Transboundary water pollution

The Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes was adopted in March 1992 in Helsinki and signed by 24 countries and the EEC/EU (mid-1993). It is intended to strengthen national and international actions aimed at the protection and ecologically sound management of transboundary waters, both surface and groundwaters.

1. Water pollution
2. Trans-boundary pollution

1. Marine pollution

1. Vulnerability of island developing countries and territories

1. Marine dumping of wastes

1. Settling border disputes
2. Researching transboundary water pollution
3. Reducing transboundary water pollution
4. Providing public information on transboundary water pollution
5. Monitoring effects of transboundary air pollution in water
6. Monitoring distant air pollution
7. Increasing industrial cooperation to control transboundary water pollution
8. Increasing cooperation of riparian countries for assessing transboundary water resources
9. Exchanging information on transboundary water pollution

1. Pollution