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3rd UNCCD Scientific Conference: Book of abstracts

… desertifi cation/land degradation and drought for poverty reduction and sustainable development: the … desertification/land degradation and drought for poverty reduction and sustainable development: the … desertification/land degradation and drought for poverty reduction and sustainable development: the …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

Desertification: the invisible frontline

… and regional conflicts. economic growth, development and poverty eradication are the building blocks for lasting peace … they depend on can reverse trends, pull the poor out of poverty and create the conditions to build peace and a … to tackle desertification alongside climate change and poverty is a recipe for political and economic chaos. …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

Principles and concepts of international environmental law (Part 1) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… Development, with particular emphasis on eradicating poverty. … http://leo.informea.org/terms/poverty 3. Inter-Generational and Intra-Generational Equity … shall cooperate in the essential task of eradicating poverty as an indispensable requirement for sustainable …
21 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

B2 - Equitable and Reasonable Use of Water Resources in Practice

… concerns of how to meet global policy objectives for poverty alleviation and sustainable development. The … inter-generational equity. Improvements in human health, poverty conditions, and human access to freshwater resources … a set of global goals (17 goals, 169 targets) to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure prosperity for all as …
21 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

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

… one or more targets. Addressing pollution helps to reduce poverty (Goal 1), as it improves health and worker … eat or drink. Addressing pollution also contributes to poverty alleviation by supporting Target 15.9 on “integrating … into national and local planning, development processes, poverty reduction strategies and accounts”. Addressing …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Countries experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, particularly in Africa - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… economic effects of desertification, such as famine and poverty. The Convention requires that all steps and actions … erosion control measures, famine relief programmes, and poverty eradication measures. Parties are also obliged to … effects of drought in affected areas in orderto support poverty reduction and environmental sustainability. …
21 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Climate and Atmosphere

Special Rapporteur on the Environment_2016 Report

… and the environment, the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, the Special Rapporteur on the human … already vulnerable because of factors such as geography, poverty, gender, age, indigenous or minority status, national … 2°C scenarios, will slow down economic growth and poverty reduction, further erode food security, and trigger …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Guidelines - Biodiversity in Impact Assessment

… instrument for enhancing sustainable development and poverty alleviation (CBD Decision VII-117). Humans, with … services, which contribute to human well-being and poverty reduction. Ultimately, humanity is fully dependent on … stakeholders may make public involvement ineffective; • Poverty: involvement requires time spent away from …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

MEA Negotiator’s Handbook

… losses for the other. As Indira Ghandi said in Stockholm, ’Poverty is the worst form of pollution.’ Conversely, … it focused on implementing sustainable development and poverty alleviation as its key themes. It resulted in the … the key organising principle for Agenda 21 . As such, the poverty and economic dimensions have not been addressed in …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Framework principles on Human Rights and the environment

… reasons often include wom- en, children, persons living in poverty, members of indigenous peoples and traditional … and other diseases (see A/HRC/37/58); C Persons living in poverty often lack adequate access to safe water and … along more than one dimension, such as children living in poverty or indigenous women. 27 The Akwé: Kon Voluntary …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance