The Persian Gulf Countrie's Responsibilities and Their Roles in Environmental Protection

Due to existence of huge oil and gas resources and specific ecological conditions of the region and exploitation of these resources and environment by the adjacent countries, the Persian Gulf is exposed to continuous pollution risks. The strategic sensitivity of the region and political and military tensions and economic issues overshadows the important issues such as marine environment in this region and converted the Persian Gulf into one of the most polluted marine areas. The specific conditions of the region has caused that in the last decade of the 20th century, the major legal institutions attempted to affect changes for widespread support for environmental protection of this vital waterway. Taking into consideration that in principle, implementation of environmental protection management on a single base by each country is impossible and no use, therefore, the Persian Gulf countries decided to act in the framework of collective cooperation by concluding Kuwait convention on regional cooperation for environmental protection. In this article we try to check the terms and structures in the state responsibility, management and proper removal of pollutants in the region and internationally to identify strengths and weaknesses and the needs to be addressed and in that context to find solutions to achieve out of this crisis.