial mechanism for capacity-building and technological transfer. … need for greater efforts to mobilize new and additional financial resources to build partnerships to meet the global …
Technical guidelines on specially engineered landfill (D5)
… both require knowledge, experienced people, facilities, financial resources and technical scientific capacities. In … present for the pathway to complete: • A chemical release mechanism; • A transport route for chemicals to migrate to an … the costs of design, operation, closure, aftercare, financial guarantees for potential damages to third parties, …
Ridding the world of POPs - A guide to the Stockholm Convention on POPs
… them from being used. Some developing countries may need financial support to dispose of these stocks and replace them … them from being used. Some developing countries may need financial support to dispose of these stocks and replace them … To achieve this goal, the Convention sets up a worldwide mechanism for monitoring POPs levels in humans and the …
Synergies Success Stories - Enhancing cooperation and coordination among the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions
… Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions have developed a mechanism that, while maintaining the legal autonomy of these … and countries with economies in transition require financial and technical assistance to comply with the … . By pooling resources, making improved use of scarce financial resources, avoiding duplication of efforts and …
Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter Management for the wider Caribbean Region 2014
… Regional Coordinating Unit (UNEP-CAR/RCU) with financial support from UNEP’s Regional Seas Programme and the … between 2011-2014 (World Shipping Council, 2014), causes financial losses for economies that depend on a thriving … stocks on a sub-regional basis through RFMOsas the primary mechanism for ensuring compliance. …
Global mercury waste assessment - Review of current national measures
… landfills or at open dumping sites. Some countries have no mechanism for the separate collection of wastes, except for … of which are sanitary landfills. The rest, due to lack of financial re- sources and trained personnel, have opted to … management of hazardous waste is not sustainable from the financial, environmental or social standpoint. In the absence …