Hazardous Wastes, Organic Pollutants and Prior Informed Consent

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This book is dealing with the International guidelines related to hazards wastes, organic pollutants and their movements to various areas by different ways and means, provides readers with an integrated understanding of the global environmental regimes for hazards wastes and organic pollutants. The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazards Wastes and their Disposal, which aims to prevent the unauthorized dumping of toxic waste in developing countries, has been covered in detail with sufficient case studies. The Rotterdam Convention on Prior Informed Consent hazards chemicals in International Trade is discussed to elaborate upon the mechanism for the import of such chemicals. In addition, the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants is presented to elaborate upon the guidelines to eliminate the global use of such nominated chemicals. The Agenda 21 action plan in this regard is also covered in an elaborate manner. The book is user friendly and has the ingredients of a reference book on the said subject. Chapters include Global Laws on Tranboundary Movements of Hazards wastes. Global laws on Persistent Organic Pollutants; Global System of Prior Informed Consent; Conservation and Management of resources for Environment and development Action Plan as per Agenda 21 and Implementation of Action Plan as per Agenda 21 for Environment and development.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Prabhas Chandra Sinha

Dr. P. C. Sinha obtained M.A., M.Phil. and Ph.D. degrees from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He also successfully participated in the international diploma programme on the "Conflict Resolution" at Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University, Sweden and worked as the Research Fellow on environment and policy issues at EPAI, East-West Center, Hawaii (USA) leading to his post-doctoral degree. He was senior Research Fellow at School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He has traveled to many countries around the world. As an Author and Editor Dr. Prabhas has a number of Publications to his Credit.

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Title
Hazardous Wastes, Organic Pollutants and Prior Informed Consent
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Edition
1st ed.
Publisher
ISBN
8189741357
Length
xxvi+342p., Tables; Figures; Annexures; Bibliography; Index; 23cm.
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