"The preparation and execution of the National Plan for the protection of the marine environment in the State of Kuwait" 1 Kuwait Environment Public Authority
Content Why do we care about the marine environment? Environmental Laws and responsibilities. The national Plan for the protection of the Marine Environment. Objectives and Indicators Monitoring networks State of the Environment Updating Strategies 2
Kuwait Marine Environment Why do we care? Biodiversity Fishing & Aquaculture Recreation & Leisure Nutrient Cycling Cultural Heritage Climate Regulation Transport Oil + Mineral Resources Biotechnology Resources Waste Disposal 3
Pressure and state Climate Water Quality Predators 4 Pressure State Contextual Information
Environmental Protection Law No 42/2014 Law development Penal Act No 16 Law for the Conservation of Oil Resources Act of safety regulations and the protection of public facilities and resources Marine Trade Act Law for the prohibition of certain actions harmful to public health and plants Anti-Smoking Law 1960 1964 1973 1977 1978 1980 1983 1987 1995 2014 Law of Criminal Procedures and its amendments Law to prevent pollution of navigation waters with oil Law regulating the use of ionizing radiation and the prevention of risks Kuwait Convection for the cooperation in the protection of the Marine Environment Law establishing Public Authority for Agriculture and fish Resources Law No 21/1995 Establishing Environment Public Authority and its amendments 1996 5
Environment Protection Law 42/2014 6 Chapters Subject Number of articles Preamble General Provisions 15 One Development & Environment 5 Two Protection of the Terrestrial Environment 27 Three Protection of Atmosphere and the Ozone Layer 17 Four Protection of the Aquatic and Coastal Environments 35 Five Biodiversity 11 Six Environmental Management 17 Seven Penalties & Punishments 30 Eight Civil Responsibilities and Compensation 10 Nine Final Rules 14 Total 181
Section Four Protecting Water and Coastal Environment Against Pollution Chapter One: Protecting Marine Environment Against Pollution First: Protection Scope (Article 65) The authority shall prepare and follow up the execution of the national plan for marine environment management, accompanied by a timetable for the execution phases, and the liabilities of the concerned authorities towards the same, and the requirements of execution thereof. 7
National Plan for Marine Environmental Management 8
National Plan for Marine Environmental Management 1 9
National Plan for Marine Environmental Management 2 10
National Plan for Marine Environmental Management 3 11
National Plan for Marine Environmental Management 4 12
National Plan for Marine Environmental Management 1 13
General approach Objective Definition Data & Monitoring Assessment, Interpretation & Analysis Management & Implementation 14
General approach Environmental Policy 15
Marine Environmental Commitments: National Conventions, documents and action plans Legally Binding Signatory / Ratified by Kuwait Kuwait Environment Protection Law - Law 42 of 2014 National Biodiversity Strategy for the State of Kuwait x Art 3.1: Protection of the environment and its natural resources and maintaining the natural balance of the entire territory of the State 16
Marine Environmental Commitments: Regional Conventions, documents and action plans Legally Binding Signatory / Ratified by Kuwait Kuwait Regional Convention for Cooperation on the Protection of the Marine Environment from Pollution Kuwait Action Plan Protocol concerning Regional Cooperation in Combating Pollution by Oil and Other Harmful Substance in Cases of Emergency Kuwait Action Plan Protocol Concerning Marine Pollution resulting from Exploration and Exploitation of the Continental Shelf Kuwait Action Plan Protocol for the Protection of the Marine Environment against Pollution from Land- Based Sources Kuwait Action Plan Protocol on the Control of Marine Trans-Boundary Movements and Disposal of Hazardous Wastes and Other Wastes Convention on the Conservation of Wildlife and their Natural Habitats in the Countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council x Agreement for the establishment of the Regional Commission for Fisheries (RECOFI) 17
Marine Environmental Commitments: International Conventions, documents and action plans Legally Binding Signatory / Ratified by Kuwait UN Convention on the Law of the Sea Convention on Biological Diversity CBD Aichi Biodiversity Targets n/a Ramsar Convention - Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (UNESCO) Marpol - International Convention for the prevention of Pollution from Ships (under IMO) CITES - Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species UN Sustainable Development Goals UN Agenda 21: Programme of Action for Sustainable Development Rio Declaration on Environment and Development World Summit on Sustainable Development Plan of Implementation FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries UN General Assembly Resolutions Washington Declaration for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-Based Activities n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 18
General approach Environmental Policy Biodiversity Water Quality. 19
General approach Environmental Policy Biodiversity Water Quality. Species Habitats Food webs 20
General approach Environmental Policy Biodiversity Water Quality. Species Habitats Food webs Species Abundance Species Distribution Species Abundance Species Distribution Proportion of Top Predators 21
