Regional Convention for the Conservation of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden Environment 1982.

This Convention, signed by States of the Gulf area, aims at prevention and reduction of pollution of the marine environment in the waters of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden by oil and other harmful or noxious materials arising from human activities on land or at sea. The Convention shall apply to the entire sea area as defined in Article II but a Contracting Party may request inclusion of areas within that Party's national jurisdiction and lying adjacent to those sea areas as defined in Article II.
The Convention establishes the Regional Organization for the Conservation of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden Environment which shall consist of a Council, a General Secretariat and a Committee for the Settlement of Disputes. The Convention sets out a general duty of Contracting Parties to avoid pollution of coastal and marine areas, provides for cooperation in dealing with pollution emergencies and scientific and technological cooperation. Furthermore, it requires the Contracting Party to give due consideration to marine environmental effects in development and to adopt rules for the determination of civil liability and compensation for damage to the marine environment by pollution and requires each Contracting Party to submit to the General Secretariat reports on measures taken for the implementation of this Convention and its Protocols. The Convention also provides for the implementation of compliance control and the settlement of disputes between Contracting Parties.