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Transboundary Water Governance - Adaptation to Climate Change
… should be part of a comprehensive basin-wide adaptation strategy. In this context there is also a pressing need to … effective and promising approach to climate change. At the national level, we continue to underpin the need for … (WWF): Washington, D.C., U.S.A. xvi in particular through National Adaptation Programmes of Action (NAPAs).4 In 2006, …
Framework for Assessing and Improving Law for Sustainability - A Legal Component of a Natural Resource Governance Framework
… Cover photo: Landscape scenery in Kruger National Park, South Africa © Nicolas Raymond, Creative … e) General legal principles that are widely accepted in national or international jurisprudence, particularly as … whether an intervention, such as a program, instrument or strategy results in specific outcomes (such as conservation …
Wildlife law and the empowerment of the poor
… the conditions, approaches and options in drafting national wildlife laws that ensure environmental … and the empowerment of the poor iv PART II – ELEMENTS OF NATIONAL WILDLIFE LEGISLATION 2. METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES 2.1 Developing a wildlife policy or strategy 2.2 Drafting clear and understandable legislation …
Farmer's Rights in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
… traditional agricultural practices is a recognized strategy for ensuring continuity in the development of crop … genetic resources for food and agriculture, rests with national governments. In accordance with their needs and … Party should, as appropriate, and subject to its national legislation, take measures to protect and promote …
Accountability through Civic Participation in the Post-2015 Development Agenda
… and the State 15 Part III: Linking global, regional and national processes to create an integrated accountability … and effective governance” at the global, regional and national levels.2 Accountability generally means, at the very … accountability and collaboration. A global strategy — more specifi- cally, a global accountability …
Governance of Shared Waters - Legal and Institutional Issues
… including for providing access to water, must have national and international (as well as regional) dimensions, … entire societies depend are transboundary. The validity of national sovereignty is demonstrated through the management … water management should be an essential part of a global strategy for improving water distribution and should be …
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
… Prior to the commencement of the updating process, national focal points and other stakeholders were invited to … The draft text for the second edition was circulated to national focal points and stakeholders for three rounds of … in several international instruments, including the ECE Strategy for Education for Sustainable Development (Strategy …
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
… will undoubtedly be an even greater challenge. Amending national laws to bring them into compliance with the … responsible for transposing the Convention into national systems, as well as at public authorities and their … set out basic guidelines for a pan-European cooperation strategy and called for a report describing the state of the …
Women’s participation and gender considerations in country representation, planning and reporting to the BRS Conventions
… Country contacts .............. 18 Indicator 5: Stockholm National Implementation Plans ............................ 19 … Indicator 6: National Reports to the Stockholm Convention … gender keywords ...........................34 Indicator 7: National Reports to the Basel Convention …
Introduction to International Environmental Governance (IEG) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… by their representatives. States then undertake their own national procedures to ratify the treaty. After a certain … are responsible for implementing international law at the national level. National governments must give effect to … processes directly through its own environmental strategy and indirectly through the implications of its …