strategy
Monitoring marine pollution from ships
Context:
This strategy features in the framework of Agenda 21 as formulated at UNCED (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), now coordinated by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and implemented through national and local authorities. Agenda 21 recommends cooperating in monitoring marine pollution from ships, especially from illegal discharges, e.g. by aerial surveillance, and enforcing MARPOL discharge provisions more rigorously.
Narrower:
Reducing risks of accidental pollution from cargo shipsImproving compliance with international norms for discharges from ships Facilitated by:
Establishing port facilities for collecting residues from ships Values:
Pollution Subjects:
Oceanography → MarineResearch, Standards → Inspection, tests
Societal Problems → Pollution
Transportation, Telecommunications → Vessels
Type Classification:
G: Very Specific strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
