Report of the 45th session of GESAMP, Rome, Italy, 17 to 20 September 2018
2019
GESAMP held its 45th Session during 17-20 September 2018, at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy. GESAMP was established in 1969 by a number of United Nations’ Organizations as a Joint Group to encourage the independent, interdisciplinary consideration of marine pollution and environmental protection matters in order to avoid duplication of efforts within the United Nations system. The Group discussed: Evaluation of the hazards of harmful substances carried by ships; Active substances to be used in ballast water management systems; Atmospheric input of chemicals to the ocean; Trends in global pollution in coastal environments; Sources, fate and effects of plastics and microplastics in the marine environment; Marine geoengineering; Impacts of wastes and other matter in the marine environment from mining operations, including marine mineral mining; Sea based sources of marine litter including fishing gear and other shipping related litter; Harmful algal blooms and food security and safety in the context of climate change; The United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.
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