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3rd UNCCD Scientific Conference: Book of abstracts
… PROPOSAL OF A HYDROLOGICAL-CLIMATIC METHOD OF IDENTIFICATION OF THE … exist in a time series. For this study, the precipitation cycle was analyzed, and the data were divided into cumulative … classified into four drought types, namely meteorological, hydrological, agricultural and socio-economic. Several …
Guidebook for policy and legislative development on conservation and sustainable use of freshwater resources
… 2. Who does the planning? What role should hydrological boundaries (e.g., catchment basins, drainage … and international water policy and law. 1. The hydrologic cycle It is important for one drafting water legislation to … of it is pulled by gravity down into the ground. This is a hydrological fact, and will be true to some extent in every …
Sustainably Investing in Rangelands - Jordan
… up food prices by up to one third (UNCCD) v Disrupts hydrological cycles v Causes loss of biodiversity and … for many other ecosystems, is the critical role of hydrological cycles. If well managed, they are in many … habitat and connectivity for fauna and flora, protecting hydrological cycles, capturing atmospheric carbon, and …
GEO yearbook 2003
… as global, legally-binding instruments regulating the life cycle of chemicals. The Rotterdam Convention on the Prior … along with capacity building on meteorological and hydrological issues, linked to disaster preparedness and … past century left such a widespread imprint on the global hydrological cycle that the first five steps leading to a …
Mediterranean strategy for sustainable development 2016-2015: Investing in environmental sustainability to achieve social and economic development
… Encompassing seven marine eco-regions91, 75 coastal hydrological basins, and 224 coastal administrative regions, … more than half of the population resides in the coastal hydrological basins. According to Plan Bleu the population in … for achieving resource efficiency throughout the life cycle of a building; regulatory and legal frameworks to …
Energy law and sustainable development
… of radioactive wastes,"20 recognising that this one fuel cycle had long-term and dangerous consequences for human … maintain historical land surface conditions such as the hydrological cycle, the distribution of latent and sensible … also occur if the hydrocarbon deposits contain sulphur. Hydrological impacts on groundwater and surface waters …
Case studies on bioenergy policy and law: options for sustainability
… performance requirements related to the entire life-cycle of the product, including the sustainability of the … growing crops in areas subject to negative climatic or hydrological conditions. In the case of ecological-economic … zoning strategies (like those based on climatic and hydrological conditions), as well as strategic environmental …
Pastoralism and the Green Economy - a natural nexus?
… When assessments are adjusted using standard life-cycle methodologies to account for pastoralism’s positive … pressure34. 10 Figure 4: Livestock systems and the carbon cycle. Opportunistic stocking strategies which closely track … due to habitat changes, and adverse impacts on soil hydrological function and water cycles. The continuous or …