Ning Liu. BUILDING A SYNERGISTIC MODEL ON CHEMICAL AND WASTE MULTILATERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS TO IMPROVE ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT : A CASE STUDY OF MULTILATERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS REGIONAL ENFORCEMENT NETWORK. Doctoral Degree(). Chulalongkorn University. Office of Academic Resources. : Chulalongkorn University, 2015.
BUILDING A SYNERGISTIC MODEL ON CHEMICAL AND WASTE MULTILATERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS TO IMPROVE ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT : A CASE STUDY OF MULTILATERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS REGIONAL ENFORCEMENT NETWORK
Abstract:
Proliferation of multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) leads to institutional fragmentation, duplication as well as overloading the national administration and likely causes ineffectiveness of MEAs implementation. Using collective action theory, inter-organization theory and propositions on synergy, clustering, fragmentation and regime effectiveness, this research closely examined a case of MEA Regional Enforcement Network (MEA REN), a pilot project aimed at strengthening enforcement of four chemical and waste related MEAs (Basel/Rotterdam/Stockholm Conventions and Montreal Protocol) in Asia, to prove the claim that building MEAs synergies would improve enforcement effectiveness. The study was conducted through in-depth interview, documentation review, comparing trade data, and qualification analysis. The study concluded that synergy building could improve information flows, inter-agency cooperation, law enforcement operations, capacity building and enforcing licensing system so that countries can enforce MEAs in a more effective way. The study recommended organization reform, enforcement networking and capacity building are key areas to improve enforcement effectiveness, and constructed a model of building synergies for chemical and waste related MEAs to improve environmental enforcement.