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Framework for Assessing and Improving Law for Sustainability - A Legal Component of a Natural Resource Governance Framework

… effort to take on these questions, through empirical assessment and analysis. The framework it presents is a … debate about the principles. Transparency reduces the risk of political manipulation or unfair criticism. The … may reproduce social inequities, of course, is a risk that evaluators cannot ignore. Finally, the framework …
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Transboundary Water Governance - Adaptation to Climate Change

… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 5.3.2 Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … the most adequate administrative unit and outplaying the risk of harming due to non-coordinated adaptation efforts. … (e.g., water management, energy, agriculture, health, risk management, biodiversity conservation, etc.) and levels …
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Negotiate: reaching agreement over water

… on defining who seeks a reward, claims a right, bears a risk or holds a respon- sibility. Keeping a focus on the 4Rs … and roles and responsibilities. A sufficiently thorough assessment of contested issues is needed that is informed by, … to define: who seeks a reward, claims a right, bears a risk, or holds a responsibility. Answering these questions is …
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Transboundary water governance and climate change adaptation: international law, policy guidelines and best practice application

… Jing Lee and Anton Earle Te ch ni ca l P ap er World Water Assessment Programme United Nations Transboundary water … circumstances. or minimum amount. While this spreads the risk of water stress among all basin states (in both wet and … dry conditions), it puts downstream users at particular risk if upstream developmental changes occur, since their …
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International ocean governance: Using international law and organisations to manage marine resources sustainably (revised)

… 11 Institutional Roles: Risk Assessment – IAEA, GESAMP, IFCS, IOMC, OECD … of Ships Airborne Pollution — II.B.5. Environmental Impact Assessment — II.B.7. II.B.3. Land-Based Sources and … prevention, broadly defined). Institutional Roles: Risk Assessment The major international institutional …
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A Global Register of Competences for Protected Area Practitioners

… category) EC European Commission EIA Environmental impact assessment EQF European Qualifications Framework EU European … types of indicator. PPP 3.6 Direct the development of risk/disaster assessments and contingency plans. ● … potential threats and risks to the PA and their impacts. ● Risk assessment and contingency planning techniques and …
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Legal frameworks for REDD: design and implementation at the national level

… Law Centre, Bonn, Germany). 1 FAO Forest Resources Assessment Programme. (2006). Global Forest Resource … permanence of carbon sequestration, and REDD project risk. Legal issues related to participation of relevant … to result in confusion over benefits and increase project risk. It is therefore helpful to begin an analysis of REDD …
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Improving governance of pastoral lands

… SECTION 10 IMPROVING GOVERNANCE OF PASTORAL LANDS High-risk factors The presence of a number of high-risk factors should prompt a responsible investor to decide … Based on the benefits from small-scale restoration, an assessment was carried out to evaluate the cost and benefit …
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Transitioning to a pollution-free planet

… dual track of actions: • Targeted interventions, based on risk assessments and scientific evidence of impacts, to … pollutants based on what could be done to reduce their risk to human health and ecosystems. Possible near-term … guidelines 2. Invest in air quality monitoring networks, assessment systems, institutional capacity and information …
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Rule: Reforming water governance

… most devastating impact of poor sanitation is an increased risk of infectious disease and premature death, accounting … administrative decision making and ensures a rights-and- risk-based approach that provides a more effective framework … goods and services from this natural asset. project impact assessment’. “WATER HAS AN ECONOMIC VALUE IN ALL ITS …
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