Search results
26 Results
Sorted by relevance
International water governance: Conservation of freshwater ecosystems Vol. 1: International agreements compilation and analysis
… contains provisions related to prevention, reduction and control of pollution, intro- duction of alien species and … of any kind, the whole or part of its half share of the flood waters of the river at such point or points as prove to … of alleviating measures during drought periods and flood forecasting and warning systems; n the taking of any …
Transboundary Water Governance - Adaptation to Climate Change
… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 3.1 Prevent, control, and reduce transboundary impacts . . . . . . . . . . … and transportation; floodplains and wetlands lower flood peaks in downstream cities; and mangroves, coral reefs, … and as a consequence potentially increasing the risk of flood during the rainy season.29 This may also contribute to …
Addressing pollution: Governance frameworks, challenges and oppotunities in the context of the 2030 Agenda
… phasing out of lead in fuel (Box 5). Traditional pollution control that relies on end-of-pipe technologies has been … Programme 2017b). Environmental technologies that help to control and prevent pollution also bring tremendous trade and … America and the Caribbean. The benefits of water pollution control amounted to 7.4 billion (2015 prices). This includes …
Transboundary water governance and climate change adaptation: international law, policy guidelines and best practice application
… cooperation includes irrigation, hydropower, navigation, flood control, fisheries, timber floating, recreation and tourism, … J. 2012. Cities and Flooding: A Guide to Integrated Urban Flood Risk Management for the 21st Century. Washington DC, …
Nexus Governance: Harnessing contending forces at work
… of valid concerns for water storage, water supply and flood protection, as well as food security, population … electric utilities end up creating scarcity in order to control and manage it in (Mehta, 2010). Nexus Governance: … periodic cycles of power cuts and power gluts (termed the ‘flood-drought syndrome’) and has been facing up to fifteen …
Governance of Ecosystem Services. Lessons Learned from Cameroon, China, Costa Rica and Ecuador
… 34 2�4�1 Command and control … genetic diversity Regulating Services diseases, pests, flood control climate regu lation water purification … ecosystem’s functions and services absorb and cleanse flood waters, it created the categories of ‘public-interest …
Women as change-makers in the governance of shared waters
… rights to economic resources, including ownership and control over land and other forms of property, financial … of infants and young children to be reported during the flood. The situation of women worsens in the post-flood period, when men search for jobs, leaving women behind …
Negotiate: reaching agreement over water
… and political chal- lenge for which top-down ‘command-and-control’ water management does not provide durable solutions. … be accommodated within hydrological regimes of drought and flood in which there may be too little water, or otherwise … on downstream hydropower generation. Decisions over flood releases from dams may not account for risks, such as …
Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability
… 4.1.1. Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and … knowledge hub on issues such as fisheries, navigation, flood and drought management, environment monitoring and … of downstream water levels on the Mekong River during the flood season. In 2003, the MRC adopted procedures regarding …
Document - Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability
… 68 3 4.1.1. Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and … knowledge hub on issues such as fisheries, navigation, flood and drought management, environment monitoring and … of downstream water levels on the Mekong River during the flood season. In 2003, the MRC 341 IW-LEARN, INTERNATIONAL …