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A2 - Integrating Environmental Concerns in National Water Law

… will be exposed to evidence of the “greening” process of domestic water laws. They will get a grasp of the issues … 2. Key Points 3. Introduction 4. “Greening” Mechanisms in Domestic Water Laws Regarding Water Pollution Control 4.1. … regulation of the siting and operation of landfills and waste dumps regulation of urban land development, as regards …
21 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Addressing pollution: Governance frameworks, challenges and oppotunities in the context of the 2030 Agenda

… such as acid rain (Box 3). With regards to chemicals and waste, existing multilateral environmental agreements enable … to further reuse nutrients in agriculture and reduce both domestic and agricultural discharges of nitrogen and … clean water (Goal 6) and energy (Goal 7) also reduces the domestic burden of women to carry water and their exposure to …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

International Environmental law-making and Diplomacy Review

… the measures to be taken by the contracting Parties at the domestic level, with a view to implementing a treaty’s … terms of changing the behavior of states at the level of domestic environmental policies and regulations.27 The … per cent of biomass is usually discharged on the spot as waste, i.e. thrown overboard at sea. Commercial sales of the …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

E2 - Prevention of Aquifer Pollution

… participants with the legal mechanisms used in domestic and international law to prevent, control and abate … the groundwater pollution provisions in a fictitious domestic context. In the second exercise they will assume the … urban sources such as municipal sewage treatment plants, waste disposal and industry effluents), diffuse/non-point …
21 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Towards a Pollution Free Planet - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… transport, industrial furnaces, brick kilns, agriculture, domestic solid fuel heating, and the unregulated burning of waste materials such as plastics and batteries Figure 4: Air … is estimated at $252 billion (costs are expressed in 2015 domestic product (Organisation for Economic sanitation …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Principles and concepts of international environmental law (Part 2) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… to apply within a state, not between states. As a goal of domestic policy, it has been realized only partially in … the nature of which depends on both international and domestic law. See, e.g., Awas Tingni Mayagna (Sumo) … particularly Small Island Developing States. At the domestic level, in addition to standard legislation …
21 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Transitioning to a pollution-free planet

… towards a pollution-free planet seeks to eliminate the waste, hazardous pollutants, and pollution of air, water and … in order to stimulate technology transfer and long-term domestic economic growth. 3.2.5 Integrating policies to … environmental damage but can also generate substantial domestic public revenues. Removing fossil fuel subsidies …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

C1 - No Significant Harm, Pollution Prevention and Quality Standards

… reduction and control of pollution according to domestic legislation. The presentation is followed by a group … available techniques) and the application of low- and non-waste technology (Art. 3.1., a, b and c); at a minimum, … quality standards, and economic instruments. Thus, domestic legislation subjects wastewater discharges to given …
21 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

MEA Negotiator’s Handbook

… environmental law has developed in tandem with domestic law to elaborate and give different aspects of … with treaty obligations, along with methods of improving domestic implementation .8 In discussions on strengthening … on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping Waste and Other Matter. Adopted in 1972, entered into force …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Guide for Negotiators of Multilateral Environmental Agreements

… of Transboundary Movement and Management of Hazardous Waste within Africa (Bamako Convention) applies only within … is done by Parties at the national level through domestic legislative and administrative arrangements, MEA … “harmonization” of budget- ary, environmental and other domestic policies. Presently the EU represents 27 member …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance