Oil spill emergency preparedness in the Russian Arctic: a study of the Murmansk region
The issue of oil spill emergency response in north-west Russia has become increasingly important following a substantial increase in maritime transport and major offshore developments in Russian waters. This study is an initial effort to outline the public and private agencies and organizations invo...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:b3a7b4a9308b433fbed57ba53512f8a6 2023-05-15T15:06:43+02:00 Oil spill emergency preparedness in the Russian Arctic: a study of the Murmansk region Maria Ivanova 2011-06-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v30i0.7285 https://doaj.org/article/b3a7b4a9308b433fbed57ba53512f8a6 EN eng Norwegian Polar Institute http://www.polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/7285/pdf_135 https://doaj.org/toc/0800-0395 https://doaj.org/toc/1751-8369 doi:10.3402/polar.v30i0.7285 0800-0395 1751-8369 https://doaj.org/article/b3a7b4a9308b433fbed57ba53512f8a6 Polar Research, Vol 30, Iss 0, Pp 1-13 (2011) oil spills oil spill emergency response organizations Environmental sciences GE1-350 Oceanography GC1-1581 article 2011 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v30i0.7285 2022-12-31T08:35:50Z The issue of oil spill emergency response in north-west Russia has become increasingly important following a substantial increase in maritime transport and major offshore developments in Russian waters. This study is an initial effort to outline the public and private agencies and organizations involved in handling oil spills in the Murmansk region and the structure of the oil spill emergency response system in the region. This study examines the formal relationships between federal and regional authorities and between the different subsystems at the regional level. Due to the paucity of academic literature and public documentation on this topic, this study to a large extent bases itself on interview data. A main finding is that the regional oil spill response system has not been fully developed. It further concludes that the system lacks a clearly formulated state policy, a single governing authority and a unified structure. Finally, the study demonstrates that the agencies and organizations involved in tackling oil spill emergencies in the Murmansk region are hampered by insufficient funding, which probably reduces their preparedness to combat oil spills. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic North-West Russia Polar Research Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Murmansk Polar Research 30 1 7285 |
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The issue of oil spill emergency response in north-west Russia has become increasingly important following a substantial increase in maritime transport and major offshore developments in Russian waters. This study is an initial effort to outline the public and private agencies and organizations involved in handling oil spills in the Murmansk region and the structure of the oil spill emergency response system in the region. This study examines the formal relationships between federal and regional authorities and between the different subsystems at the regional level. Due to the paucity of academic literature and public documentation on this topic, this study to a large extent bases itself on interview data. A main finding is that the regional oil spill response system has not been fully developed. It further concludes that the system lacks a clearly formulated state policy, a single governing authority and a unified structure. Finally, the study demonstrates that the agencies and organizations involved in tackling oil spill emergencies in the Murmansk region are hampered by insufficient funding, which probably reduces their preparedness to combat oil spills. |
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Oil spill emergency preparedness in the Russian Arctic: a study of the Murmansk region |
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Oil spill emergency preparedness in the Russian Arctic: a study of the Murmansk region |
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