"By establishing a civil liability regime for industrial accidents that cause transboundary pollution, this instrument will fill one of the major gaps in international environmental legislation. It will also have the potential to prevent accidents from happening in the first place" (press-release)
Mr. Kaj Barlund,
Former Director of the UNECE Environment and Human Settlement Division
Mr. Marco Keiner
Director
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
8-14, Avenue de la Paix
CH-1211 Geneva 10
Switzerland
Tel.: +41 22 917 23 70
Fax: +41 22 907 01 07
E-mail :marco.keiner@unece.org
Ms. Francesca Bernardini
Secretary to the UNECE Water Convention
Environmental Affairs Officer
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
8-14, Avenue de la Paix
CH-1211 Geneva 10
Switzerland
Tel.: +41 22 917 23 70
Fax: +41 22 907 01 07
E-mail :francesca.bernardini@unece.org
Ms. Albena Karadjova
Secretary to the UNECE Industrial Accidents Convention
Environmental Affairs Officer
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Palais des Nations
8-14, Avenue de la Paix
CH-1211 Geneva 10
Switzerland
Tel.: +41 22 917 23 70
Fax: +41 22 907 01 07
E-mail :albena.karadjova @unece.org
