Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response Working Group of the Arctic Council: Recent Marine Environmental Initiatives in the Arctic Council

摘要

The Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response Working Group of the Arctic Council continues to function as the focus of Arctic Council work on preparedness and response to oil, hazsub, and radiological releases. In addition the Working Group has recently been assigned responsibility for disaster response. Among the current work projects just completed or underway are the following: Shoreline Cleanup and Assessment Manual – The manual has been completed under Canadian and US leadership and is being translated into Russian. This completes the last gap identified in the 1998 Environmental Risk Assessment.