X-Press Pearl Maritime Disaster: Sri Lanka - Report of the UN Environmental Advisory Mission

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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
dc.contributor.organizationEconomy Division
dc.contributor.otherPartow, Hassan
dc.contributor.otherLacroix, Camille
dc.contributor.otherLe Floch, Stephane
dc.contributor.otherAlcaro, Luigi
dc.coverage.spatialSri Lanka
dc.date.accessioned2021-08-08T23:13:35Z
dc.date.available2021-08-08T23:13:35Z
dc.date.issued2021-07
dc.descriptionThe X-Press Pearl incident is the worst maritime disaster to have struck Sri Lanka. It has had a significant impact on Sri Lanka’s sensitive coastal environment, local communities and the economy. Moreover, the event continues to unfold, and its active pollution generation phase will only come to closure with the elimination of the risks from the wreck and containers lost at sea. Along with uncertainties of cascading environmental damage, the incident’s complexity stems from the range of pollutants involved - oil, hazardous chemicals and plastics – and the lack of clarity regarding the nature and status of a substantial part of the vessel’s cargo. Moreover, the growing geographic extent of the plastic spill - the largest on record - is expected to have transboundary impacts further compounding the problem.en
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dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/36608
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number72 p.
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectoil pollution
dc.subjectchemical pollution
dc.subjectmarine pollution
dc.subjectplastic waste
dc.subjectpollution
dc.subjectenvironmental impact assessment
dc.subjecttransboundary environmental impact
dc.subjectair pollution
dc.subjectmarine fauna
dc.subjectfishery resource
dc.subjectenvironmental monitoring
dc.subjectSri Lanka
dc.titleX-Press Pearl Maritime Disaster: Sri Lanka - Report of the UN Environmental Advisory Missionen
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