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Marine Pollution and Ballast Waters

… for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments Objective and scope Management of Ballast Water Further guidance for uniform implementation of the … to lay down its substance in an Annex to MARPOL 73/78. Treatment in this subsection on ‘Global Conventions on Marine …
29 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Transitioning to a pollution-free planet

… the waste, hazardous pollutants, and pollution of air, water and land that emanates from man-made activity and that … i. ‘hard-hitting’ pollutants; ii. Areas of pollution (air, water, marine and coastal, land/soil) including the … local and regional pollution Water pollution 13. Increase treatment, recycling and reuse of wastewater to reduce the …
29 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

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

… by regional agreements looking at specific transboundary water basins, while land and soil pollution is indirectly … had legally binding controls on lead in paint. In water pollution management, 41 per cent of 130 countries … such as monitoring systems, wastewater and sewage treatment plants, controlled waste collection, reception and …
29 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

E2 - Prevention of Aquifer Pollution

… upon a wastewater or pollution discharge permit, prior treatment of the substance and/or compliance with effluent … include prohibiting or limiting certain polluting or water- using activities, such as limiting the use of … areas or the capture zones of the main areas of potable water-supply abstraction. In addition, it will introduce the …
29 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

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

… many factors, including access to basic sanitation, clean water, good nutrition, a clean environment and 2016; United … It is affecting our health through the food we eat, the water we drink and the air we breathe. are estimated to occur … remove heavy metals such as mercury, for example in the treatment of mining tailings; the vegetation is then …
29 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

National Regulation of Freshwater resources - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… Sustainable development Impact assessment Provision of water services 3. Lessons learned Manage freshwater for … all matters concerning freshwater in a single, integrated water law. Conserve water through rational urban development … in different regions and countries necessitate such treatment, thus leaving it to an interested party to …
29 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Document - Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability

… 13 1.1 Water scarcity and governance … 21 2.3 Actors Created by Water Agreements at the Global Level … 22 2.4 Actors Created by Regional and Basin Water Agreements … 98 4 5.7.1. Treatment of MEAs … water law principles and provisions and how that treatment relates to the implementation of the United Nations …
29 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

Regulation of Freshwater at the Regional and Subregional Levels - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… Measures Principles Other obligations The Protocol on Water and Health The Protocol on Civil Liability 2. Protocol … use. An important example of regulation of transboundary water resources at the regional level is the 1992 Convention … well as for the performance of water supply and wastewater treatment. They are also required to reduce outbreaks and the …
29 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Framework principles on Human Rights and the environment

… standard of living, to adequate food, to safe drinking water and sanitation, to housing, to participation in … rights, including their rights to life, health, food and water. Like directly discriminatory measures, such indirect differential treatment is prohibited unless it meets strict requirements …
29 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

C1 - No Significant Harm, Pollution Prevention and Quality Standards

… of the basin states concerned. The focus is on surface water resources, since a specific module – Module E – is … reduction and control of pollution of transboundary water resources, (b) legal and institutional requirements to … (Art. 3.1., a, b and c); at a minimum, biological treatment for municipal wastewater (Art. 3.1.e); the …
29 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance