strategy
Locating coastal sewage outfalls to avoid environmental risks
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 locating coastal outfalls so as to maintain an acceptable level of environmental quality and to avoid exposing shell fisheries, water intakes and bathing areas to pathogens.
Broader:
Locating Facilitated by:
Assessing health and environmental risks of hazardous waste Values:
Risk Subjects:
Geology → Land and coastal formsSocietal Problems → Hazards
Societal Problems → Effluent
Environment → Environment
Type Classification:
E: Emanations of other strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
