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Transboundary Water Governance - Adaptation to Climate Change
… the most adequate administrative unit and outplaying the risk of harming due to non-coordinated adaptation efforts. … Integrated Water Resource Management Approaches to Support Disaster Risk Reduction,” in Renaud, F.G., Sudmeier-Rieux, K., and …
Framework principles on Human Rights and the environment
… protect those who are most vulnerable to, or at particular risk from, environmental harm (framework principles 14 and … They are among the human rights defenders most at risk, and the risks are particularly acute for indigenous … than 1.5 million could have been prevented through the reduction of environmental risks. Moreover, exposure to …
Wildlife law and the empowerment of the poor
… specifically affect biological diversity. If there is a risk of significant harm to biodiversity, they should apply … "protected areas should strive to contribute to poverty reduction at the local level, and at the very minimum must … in addition, the government must establish "natural disaster and emergency area zones" on areas where adverse …
Governance of Shared Waters - Legal and Institutional Issues
… to a supranational authority, or that they run the risk of having changes being made to their international … areas, and further aimed at the“prevention, control and reduction of transboundary impacts and aimed at the … about 140 km away from the populous city of Harbin. This disaster resulted in a toxic cloud and caused a natural …
Introduction to International Environmental Governance (IEG) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… for assisting and financing investments in pollution reduction, and the Border Environmental Cooperation … Areas are: Climate change, biodiversity, water resources, disaster prevention and relief. is a Regional Trade Agreement … the funding basis for the UN Environment Programme may risk to remain uncertain, unstable and unpredictable. As a …
Free Prior and Informed Consent - An indigenous peoples' right and a good practice for local communities - Manual for project practitioners
… INTRODUCTION NIGER. Cattle census and accelerated poverty reduction project. ©FAO/Ado Youssouf TANZANIA. Pastoral … related to improved agricultural skills as that might risk disrupting their nomadic traditions, while they consent … implementation of their operations and limit the risk of local resistance. Lessons Learned, the “gold …
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
… including climate change, biodiversity loss, poverty reduction, increasing energy demands, rapid urbanization, and … Agency Austria in 1991 and has worked on ecological risk assessment, monitoring and coexistence of genetically … of infrastructure following a war or natural disaster. GENERAL PART | General Provisions | Article 3, …
Framework for Assessing and Improving Law for Sustainability - A Legal Component of a Natural Resource Governance Framework
… the ambitious targets for development and poverty reduction outlined in the Sustainable Development Goals. … 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 …
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
… countries. Through these activities, UN/ECE reduces the risk both of cross-border tensions and of disagreements … tercourses and ernational Lakes Prevention, control and reduction of any transboundary impact relevant for the … economic interests are at stake, persons who take the risk of demanding that the rules should be complied with and …