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Energy, Ecosystems and livelihoods: Understanding linkages in the face of climate change impacts
… and resilience of energy systems within the context of climate change. b ENERGY, ECOSYSTEMS and LIVELIHOODS: Understanding linkages in the face of climate change impacts Produced with the support of: 2 … capital e.g. natural, social �impacts on human rights and justice Source: adapted from Table 2.2 UNEP (2007); IPCC …
Building Resilience to climate change - Ecosystem-based adaptation and lessons from the field
… and Roberto Cazzolla Gatti Building Resilience to Climate Change About IUCN IUCN, International Union for … and development challenges. IUCN works on biodiversity, climate change, energy, human livelihoods and greening the … J.B. Manuta. 2009. Adaptation to climate change and social justice: challenges for flood and disaster management in …
Governance of Shared Waters - Legal and Institutional Issues
… higher good, or, in other words, for providing justice by seeking to ensure individuals have access to the … Ozone Layer, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol. 28 This Convention, … Preamble of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change; The Trail Smelter Case (American Journal of …
Legal aspects of Connectivity Conservation Volume 1 - A Concept Paper
… today 14 1.1.3 Addressing scale 17 1.1.4 Connectivity for climate change 18 1.1.5 Issues of uncertainty 20 1.2 … for biodiversity 31 2.2 Benefits of connectivity for climate change adaptation 32 2.3 Benefits of connectivity for … Transparency and participation 41 3.1.2 Social equity and justice 42 3.2 Types of Governance 44 3.2.1 Scale 45 3.2.2 …
Land Degradation Neutrality: implications and opportunities for conservation - Nature based solutions to desertification, land degradation and drought
… addressing some of the world’s greatest challenges such as climate change, sustainable development and food security. … of biodiversity and mitigating and adapting to climate change. It refers to reduction or loss of the … rights. Efforts are also needed to ensure environmental justice and social protection to address the risk of people …
Aspects contemporains du droit de l'environnement en Afrique de l'ouest et centrale
… et qui aboutissent à sanctionner, par une décision de justice, des atteintes ou risques d’atteintes à … efficace de l’environnement. Par ailleurs, alors que la justice reste largement ouverte aux victimes directes de … les atteintes à l’environne- ment ou de poursuivre en justice les délinquants environnementaux s’abstiennent le …
Shared resources: Issues of governance
… living resources, depletion of stratospheric ozone, and climate change. Each of these issues can be seen to involve a … national jurisdiction as well as natural processes like climate change. An ecosystem approach that considers the … Public Participation in Decision- making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus Convention),29 among …
Urban Protected Areas: Profiles and best practice guidelines
… and development challenges. IUCN works on biodiversity, climate change, energy, human livelihoods and greening the … Provide information about the causes and consequences of climate change. Encourage energy efficiency, energy and water … The park’s management has a strong commitment to social justice. Its former Manager, Brett Myrdal, has written, …
Law, Policy and Dryland Ecosystems in the People's Republic of China
… 35 3.6 Climate change … rainfall and prolonged periods of drought as a result of climate change increases the vulnerability of the population … and Urban Development, Interior Department, Department of Justice, Department of Labor, State Department, Department of …