title: International cooperation and support in environmental remediation - is there any room for improvement?
abstract: The challenges faced by states seeking to implement Environmental Remediation works are many. To this end, the International Atomic Energy Agency attempts to provide assistance and guidance to Member States wherever possible. This review article provides a brief overview of these challenges and highlights the international sources of financial and implementation support discussed at an international conference on the topic in Astana, Kazakhstan in 2009. The conference concluded the importance of institutional structures as a pre-requisite for remediation work, recognized privatization as a useful but limited financing tool for remediation and illustrated the need for better coordination between international funding organizations to reduce overlap and optimization of resources to secure the best outcomes.
authors.affiliation: International Atomic Energy Agency, Wagramer Strasse 5, A-1400 Vienna, Austria. H.Monken.Fernandes@iaea.org
authors.forename: Horst Monken
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: Manuel Santamaria
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Recio
authors.forename: Hans
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Forsstrom
authors.forename: Philip Michael
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Carson
mesh_terms: D003226:Congresses as Topic; D003657:Decision Making; D052918:Environmental Restoration and Remediation / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D007391:International Cooperation; D007623:Kazakhstan; D008906:Mining; D011848:Radioactive Pollutants; D014501:Uranium
chemical_list: D011848:Radioactive Pollutants; D014501:Uranium