strategy
Establishing port facilities for collecting residues from ships
Implementation:
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 facilitating establishment of port reception facilities for the collection of oily and chemical residues and garbage from ships, especially in MARPOL special areas, and promoting the establishment of smaller scale facilities in marinas and fishing harbours.
Broader:
Collecting Facilitates:
Stopping ocean dumpingMonitoring marine pollution from shipsImproving compliance with international norms for discharges from ships Values:
Residues Subjects:
Transportation, Telecommunications → VesselsTransportation, Telecommunications → Ports: sea, air
Societal Problems → Waste
Type Classification:
E: Emanations of other strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
