Compensating for pollution damage caused by substances other than oil

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. Agenda 21 recommends supporting the ongoing activity within IMO regarding development of an international regime governing transportation of hazardous and noxious substances carried by ships and further considering whether compensation funds similar to those established under the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage (1971) (Fund Convention) would be appropriate in respect of pollution damage caused by substances other than oil.

1. Protecting against environmental hazards of nuclear power production
2. Compensating
3. Assigning responsibility for damage caused by accidental spills of hazardous waste

1. Providing impact information for transboundary air pollution
2. Protecting marine environment from sea-based pollution

1. Pollution
2. Overcompensation
3. Damage
4. Compensation

1. Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea (HNS), London, 1996
2. HNS Convention implementation
3. The HNS Convention and the 2010 Protocol
4. North Sea pollution from shipping: legal framework
5. Non-tanker and/or mystery spills
6. Compensating Victims of Hazardous Substance Pollution in the United States and Japan: A Comparative Analysis