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Input to Questionnaire on issues relating to the environmental effected related to waste originating from chemical munitions dumped at sea

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    QUESTIONNAIRE ON ISSUES RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
    RELATED TO WASTE ORIGINATING FROM CHEMICAL MUNITIONS DUMPED
    AT SEA
    Situation
    1. Is there an environmental risk for your country/region to be affected by waste
    originating from chemical munitions dumped at sea (WOCMDS)? If so, what are the
    environmental challenges and effects posed by WOCDMS?
    Answer: N/A
    2. Does the scientific community in your country/region examine the
    environmental effects related to WOCMDS? If so, what are the findings of such
    scientific researches?
    Answer: N/A
    Response to incidents
    3. Does your country/region have the experience in responding to incidents
    related to WOCMDS?
    Answer: N/A
    4. Does your country/region have the capacity to respond to incidents related to
    incidents related to WOCMDS?
    Answer: N/A
    5. Has your government/organization developed an action plan or built
    capacities to respond to incidents related to WOCMDS? If not, does your
    government/organization intend to do so in the future?
    Answer: No, we do not have such an action plan. We might discuss the matter in the
    appropriate forum to decide on the policy.
    Raising awareness and other actions
    6. Does your government/organization provide information on WOCMDS to civil
    society and industry? Does your government/organization raise awareness on
    WOCMDS and how?
    Answer: N/A
    7. Are there any partnerships between government, industry and civil society in
    your country/region on raising awareness, reporting and monitoring of WOCMDS?
    Answer: N/A
    Cooperation
    8. Does your government cooperate with other States, regional and/or
    international organizations to assess or increase awareness of WOCMDS?
    Answer: N/A
    9. What would be, in your view, possible modalities for international cooperation
    to assess an increase awareness of WOCMDS?
    Answer: Through continuous survey by the United Nation.
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