Towards Effective Governance of Marine Geoengineering in West Africa: Aligning With Global and Regional Best Practices
Abstract
The impacts of climate change have compelled humanity to produce innovative ways of counteracting this phenomenon. Marine geoengineering technologies are regarded as an avenue to forestall climate change. However, these technologies pose a danger to the environment and threaten the survival of living organisms and humanity. The deployment of these technologies could exacerbate the adverse impacts that climate change has on the environment. Using doctrinal, legal history, and comparative legal analysis, this thesis studies how West Africa can ensure the effective governance of marine geoengineering activities in the subregion. The study examines the global and selected regional governance regimes and arrangements in place on marine geoengineering, to ascertain the best approaches to govern this technique.
Subject
- Geoengineering
- Marine Geoengineering
- UNCLOS
- London Convention
- London Protocol
- Convention on Biological Diversity
- Carbon Dioxide Storage
- West Africa
- UNFCCC
- Paris Agreement
- Solar Radiation Management
- Carbon Dioxide Removal
- United Nations Environment Assembly
- United Nations General Assembly
- United Nations Environment Programme
- Mediterranean Sea Region
- Baltic Sea Region
- North-East Atlantic Region
- climate change
- mitigation