Tehran Convention | UNEP - UN Environment Programme The Tehran ConventionA: OverviewThe Caspian Sea is a unique natural reservoir on our planet It is a land locked water body located between two major parts of the Eurasian continent The Caspian Sea is the world’s largest land locked reservoir, covering an area of 392,600 km2 with its surface lying 27 meters below sea level (according to the Baltic elevation system) Its size is comparable
Environmental cooperation for the Caspian Sea - UNEP Environmental challenge The Caspian basin has been isolated for over two million years and hosts a unique ecological system as a result The Caspian sturgeon and the rare fresh water seal are among the most famous of the over 400 species that are endemic to the Caspian Sea
Working together for the resilience of the Caspian Sea - UNEP UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen warns that the Caspian Sea faces a crisis from climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, threatening ecosystems and millions of people Urgent, science-driven action and regional cooperation are crucial for its future resilience
Boost for Caspian Sea protection as new environmental rules come . . . - UNEP Major new infrastructure planned around the Caspian Sea will be legally required to meet transboundary environmental standards, as a new Protocol enters into force today under the Framework Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Caspian Sea – known as the Tehran Convention – hosted by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
About the UNEP Regional Seas Programme UNEP’s Regional Seas Programme consists of three types of Regional Seas Conventions and Action Plans, across 18 different regions The Ecosystems Division administers six Regional Seas Conventions and Action Plans whilst the Regional Office for Europe administers the Tehran Convention (Caspian Sea) UNEP-administered– These Regional Seas have been established and are directly administered
Scientific Conference on Climate Change in the Caspian Sea Region - UNEP The "Scientific Conference on Climate Change in the Caspian Sea Region” will be held virtually from 27 to 28 October 2021 The event is organized under the auspices of the Coordinating Committee on Hydrometeorology and Pollution Monitoring of the Caspian Sea (CASPCOM), and the Interim Secretariat of the Framework Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Caspian Sea
Caspian Sea Ministerial - UNEP Description: The "Caspian Sea Water Decline in light of climate change” event is organized to address the pressing issue of long-standing sea level decline induced by climate change in the Caspian Sea
Caspian Sea State of the Environment Report - UNEP This State of the Caspian Sea Environment Report should be seen and considered as a first try out and starting point towards the creation of a shared environmental information system promoting and securing data collection, monitoring, analysis, harmonization and public communication in support of full implementation of the Tehran Convention and its protocols We hope that it will improve the
Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis for the Caspian Sea - UNEP This Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis (TDA) is a scientific and technical assessment, through which the water-related environmental issues and problems of the Caspian Sea region have been identified and quantified, their causes analyzed and their impacts, both environmental and economic, assessed The analysis involves an identification of causes and impacts at national, regional, and global
Secretariats and Conventions (MEAs) - UNEP States adopt Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants States adopt Carpathian Convention Framework Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Caspian Sea Agreement on the Conservation of Gorillas and Their Habitats Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress World leaders commit to Rio+20