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Conservation with justice - A rights-based approach

… and integrated framework for decision making on water and energy development that incorporates the full range of … approaches rather than projects leading to increased energy efficiency or the use of renewable energy have generated the lion’s share of credits available …
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Compendiums on Human Rights and the Environment - Selected International legal materials and cases (Advanced Version)

… Use of the River Danube ...........................41 Energy Charter Treaty … must use Convention 169 as a guideline for interpreting conventional obligations, in light of the provisions of … conflict” (para. 33). The iCJ concluded that customary or conventional international law did not specifically authorize …
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Climate Change and the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation Position Paper

… on sanitation and water supply include the impacts of energy interruptions, increasing the unreliability of piped … and their comparatively urgent needs for fossil fuel energy for economic growth and poverty reduction purposes. … are intended to generate alternative cleaner sources of energy than fossil fuels. However they may also use a great …
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Defenders of the Earth

… defenders. In 2013, the World Bank introduced a new energy policy that sought to limit funding of coal-fired … of business projects – including agribusiness, mining and energy companies – over indigenous, traditional and … been violated.199 The Dakota Access Pipeline, operated by Energy Transfer Partners, will channel oil 1,200 miles from …
30 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Human rights and the Environment: Rio + 20 - Joint Report OHCHR and UNEP

… a green economy and to sustainable approaches to food, energy and water security. Indeed, efforts to encourage … to the international community in addressing food, energy and water security and in achieving sustainable … to the international community in addressing food, energy and water security and in achieving sustainable …
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Water as a human right?

… The WSSD recognised the key role of water in agriculture, energy, health, biodiversity and ecosystems as well as in … 2015. It recognised the key role of water in agriculture, energy, health, biodiversity and ecosystems as well as in … requirements as clean water, sanitation, adequate shelter, energy, health care, food security and the protection of …
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Special Rapporteur on the Environment_2016 Report

… steadily towards a world economy that no longer obtains energy from fossil fuels. Still, some countries are showing … nearly 95 per cent of its electricity from renewable energy. Iceland produces almost all of its electricity, and more than 80 per cent of its total energy, from geothermal and hydropower sources. 79. Other …
30 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Compendium of Good Practices on Human Rights and the Environment

… Rica. The report’s ground-breaking approach goes beyond conventional indicators, by employing innovative research … air and climate, water management, forests, industry and energy sector, THE OBLIGATION TO MAKE ENVIRONMENTAL … sovereignty, forests and large plantations, large dams and energy, oil mining and governance and climate change among …
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Climate Change- International Legal Regime - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… of indicative measures are proposed, such as: • Promoting energy efficiency • Promoting renewable energy • Phasing out subsidies that contravene the objectives … https://www.informea.org/en/terms/renewable-energy
01 Mar 2017 Course lesson in Climate and Atmosphere

Rights-based approaches - Exploring issues and opportunities for conservation

… was the Principal Research Associate for the Renewable Energy and International Law Project in Washington, DC. Here … a wide range of law and policy issues around renewable energy. At FIELD she worked on intellectual property, … E. and Anderson, M. 2005 Integrating human rights into energy and environment programming: A reference paper. …
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