General approach Environmental Policy Biodiversity Water Quality. Species Habitats Food webs Species Abundance Species Distribution Species Abundance Species Distribution Proportion of Top Predators Monitoring Data 22
The framework for a structured hierarchical set of objectives for Kuwait 23
National Plan for Marine Environmental Management 2 24
EPA monitoring networks Coastal Water Monitoring (12 locations) Marine Water Monitoring (13 locations) Smart buoys (15 locations) Total: 40 locations new 25
EPA monitoring networks Coastal Water Monitoring (12 locations) Marine Water Monitoring (13 locations) Smart buoys (15 locations) Total: 40 locations new - Updates are expected after the comprehensive survey project for the marine environment (emisk Marine) 26
EPA monitoring networks 51 new monitoring networks (Observation Units) will be established after the comprehensive survey project: Biodiversity (21 O.U.) Food and Water Quality for Human Health (3 O.U.) Pollution (9 O.U.) Eutrophication (4 O.U.) Coastal Processes and Oceanography (4 O.U.) Human Activities (10 O.U.) 27
EPA monitoring networks 51 new monitoring networks (Observation Units) will include: 45 Offshore Development Survey 46 Location and Intensity of Shipping Traffic 47 Oil Spills from Shipping 28
EPA Smart Buoys Network
Met ocean + Water Quality data Wind Direction Relative Humidity Solar Radiation Current Speed Wave Height and Direction ph Salinity Turbidity Blue-Green Algae Oil and Grease detectors Radiation Wind Speed Atmospheric Temperature Air Pressure Current Direction Current Profile Water Temperature Dissolved Oxygen Conductivity Chlorophyll-a Alarm system/mobile Display Nutrient detectors (P/N) 30
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Direct link Portable Stakeholders monitoring networks Inspection and monitoring Stakeholders Intranet KIN Internet املجتمع 35 Environment Public Authority
36 Cooperation with ROPME Remote Sensing
37 Cooperation with ROPME Oil Spill incidents in ROPME Sea Area 1984-2014
National Plan for Marine Environmental Management 3 38
emisk Marine Surveying and Establishment of a Comprehensive Database for the Marine Environment of Kuwait
Comprehensive surveys Article 7 (11) Environment Protection Law 42/2014 Developing and conducting comprehensive environmental surveys and continuous monitoring programs of the environmental criteria and parameters in all environmental sectors as well as carrying out the environmental surveillance and measurement operations and the continuous follow up of environment quality MARINE LAND ENERGY WASTE AIR INDUSTRY WATER 40
Survey Area Biodiversity Food & Water Quality for Human Health The Project will cover the territorial waters of Kuwait defined by Decree No. 317 of 2014 and it includes the open sea, beaches and Islands. Pollution Fisheries Human Activities Eutrophication and Harmful Algal blooms Coastal Processes and Oceanography 41
Methodology Base Maps Public User Data storage and Analysis Private User Science-based Information Guidelines Parameters Data management Layers Graphs/Tables Environmental policies & Decision Making 42
Project Outcomes 1. Geo-Environmental Database Development Data migration requirements Custom applications Automated maintenance scripts and programs Large size data file storage directory Data cataloguing tool 43
Project Outcomes 2. Data Visualization & knowledge sharing tools. 44
Project Outcomes 3. SOMER 45
Project Outcomes 4. Services 50-100 visits per day since beginning of 2012. 46 Overview on the location from which the visitors launched Kuwait Official Environmental Portal ( www.beatona.net)
National Plan for Marine Environmental Management 4 47
Pollution Strategic Goal Management Objective Management Indicator Operational Indicator P-SG1. To ensure that marine ecosystems are not adversely impacted by contaminants P-MO1: Concentrations of contaminants in the marine environment are within environmental quality standards and do not cause adverse ecological impacts P-MI1: The number of priority pollutants in sea water that do not meet environmental standards P-MI2: The number of priority pollutants in marine and intertidal sediments that do not meet environmental standards P-MI3: The number of priority pollutants in biota that do not meet environmental standards P-MI4: The number of litter classes [declining] in abundance on the coasts and seafloor P-OI1: Location and compound specific concentrations of contaminants in sea water P-OI2: Location and compound specific concentrations of contaminants in marine and intertidal sediments P-OI3: Species and compound specific concentrations of contaminants in biota P-OI4: Location specific flux of litter on the coastline P-OI5: Location specific flux of litter on the seafloor P-MO2: Releases of contaminants into the marine environment are within environmental quality standards P-MI5: The number of priority pollutants discharged into sea water that do not meet environmental standards P-OI6: Location and compound specific inputs of contaminants in effluents discharged to sea 48
What s next? expected from EPA Preparation of the National plan: Execution phases Liabilities of the concerned authorities The requirements of execution expected from Stakeholders Collaboration Preparation of infrastructure Execution Data sharing/management Bylaws Objectives, indicators and standards 49
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