SUMMARY REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE PREVENTION OF MARINE OIL POLLUTION IN THE ARCTIC.

• Main Author: Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response (EPPR)
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response (EPPR) 2013
• Subjects: EPPR; Arctic; Nuuk; Arctic Council; Emergency, Prevention, Preparedness, and Response; Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11374/1218

As Northern waters become increasingly accessible as a result of a warming climate, offshore oil and gas operations, maritime shipping and tourism are all expected to increase over the coming years. The Arctic environment however presents a set of spill response and recovery challenges which are not...