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)
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стихийное бедствие
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13 multilateral treaties
96 bilateral treaties
53 national legislations
255 multilateral environment agreement-related documents
5 environmental goals and declarationsMultilateral environment agreements tagged with desastres
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Convenio sobre la Diversidad Biológica | 1 article or paragraph |
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Convenio de Basilea | 2 articles and paragraphs41 documents |
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Convención sobre la conservación de las especies migratorias | 1 article or paragraph1 decision |
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Convenio de Estocolmo | 11 documents |
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Protocolo de Montreal | 1 decision |
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Protocolo Nagoya | 1 article or paragraph |
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Acuerdo sobre la Conservación de las Aves Acuáticas Migratorias Afro-euroasiáticas | 3 articles and paragraphs |
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Tratado Internacional sobre los Recursos Fitogenéticos para la Alimentación y la Agricultura | 2 articles and paragraphs |
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Convención sobre la Protección del Patrimonio Mundial | 1 article or paragraph61 decisions |
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Convención de Ramsar | 4 documents |
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Convención de las Naciones Unidas de Lucha contra la Desertificación | 1 article or paragraph |
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Convenio de Rotterdam | 2 documents |
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Convenio de Barcelona | 1 article or paragraph |
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Protocolo de Vertidos o Dumping | 1 article or paragraph |
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Protocolo de Emergencia | 6 articles and paragraphs |
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Protocolo ZEPIM | 1 article or paragraph |
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Protocolo Offshore | 3 articles and paragraphs1 decision |
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Governing Council | 1 decision |
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Convenio de Abidjan | 2 articles and paragraphs |
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Convenio de Noumea | 2 articles and paragraphs |
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Cartagena Convention | 1 article or paragraph |
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Convenio de Jeddah | 1 article or paragraph |
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Convenio sobre Accidentes Industriales Transfronterizos | 1 article or paragraph8 documents |