Kilikas-Boreal Cooperative Zone
The Kilikas-Boreal Cooperative Zone (KBCZ) is an economic and environmental treaty organization centered around the Occidental hemisphere's portion of the Arctic Circle and surrounding waters.
Kilikas-Boreal Cooperative Zone | |
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| Formation | October 16, 1982 |
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| Legal status | Intergovernmental Organization |
| Purpose | Conflict resolution, resource allocation and preservation, emergency naval response, and cultural and economic exchange |
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History
Fishing Wars
KBCZ Foundation
The KBCZ was originally sponsored by Faneria, Brumalea, and Kiravia as a joint icebreaking and fisheries protection ring immediately after the Nordska Fishing Wars, but the concept was adopted readily by the governments of Caergwynn and Fiannria, which joined in 1981 after the initiative to create a maritime organization began. In an unexpected turnaround, the member nations agreed that the permanent seat of the Zone should be at the crux of the two seas it helped manage, and Caergwynn was allowed to host the KBCZ's headquarters in _______.
Vithinja
Vithinja, which had not been a member nation in 1981, applied for entry in ---- and was admitted in July of ----. THe vote to allow Vithinja
Operations
Voting and Management
The KBCZ has a board with one representative from each member nation, with the host nation, Caergwynn, having the tiebreaking vote due to the body's even number of participants. Staff from member nations manage the Kilikas-Boreal International Maritime Coordination Center in ____ (HQ location), relaying navigation, hazard, and emergency information between member nations.
Icebreaking
The Zone, in addition to its other roles, plays a significant part in icebreaking and tugging assistance in the Arctic and subarctic circles, and draws on available support ships from member nations to do so, and this often overlaps with the Zone's role as a disaster relief coordinator.
Fisheries Disputes
Disaster Relief
Every signatory nation's government is expected to loan assets as required for emergency operations, and several (Faneria, -----, and ------) offer bounties to civilian vessels that assist on-call with rescue and aid shipping, as well as alleviating supply chain issues and other, more mundane naval problems.