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The brochure has been prepared by the Inter-Agency Coordination Group for Industrial and Chemical Accidents. The Inter-Agency Coordination Group is an informal forum that brings together international organizations and institutions working on the prevention of, preparedness for and response to
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Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents - as amended on 15 December 2015Full Text
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Industrial accidents can happen anywhere, anytime. Often, they have severe consequences on human health and the environment, including in other affected countries. The UNECE Industrial Accidents Convention helps its Parties to prevent industrial accidents, especially those with transboundary effects, and to prepare for and respond to such accidents if they occur. This brochure explains why
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This report provides an overview of hazard rating systems used by competent authorities in various UNECE member States for prioritising resources and directing attention to chemical hazard sites and industries where it is most needed. The report describes each system without attempting to analyse or compare differences or similarities. The purpose of the report is to give countries insight
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The checklist for contingency planning for accidents affecting transboundary waters was prepared by the Joint Ad Hoc Expert Group on Water and Industrial Accidents, following a decision by theConference of the Parties to the Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents (Industrial Accidents Convention) at its sixth meeting (The Hague, 8–10 November 2010) and theMeeting of
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Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents and the Sustainable Development Goals (postcard) August 2016 Industrial accidents can happen anywhere, anytime. Often, they have severe consequences on human health and the environment, including in other affected countries. The UNECE Industrial Accidents Convention helps its Parties to prevent industrial accidents, especially those
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Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (postcard) August 2016 Industrial accidents can happen anywhere, anytime. Often, they have severe consequences on human health and the environment, including in other affected countries. The UNECE Industrial Accidents Convention helps its Parties to prevent industrial accidents,
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The failure of tailings management facilities is a major problem worldwide that regularly leads to severe disasters. To address this problem, a methodology for tailings safety – comprised of a tailing hazard index, checklists and a measure catalogue – was developed and tested within a project on improving tailings safety in Ukraine, financed by Germany under the framework of the Convention in
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Available in English and in Russian (not laid out). (ECE/CEP/176, 44 pp.) This publication contains guidelines to help make biodiversity monitoring a practical tool for environmental policy for countries of Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia and South-Eastern Europe. The guidelines offer advice on how to: Develop plans and strategies for conservation and sustainable use of
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The Safety Guidelines and Good Practices for Oil Terminals were developed within the framework of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) project on hazard and crisis management in the Danube Delta involving the Republic of Moldova, Romania and Ukraine under the auspices of the Assistance programme of the Industrial Accidents Convention. The Conference of the Parties to the
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In response to the need to improve pipeline safety, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) member countries decided to jointly develop safety guidelines and good practices for pipelines under two UNECE conventions — the Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents (Industrial Accidents Convention) and the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary
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Available in English and Russian (not laid out). (ECE/CEP/175, 44 pp.) The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Programme on Environmental Monitoring and Assessment assists UNECE member States in working with environmental data and information to enable their timely flows and adequate assessment. In this way, the Programme helps enable an informed decision-making process,
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Since 2008, all assistance activities under the Assistance Programme are based on the Strategic Approach. The Strategic Approach is designed to enhance the efforts of participating countries in the implementation phase of the Programme and to grant sustainability in the countries of the activities organised. The Approach outlines six working priority areas of high priority – that correspond to
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The Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents deals with prevention, preparedness and response to industrial accidents with possible transboundary consequences. Being informed of these topics is important - not only for policy makers, politicians, and industry representatives - but also for the public. The cartoons illustrate the main points of the Convention and its
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Safety guidelines and good practices for Tailings Management FacilitiesMay 2014Available in English and Russian Failures at Tailings Management Facilities (TMFs) may lead to major environmental catastrophes with devastating
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Disponible en English (et bientôt en français et en russe).Cours de formation en ligne d'environ 3 heures. Inscription obligatoire. Aucun coût. Produit par la CEE-ONU, le PNUE / OCHA et le PNUE, Genève, 2013.Ce cours est recommandé pour ceux qui veulent en savoir plus sur les
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Available in Chinese, English, French, Spanish and Russian. On-line training course of approximately 3 hours. Registration required. No cost. Produced by UNECE, the Joint UNEP/OCHA Environment Unit and UNEP, Geneva, 2013. This course is recommended for anyone wanting to know more about industrial
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Available in English27 pp., Geneva, 2012The Convention was adopted 20 years ago, in 1992, to protect people and the environment against industrial accidents that can have transboundary effects. The publication reflects on the last 20 years of work under the Convention, also through the voices of some people who have