South Asian Seas Progamme - Action Plan

Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities

Activities selected for implementation by South Asian Seas member States:

1. Development of strategy, including refinement of the Programme of Action, for the protection of the Marine Environment of the South Asian Seas from Land-based Activities;
2. Development of a regional programme for monitoring of marine pollution in the coastal waters of the South Asian Seas and the regular exchange of relevant data and information;
3. Development of pilot activities in countries of the South Asian Seas to control the degradation of the marine coastal environment from land-based activities;
4. Training of personnel involved in these pilot projects to control the degradation of the marine and coastal environment from land-based activities, including preparation of a training manual;
5. Development of a regional programme to identify the special problems of the largest coastal cities, each having a population of more than 10 million by the year 2000, and of the island States in the areas of: (i ) disposal of domestic effluents; and (ii) collection and disposal of solid wastes;