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Women’s participation and gender considerations in country representation, planning and reporting to the BRS Conventions
… extent of gender considerations and, most commonly, to the differentiated impacts of chemicals and pollutants on women … Though separate conventions, BRS Conventions share a common objective of protecting human health and the … by the CRC should be made by consensus when possible but may be made by a two-thirds majority when consensus …
Natural Resource Governance. Trainers' Manual
… to terms and concepts that they may have heard of but have not had the opportunity to fully understand. Profile … to work effectively together, it needs to: Establish a common goal Have clearly agreed roles, responsibilities and accountabilities Have an agreed group …
The Aarhus Convention: An implementation guide. Securing the public's rights through access to information, public participation and Access to justice for a healthy environment
… edition, the objective was not to rewrite the Guide, but rather to update it in the light of the decade of … of Europe) at Strasbourg on 14 October 1986. 1987 Our Common Future: report by the World Commission on Environment … definition. Several countries in the ECE region have not differentiated between environmental information and other …
Wildlife law and the empowerment of the poor
… globe, singling out innovative legal solutions as well as common challenges to ensure environmental sustainability and … and initiatives not only address environmental matters but also legal empowerment of the poor, in particular with … categories of protected species are clearly linked to differentiated protective regimes. Laws should make clear the …
Framework principles on Human Rights and the environment
… that have the authority to interpret human rights law but not necessarily to issue binding decisions. While not all … human rights obligations relating to the environment, but they are in no sense the final word. The relationship … and States may not cede their own law enforcement responsibilities to such enter- prises or other private …
Transboundary Water Governance - Adaptation to Climate Change
… earth in its different forms (vapour, liquid, and ice), but also about links between water and the broader … will drain into a watercourse through surface flow to a common point. Other related terms include watershed, river … of the watercourse States, as well as the potential for differentiated impacts and benefits of various basin-wide …
Accountability through Civic Participation in the Post-2015 Development Agenda
… an overload of obliga- tions to different review bodies, but also on non-governmental organizations and citizen groups … party’s contribution to development finance, recognizing common chal- lenges but also different capabilities and … buy-in of national governments all the more important. • differentiated contexts: because the SDgs are envisioned to …
The Aarhus Convention:An implementation guide. UN/ECE Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters
… sometimes followed the terminology used in the Convention, but also sometimes used the term “domestic” to refer to such … adopted at Strasbourg on 14 October 1986. 1987 Our Common Future:5 Report by the World Commission on Environment … Several countries in the UN/ECE region have not differentiated between environmental information and other …