Definition(s)
The result of a vast ecological breakdown in the relations between man and his environment, a serious and sudden event (or slow, as in drought) on such a scale that the stricken community needs extraordinary efforts to cope with it, often with outside help or international aid. (Source: GEMET/GUNN)
In other languages
French
catastrophe écologique
Russian
стихийное бедствие
Spanish
desastres
Chinese, Simplified
灾害
Arabic
كارثة
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Multilateral environment agreements tagged with disaster
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Convention on Biological Diversity | 1 article or paragraph |
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Basel Convention | 2 articles and paragraphs11 decisions41 documents |
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Convention on Migratory Species | 1 article or paragraph |
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Stockholm Convention | 11 documents |
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Nagoya Protocol | 1 article or paragraph |
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Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) | 3 articles and paragraphs |
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International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture | 2 articles and paragraphs |
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World Heritage Convention | 1 article or paragraph |
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Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat | 4 documents |
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United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification | 1 article or paragraph |
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Rotterdam Convention | 2 documents |
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Barcelona Convention | 1 article or paragraph |
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Dumping Protocol | 1 article or paragraph |
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Prevention and Emergency Protocol | 6 articles and paragraphs |
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Specially Protected Areas and Biodiversity Protocol | 1 article or paragraph |
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Offshore Protocol | 3 articles and paragraphs |
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Abidjan Convention | 2 articles and paragraphs |
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Noumea Convention | 2 articles and paragraphs |
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Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment in the Wider Caribbean Region | 1 article or paragraph |
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Jeddah Convention | 1 article or paragraph |
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Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents | 1 article or paragraph8 documents |