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… watercourses must factor this element into their planning and management processes, while those without such … 4. Conserve water through rational urban development … This problem is becoming more serious, particularly in urban areas, where the world’s growing population is …

… Contracting Parties shall formulate and implement their planning so as to promote the conservation of the wetlands … targets: (a) By the year 2000, to have ensured that all urban residents have access to at least 40 litres per capita per day of safe water and that 75 per cent of the urban population are provided with on-site or community …

… wastewater treatment plants, and from agricultural and urban non-point source run-off remains a major global … 160 Contracting Parties to formulate and implement their planning so as to promote the conservation of wetlands and as … and phosphorus Run-off from agricultural lands and urban areas, industrial discharge Over-stimulates growth of …

… debris and nutrient pollution. One-third of the world’s urban population live in slums and are exposed to … the world is threatened by pollution from agricultural and urban areas, mining, manufacturing and other industrial …

… Declaration provide as follows. Principle 14: “Rational planning constitutes an essential tool for reconciling any … the utilization of white or reflective materials in urban environments to reflect greater amounts of solar … Akbari et al., “Global cooling: increasing world-wide urban albedos to offset CO2”, 94 Climatic Change (2009), pp. …

… Management principles with legal application 19 3.1 System planning 19 3.1.1 Protected areas system plan 21 3.1.2 … and Pauline Verrière, Masters in Environmental Law and Urban Planning, University of Limoges, France (2010). Mira … as inappropriate land use decisions, off-site pollution, urban expansion, off-site ecosystem degradation, off-site …

… 7, 1999). 8 UNEP, supra note 6, p. 7. 4 management means planning the sustainable development of the watercourse and … areas – of the Parties, and which covers natural, rural, urban, and peri-urban areas. The general measures Parties should take include …

… and quantity of water, poor sanitation services and poor urban conditions. The SADC has created several environmental … involve coordinating economic policies and development planning; it also devises and institutes special projects for …

… the well-being of current and future generations, both urban and rural, cannot be overstated. The loss of … ecosystem and biodiversity values into national and local planning, development processes, poverty reduction strategies … and local development and poverty reduction strategies and planning processes and are being incorporated into national …

… 323 National Environmental Action Plans (NEAPs) and Other Planning Processes … participation in regulatory development. For example, the Urban Building Code was developed and adopted pursuant to the … Their role in modern day democracy is not prominent in urban centres; in rural areas, however, they still wield …