Preventing illegal international traffic in hazardous wastes
Description
Preventing illegal international traffic in hazardous wastes involves enforcing strict regulations, enhancing cross-border cooperation, and improving monitoring and tracking systems to detect and deter illicit shipments. Essential actions include harmonizing legal frameworks, strengthening customs controls, and supporting capacity-building for authorities in vulnerable regions. These measures aim to protect human health and the environment by ensuring hazardous wastes are managed, transported, and disposed of safely and legally, thereby closing loopholes exploited by traffickers.
Implementation
This strategy features in the framework of Agenda 21 as formulated at UNCED (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), now coordinated by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and implemented through national and local authorities.
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SDG
Metadata
Database
Global strategies
Type
(C) Cross-sectoral strategies
Subject
- Transportation, telecommunications » Traffic
- Societal problems » Prevention
- Societal problems » Hazards
- Societal problems » Waste
- Law » Legality
Content quality
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Language
English
1A4N
J3302
DOCID
12033020
D7NID
203815
Editing link
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Last update
Dec 3, 2024