Compensations authority issues 2009 environment claims report

February 14, 2010 · Posted in NEWS
Economics 2/14/2010 1:23:00 PM – Board Chairman of Kuwait Public Authority for Assessment of Compensation for Damages resulting from the Iraqi Aggression (PAAC) said current focus was on claims relating to environment and oil sector damages.
In a preface to the 2009 annual report, the official said these claims amount to great sums and require a great deal of study, authentication and scrutiny, and follow up on the part of the United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC). It also requires cooperation with other states in the region including Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Jordan, also affected by the 1990 aggression.
The PAAC central committee supervises environmental reclamation projects and attends meetings in Kuwait and abroad in coordination with the UN and with presence of technical representative delegations of the said countries, as well as Iraq.
The meetings consider all possible means to help with environmental reclamation to limit future threat and hazard to human health and the environment.
The annual report indicated ongoing follow up on Kuwaiti claims lodged with the UN within a specified time-table. The authority follows through with the process till claimants are actually imbursed.
The report indicated claims are being process relating to damages to the desert environment, ground water, oil slicks, coastal environment and ecosystems, and public health.
The first Kuwaiti claims to be imbursed were in 2007 related to ground water and desert and coastal environmental reclamation projects.(end) hmm.wsa KUNA 141323 Feb 10NNNN

KUWAIT, Feb 14 (KUNA)

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