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Environmental Governance

Definition(s)

States shall immediately notify other States of any natural disasters or other emergencies that are likely to produce sudden harmful effects on the environment of those States. Every effort shall be made by the international community to help States so afflicted. (Principle 18)

Hierarchy

Broader: notification

In other languages

French
obligation de notification
Russian
обязательство представлять уведомления
Spanish
obligación de notificación
Chinese, Simplified
通知义务
Arabic
الالتزام بالإخطار

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Multilateral environment agreements tagged with notification obligation

You can see below a list of multilateral environment agreements. Use the links on the right to view the content tagged with notification obligation. This includes official treaty texts, decisions, recommendations, and other related informational documents such as publications, annuals, meetings, documents or reports.
Convention on Biological Diversity
Basel Convention
The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
Barcelona Convention
Dumping Protocol
Prevention and Emergency Protocol
Offshore Protocol
Espoo Convention
Abidjan Convention
Noumea Convention
Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment in the Wider Caribbean Region
Jeddah Convention
Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents
ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution