Collaboration and partnering for the development, transfer and applicationof environmental technologies for contaminated site remediation

International cooperation in the field of contaminated site management has resulted in the formation of collaborations, partnerships and networks. The key benefits of increased cooperation are in the reduction of duplication in efforts, which is of particular importance to industry, in the co-ordina tion of contaminated site research, improved synergy and definition of need s, policy development, information dissemination and technology transfer. T he paper introduces and briefly discusses key collaborations, partnerships and networks throughout the world relating to contaminated site management and remediation. The key value of these partnerships lies in connecting and sharing with them. In addition, the work that these organizations are invo lved with provides a useful indication of important issues in contaminated site remediation at a global level. The experience shared within these grou ps should prove useful to the application of similar problems in regions wh ere cooperation has been less evident, such as China and the Asia-Pacific r egion. This paper has been written for the purpose of providing a resource for workers in the field of contaminated site remediation.