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Guidebook for policy and legislative development on conservation and sustainable use of freshwater resources
… water resource management (IWRM) incorporating an ecosystem approach is a key building block for achieving the … different concerns from those of countries that are more arid. States in which manufacturing or extractive industries … in use of land in forest areas, as well as in jungles and arid areas; 8. Industrial parks where the execution of highly …
Glossary of terms for negotiators of multilateral environmental agreements
… or body fluid. Desertification Degradation of land in arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas, resulting from various factors, … Community 33 Ecological character Combination of the ecosystem components, processes and services that …
The greening of water law: Managing freshwater resources for people and the environment
… 7. Controlling groundwater exploitation to ensure their ecosystem support function … city of El Paso for example, which lies in one of the most arid regions of the United States, has for many years used … system, which predominates in the western, more arid region the United States, water allocations in times of …
Manual of Compliance with and Enforcement of Multilateral Environmental Agreements
… tect and restore the health and integrity of the Earth’s ecosystem. In view of the different contributions to global … are crucially important everywhere and even more so in arid lands. Thus, the Ramsar Secretariat was present at the … distributed to the delegates a publication on Wetlands in Arid Zones. In 1998, during the second UNCCD COP, the …