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Addressing pollution: Governance frameworks, challenges and oppotunities in the context of the 2030 Agenda

… life. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (1973) seeks to regulate … transport, with special attention to the needs of those in vulnerable situations, women, children, persons with … 1.5 By 2030, build the resilience of the poor and those in vulnerable situations and reduce their exposure and …
25 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Towards a Pollution Free Planet - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… Trade patterns, policies and agreements can play a crucial vulnerable, due to their general health status, potential … 2016a). Air pollution disproportionately affects the most vulnerable, including those with mental disabilities (Oudin … known to habitats and ecosystems, especially changes in species composition, ecosystem DIFFERENT POLLUTANTS CHEMICAL …
25 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Special Rapporteur on the Environment_2016 Report

… as well as duties to protect the rights of the most vulnerable. United Nations A/HRC/31/52 General Assembly … 16 D. Obligations in relation to vulnerable groups … to 3°C, 20 to 30 per cent of the assessed plant and animal species are likely to be at a high risk of extinction.20 The …
25 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

The Minamata Convention on Mercury and its implementation in the Latin America and Caribbean region

… ef�ciently implement. Thinking of the people that are most vulnerable to mercury pollution in the continent, but also … children and pregnant women are considered to be the most vulnerable populations. There are many sources of mercury and … exposed to mercury through diet, mainly by eating certain species of �sh; they may also be exposed due to breakage of …
25 May 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Guide for Negotiators of Multilateral Environmental Agreements

… CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora COP Conference of the Parties … the Convention on Internationl Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is an appendix-driven … are often at odds with the interests of countries that are vulnerable to the impacts of climate change – such as small …
25 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

MEA Negotiator’s Handbook

… is the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (known as CITES – adopted in … Developing States, which are considered particularly vulnerable to climate change and are given particular … 42 low-lying and island countries, all more or less vulnerable to rising sea-levels, have formed a coalition …
25 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

International Environmental law-making and Diplomacy Review

… the Convention on International Trade on Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora (CITES),9 and the Convention on … events, in developing countries that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. The … to ‘by 2030, build the resilience of the poor and those in vulnerable situations and reduce their exposure and …
25 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Ratification and Implementation Guidelines

… in residential areas. Because women and children are most vulnerable to mer- cury exposure, amalgam burning should be … site-specific exposure data. e) Preventing the exposure of vulnerable popula- tions, particularly children and women of … of limiting exposure to women and children, who are most vulnerable to the effects of mercu- ry. However vulnerable
25 May 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

D2 - Dams, Ecosystems and Fisheries

… particularly acute adverse impacts on some cold-water fish species. For example, salmon have a limited tolerance for … provides: “Where the same stock or stocks of associated species occur within the exclusive economic zone of two or … dehydration and diseases. However, for nations or vulnerable populations within nations whose basic food supply …
25 May 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

At a glance: Minamata Convention on Mercury

… Fetuses, new-born babies and children are amongst the most vulnerable and sensitive to the adverse effects of mercury. … occurs mainly through ingestion of fish and other marine species contaminated with methylmercury, its most toxic and … mercury and mercury compounds observed in biotic media and vulnerable populations; reports submitted by Parties; …
25 May 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste