Download This PaperPrecautionary Policy? The Wakashio Oil Spill in Mauritius: A Hard Lesson About Coastal and Marine Management
IPL Policy Brief Series, Issue #2, June 2021
8 Pages Posted: 6 Jul 2021
Date Written: June 20, 2021
Abstract
Mauritius – a Small Island Developing State (SIDS) in the Indian Ocean – has faced its first major ecological disaster in 2020 with an oil spill catastrophe. In 2019, another similar disaster occurred in Rennell Island in the Pacific. In this policy brief, we document the oil disaster in Mauritius and discuss the lessons learnt for SIDS.
Keywords: Islands, Mauritius, Wakashio, Oil Spill, Sustainability
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Raghoo, Pravesh, Precautionary Policy? The Wakashio Oil Spill in Mauritius: A Hard Lesson About Coastal and Marine Management (June 20, 2021). IPL Policy Brief Series, Issue #2, June 2021, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3870818
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