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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: Notifications

In other languages

French
obligation de notification
Russian
обязательство представлять уведомления
Spanish
obligación de notificación
Arabic
الالتزام بالإخطار

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Multilateral environment agreements tagged with Notification obligations

You can see below a list of multilateral environment agreements. Use the links on the right to view the content tagged with Notification obligations. 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
Cartagena Protocol
Barcelona Convention
Dumping Protocol
Prevention and Emergency Protocol
Offshore Protocol
Espoo Convention
Abidjan Convention
Noumea Convention
Cartagena Convention
Jeddah Convention
Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents
ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution