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Water Management and Stewardship
… society curator, but, if they are so determined to retain control, why are they contemplating entering into … water they abstract until a crisis hits (severe drought or flood, or a major pollution incident) which obliges them to … schedules. 68 When water crises hit, whether drought or flood, the likelihood is that policies that have been in …
Adapting to Climate Change - Guidance for Protected Areas Managers and Planners
… of changes in temperature, precipitation, sea level rise, flood frequency, and other physical factors. Evaluations of … a facility or road from a floodplain following a major flood constitutes a reactive adaptation action. An … and capacity building for pest prevention and control. These activities are part of a general climate …
Judges and the rule of law. Creating the links: Environment, human rights and poverty
… lack the financial and human resources to monitor and control activities; govern- ment officials entrusted with … the Coordination of Environmental Action (MICOA) does not control natural resource management directly, as this … and carry the soil as erosion to the rivers, overflow as flood and with the mud known as silt, cover and kill the …
Managing Natural World Heritage - World Heritage Resource Manual
… be subject to the highest international standards of care control and management. Within the two definitions of … as by human settlement, construction of reservoirs which flood important parts of the property, industrial and … acceptable level of pollution and the management response control of agricultural chemicals or human waste as …
Responsible governance of tenure and the law - A guide for lawyers and other legal service providers
… use land, they are generally less likely than men to have control over it. In practical terms, this lack of control places many women in insecure and precarious … the verification of forest operations, as well as the control of timber transport and processing as it passes from …