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Arctic Oil Pollution Research and Development Workshop Report
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2021-05)In 2017, the EPPR and the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) hosted a workshop to share information and discuss the latest advances in oil spill response ... -
Preventing and Responding to Oil Spills in the Arctic
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2020-08)Factsheet on the Marine Oil Pollution Preparedness and Response in the Arctic (MOSPA) Agreement -
Legal Issues Related To The Agreement On Cooperation On Marine Oil Pollution Preparedness And Response In The Arctic (MOSPA) Summary Report
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2019-05)This summary report is based on a comprehensive study commissioned by the Norwegian Coastal Administration and was written by Alla Pozdnakova, Henrik Ringbom, and Erik Røsæg of the Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law ... -
Planning Guidance For MOSPA Exercises
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2019-05)The Agreement on Cooperation on Marine Oil Spill Preparedness and Response in the Arctic (MOSPA Agreement) aims to strengthen emergency cooperation and coordination of Arctic oil spill response operations amongst the eight ... -
Status Of Implementation: Framework Plan For Cooperation On Prevention Of Oil Pollution From Petroleum And Maritime Activities In The Marine Areas Of The Arctic
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2019-05)In 2015, the Arctic Council Ministers approved the “Framework Plan for Cooperation on Prevention of Oil Pollution from Petroleum and Maritime Activities in the Marine Areas of the Arctic” (Framework Plan). In the Framework ... -
Agreement on Cooperation on Marine Oil Pollution Preparedness And Response In the Arctic (MOSPA) 2018 Table-Top Exercise After Action Report
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2019-05)The 2018 Agreement on Cooperation on Marine Oil Pollution Preparedness and Response in the Arctic (MOSPA) Tabletop Exercise (TTX) was sponsored by the Arctic Council’s Emergency Prevention, Preparedness, and Response (EPPR) ... -
Appendix VI: Administrative Procedures 2018, Agreement on Cooperation on Marine Oil Pollution Preparedness and Response in the Arctic
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2018)The Agreement on Cooperation on Marine Oil Pollution Preparedness and Response in the Arctic Appendix VI Administrative Procedures 2018. -
Appendix IV: Operational Guidelines 2020, Agreement on Cooperation on Marine Oil Pollution Preparedness & Response in the Arctic
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2020-12-23)The Agreement on Cooperation on Marine Oil Pollution Preparedness and Response in the Arctic (the “Agreement”) includes the following non‐binding Operational Guidelines (the “Guidelines”). Nothing in these Guidelines is ... -
MOSPA Table-Top Exercise 2018 Participant Manual
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2018-03)The 2018 Agreement on Cooperation on Marine Oil Pollution Preparedness and Response in the Arctic (MOSPA) Tabletop Exercise (TTX) is sponsored by the Arctic Council’s Emergency Prevention, Preparedness, and Response (EPPR) ... -
Field Guide for Oil Spill Response in Arctic Waters: Second Edition 2017
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2017)This Field Guide has been developed to provide circumpolar countries with operational oil spill response guidance specific to the unique climatic and physiographic features of the Arctic environment. The Field Guide is a ... -
Oil Spill Preparedness in Small Communities
(2017-05)Community leaders and local emergency response officials were asked to complete the questionnaire. Based on the self-assessment, community preparedness dashboards are displayed via a web-based, interactive map. Also available ... -
Recommended Practices for Arctic Oil Spill Prevention
(Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response (EPPR), 2013)This report was prepared by DNV on behalf of the Norwegian Coastal Administration, which represents Norway in the Arctic Council’s Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response Working Group (EPPR). This report includes ... -
Arctic Exercise: After Action Report. On the Agreement on Cooperation on Marine Oil Pollution Preparedness and Response in the Arctic.
(EPPR Secretariat; Arctic Council Secretariat, 2014-09)The first exercise under the Agreement on Cooperation on Marine Oil Pollution Preparedness and Response in the Arctic was hosted by Canada, and organised by the Canadian Coast Guard as National Competent Authority for ... -
Guide to Oil Spill Response in Snow and Ice Conditions
(Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response (EPPR), 2015)The objective of the Arctic version of the Guide is to identify and describe those aspects of planning and operations that are directly associated with a response to an Arctic oil spill in ice and snow conditions. Response ... -
Руководство по реагированию на разливы нефти в условиях ледового и снежного покрова. Резюме.
(EPPR Secretariat; Arctic Council Secretariat, 2015)Арктика – динамичный, меняющийся регион. Находясь в среде, которая отличается как крайней уязвимостью, так и высокой жизнеспособностью, жители Арктики понимают необходимость добрососедского циркумполярного сотрудничества ... -
Summary: Guide to Oil Spill Response in Snow and Ice Conditions in the Arctic.
(EPPR Secretariat; Arctic Council Secretariat, 2015)The Arctic is a dynamic and changing region. With an environment that is both fragile and resilient, Arctic inhabitants understand that it takes cooperation among circumpolar neighbors to safeguard resources that are key ... -
Arctic Environmental Response Management Application
(EPPR Secretariat, 2015)ERMA is an online mapping tool that integrates both static and real-time data, such as Environmental Sensitivity Index maps, ship locations, weather, and ocean currents, in a centralized format for environmental responders ... -
Field Guide for Oil Spill Response in Arctic Waters
(Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response Working Group (EPPR), 1998)This field guide was developed to provide circumpolar countries with oil spill response guidance specific to the unique climatic and physiographic features of the Arctic environment. -
Guidelines and Strategies for Oil Spill Waste Management in Arctic Regions
(Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response Working Group (EPPR), 2009)The report describes key components of the decision process for oil spill waste management in the Arctic and describes a computer Job Aid that has been developed to assist managers and decision makers understand and ... -
Behaviour of Oil and Other Hazardous and Noxious Substances (HNS) Spilled in Arctic Waters (BoHaSA)
(Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response Working Group (EPPR), 2011-02-20)Norway initiated the BoHaSa project in response to a request in the Salekhard Declaration. The BoHaSa report presents a compilation of current knowledge and expertise on the behaviour of hazardous substances in Arctic ...