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The greening of water law: Managing freshwater resources for people and the environment

… cites many examples at both the national and international level that others may wish to consider. Namibia’s Water … from moderate water stress; by 2025, that figure will rise to nearly 50%.9 Canada, for example, enjoys an enviable … plume flowed through Hungary and Serbia and into the Black Sea, destroying 70-80% of flora and fauna along the …
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Guidebook for policy and legislative development on conservation and sustainable use of freshwater resources

… sustainable use of freshwater resources. At the national level, the activities focus on providing assistance in … had risen to 50 per cent by 2000 and continues to rise. This imposes growing burdens on urban water … will mean not only higher temperatures but also rising sea levels, altered precipitation patterns, and an increase …
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The development of international environmental law at the Multilateral Environmental Agreements’ Conference of the Parties and its validity

… international institutional law. This in turn has given rise to questions regarding the validity and legally binding … example, the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. See UNEP, Division of Environmental Conventions, ‘Links … Compliance Meeting Bulletin: A Summary Report of the High Level Meeting on Compliance with and the Enforcement of …
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Compilation of Internationally agreed environmental Goals and Objectives

… participation of all concerned citizens, at the relevant level. At the national level, each individual shall have … thereto.” United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), art. 196 B “With the purpose of securing common … and timely support to countries affected by sea-level rise, particularly developing countries, in their efforts to …
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Synergies Success Stories - Enhancing cooperation and coordination among the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions

… for the Central American Sub-region, including Mexico BCRC-SEA Basel Convention Regional Centre for Training and … involved in activities at the national, regional or global level . The synergies process, which has been under … to manage hazardous wastes, including waste generated at sea, in an environmentally sound manner; 2 . To strengthen …
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Third report on the protection of the atmosphere

… (1) (b) of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea explicitly referred to “energy” as a cause of pollution. … cautioned that “such dialogues might sometimes give rise to misleading conclusions, especially in the case of … to 27 September 2015 in New York and convened as a high - level plenary meeting of the General Assembly. It formally …
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Sources of international water law

… recognising the Right to a Flag of States having no Sea-coast … waterways of international concern, must not give rise to the levying of any duties whatsoever, whether … on issues that are better addressed at the sub- regional level. They shall establish, where necessary, mechanisms for …
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Shared resources: Issues of governance

… ........................... 26 2.5.1 The Mediterranean Sea: a case … 45 3.4.6 Red Sea – Dead Sea Water Conveyance Project … 105 7.2 Broad-level management – the Antarctic Treaty System … of the ...Treaty’. The language of Article X has given rise to many debates about whether it is intended to ensure …
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Guidelines for Protected Areas Legislation

… 124 4.2 Nature of authority 125 4.2.1 High policy level 125 4.2.2 Lead protected areas agency 127 4.2.3 … areas 138 5.1 System plans 138 5.2 Legal status of land or sea 140 5.3 Compatibility with surrounding landscape or … ecosystem services, ocean acidification, sea level rise and the loss of coral reefs. Scientific research is …
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Glossary of terms for negotiators of multilateral environmental agreements

… arisen in the course of several regional and na- tional-level workshops organized by UNEP, including workshops to … Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea, and Contiguous Atlantic Area. One of the agreements …
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