KUWAIT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT STUDIES - KMAS In 1994 PAAC submitted to the United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC) five claims representing environmental damages to Kuwait’s Groundwater, Terrestrial, Marine & Coastal, Oil lakes and Public Health sectors (the “Environmental Claims”). Prior to review of the Environmental Claims it was agreed by the State of Kuwait and UNCC that the original claims would be split into three categories (Installment 1 - Monitoring and Assessment Claims, Installment 2 – Invoice Claims, and Installments 3, 4 part 1, 4 part 2, and 5 – Remediation Claims) and reviewed accordingly. Splitting of the original claims was necessary so that the results of the assessment studies performed in the monitoring and assessment phase could be used to select and decide on the remediation technologies and the recommendation of awards to carry out the remediation/rehabilitation of the damaged environment. The portions of claims identified as "Monitoring and Assessment Claims" were reviewed and recommended under UNCC Governing Council (GC) Decision 132 The portions of claims identified as "Invoices Already Paid" were recommended under UNCC GC Decision 171 and the portions of claims identified as "Future Remediation Claims" were recommended under UNCC GC Decisions 212, 234, 235 and 248. The Monitoring and Assessment Claims were fully paid and the funds are being utilized to study the long term effects Summary of UNCC M&A Projects as at 31 October 2006   Clusters Project No Project Description Amounts Awarded (US$) Status Final Report and Audit Certificate Submission Date/Comments GW 5000374 Groundwater Investigation Program for Raudhatain and Umm Al-Aish Freshwater Fields 441,523.00 Combined with 5000376 Combined with 5000376 GW 5000375 Assessment of Groundwater Treatment Technologies 638,516.00 Completed  February-05 GW 5000376 Long-Term Groundwater Monitoring and Assessment for Oil Producing Areas 4,873,620.00 Continuing December-06 MC 5000378 Long-Term Marine and Coastal Resources Monitoring and Assessment Program 37,546,888.00 Continuing March-07 MC 5000397 Oiled Shoreline Monitoring and Assessment Program 18,077,770.00 Completed October-05 MC 5000398 Oiled Shoreline Technology Assessment Program 8,237,792.00 Completed October-05 Terr 5000432 Oil Lake Contamination and Treatment Technologies Monitoring and Assessment 10,484,988.00 Completed October-05 Terr 5000433 Quantification and Technology Assessmsent Work in Order to Restore Desert Surface Damaged by Military Fortications 160,344.00 Continuing December-06 Terr 5000434 Quantification Work and Technology Assessment in Order to Remediate the Damage to the Desert Surface from Oil Release, Fires, and Fire Fighting 7,246,880.00 Continuing December-06 Terr 5000435 Quantification Work and Technology Assessment to Remediate the Damage to the Terrestrial Ecosystem caused by Mines and Ordnance 390,920.00 Completed February-05 PH 5000403 Establishment and Operation of a Data Repository and Exposure Registry for Five Years 6,763,546.00 Continuing Dec. 07 PH 5000404 Human Health Risk Assessment 1,150,771.00 Completed July-05 PH 5000405 Long-Term Health Impacts 4,846,396.00 Continuing Dec. 07 PH 5000406 Clinical Monitoring Program 7,278,268.00 Continuing Dec. 07 PH 5000407 Human Health Assessment Survey 770,190.00 Continuing Dec. 07 Total Award 108,908,412.00