Improvements to enforcement of multilateral environmental agreements to control international shipments of chemicals and wastes.
Illegal trade in hazardous waste and harmful chemicals has caused severe damage on human health and the environment, and brought big challenges to countries to meet their commitments to related multilateral environmental agreements. Synergy-building, like organising law enforcement operations, is critical to address illegal trade in waste and chemicals, and further improve the effectiveness of environmental enforcement. This article discusses how and why law enforcement operations can help countries to implement chemical and waste-related multilateral environmental agreements in a more efficient and effective way. The research explores key barriers and factors for organising law enforcement operations, and recommends methods to improve law enforcement operations to address illegal trade in hazardous waste and harmful chemicals.
Environment, Development and Sustainability Programme, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Ning
N
Liu
Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand sbvira@yahoo.com.
Vira
V
Somboon
Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Surichai
S
Wun'gaeo
Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Carl
C
Middleton
Centre for European Studies, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Charit
C
Tingsabadh
Environment, Development and Sustainability Programme, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Sangchan
S
Limjirakan
D002617:Chemical Industry / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration; D059029:Electronic Waste; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000517:prevention & control; D006256:Hazardous Waste / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D007391:International Cooperation; D010575:Pesticides; D010969:Plastics; D018505:Waste Management / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000379:methods
D006256:Hazardous Waste; D010575:Pesticides; D010969:Plastics
Environmental enforcement; chemicals and waste; combating illegal trade; enforcement operation; multilateral environmental agreement; regime effectiveness; synergies building; waste crime