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Transitioning to a pollution-free planet
… (iv) Precautionary approaches are essential for guiding change, as so much is still unknown. These ensure not just … for International Chemicals Management (SAICM), the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC), the Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN), the Global …
Introduction to Human Rights and the Environment - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… (art. 10), and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (art. 6(a)), require environmental information to be … and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. At the regional level, the Aarhus Convention …
Principles and concepts of international environmental law (Part 2) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… Examples Article 4 of the 1992 Climate Change Convention recognizes the special circumstances and … on Biological Diversity and in article 3(3) of the 1992 Climate Change Convention. The 1992 CBD states: “..where …
Introduction to International Environmental Governance (IEG) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… actions. Other issues may concern all States, such as climate change or the depletion of the ozone layer, raising the need … only be confronted in cooperation (e.g. ozone depletion, climate change); c) States often benefit directly from …
Principles and concepts of international environmental law (Part 1) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… since the juridical effect of principles and concepts may change from one legal system to another. … example, the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (“UNFCC”) refers in article 3.(1) to … Examples The 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, in article 4.(1)(i), obliges Parties to …
UNEP Global Judges Programme
… UNEP’s Global Judges Programme holds out real hope for change, demonstrated by the cross- disciplinary commitment … and access to justice; transboundary air pollution; ozone; climate change; international control of hazardous wastes; … and continuing concern over the most serious impact of climate change on countries of the Pacific region. 4. They …