Search results
16 Results
Sorted by relevance
The UNCCD: Laying the groundwork for future security (2014-2015)
… practices, we can simultaneously help populations adapt to climate change and build resilience to drought; reduce the risk of … for terrestrial ecosystems as the practical foundation for climate change adaptation. We will enhance our support to … Climate and Atmosphere …
Handbook for the 1979 Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution and its Protocols
… (e.g. non-catalyst petrol or diesel engines). This may change with the employment of new technologies (e.g. … gaseous emissions that may contribute significantly to climate change, to the formation of tropospheric background … designed, other effects on the environment (e.g. global climate change) and on human health should also be taken into …
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Countries experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, particularly in Africa - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… such as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. However, the only binding international agreement … Diversity and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Article 8(1) of the Desertification … Climate and Atmosphere …
International Environmental Law-making and Diplomacy Review 2014
… seventh Course, which returned to Finland in 2010, was ‘Climate Change’. The eighth Course was held in Bangkok, Thailand in … declines in marine fisheries and the impacts of climate change, increase the likelihood of conflict;5 and, on …
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 …
Review of the Legal and Policy Framework for Transboundary Natural Resource Management in Southern Africa
… of any material changes in the use of land.” Material change refers to the conversion of two dwellings to single … resource development;228 • create a favourable investment climate for tourism; • improve the quality, competitiveness … It seeks to contribute towards the improvement of the climate for domestic, cross-border and foreign investment. …