WORKSHOP ON THE PREVENTION
OF WATER POLLUTION DUE TO PIPELINE ACCIDENTS
The workshop was held in Berlin on
8-9 June 2005, at the invitation of the German Federal
Ministry for the Environment, Nature Protection
and Nuclear Safety.
The workshop's key objective was to
proivide input and contribute to drawing up safety
guidelines/good practices for pipelines. The workshop
also provided a platform for representatives of
competent authorities and experts from the public
and private sectors to share information and experience
on national and international developments in pipeline
safety, including the existing legal framework and
best practices to prevent, control and reduce the
impact of pipeline failures and accidents on the
terrestrial and aquatic environment, including transboundary
waters.
Workshop documentation