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Desertification and Climate Change

… amounts, ocean salinity, wind patterns and aspects of extreme weather including droughts, heavy precipitation, heat waves … amounts, ocean salinity, wind patterns and aspects of extreme weather including droughts, heavy precipitation, heat …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

3rd UNCCD Scientific Conference: Book of abstracts

… OF WISE LAND USE CHOICES IN CURTAILING IMPACTS OF EXTREME WEATHER, REDUCING LAND DEGRADATION AND ENHANCING AGRICULTURAL … in total 11, 7, 16, 14 and 6, respectively. The zones with extreme drought in some years of every decade account in …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

Desertification: the invisible frontline

… and international stability in a context where changing weather events are threatening the livelihoods of more and … store. Droughts kill more people than any other single weather-related catastrophe and conflicts among communities …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

Desertification - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… through increased frequency and severity of extreme weather events, such as heat waves, droughts, flooding and …
22 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Climate and Atmosphere

Introduction to the International Legal Framework on Marine Biodiversity - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… and potential benefits to all states on issues such as weather forecasting, the study of effects of ocean currents, …
22 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

The Land in Numbers

… and resilience makes many regions more prone to extreme weather events such as floods, landslides and droughts. • 60% …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

Climate Change- International Legal Regime - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… evidence of changes in temperature, rainfall and other weather variables. This data suggests that over the period … (better known as the “El Niño” phenomenon) can affect weather patterns around the world, causing heavy rains in … associated with impacts of climate change, including extreme events and slow onset events, in developing countries …
01 Mar 2017 Course lesson in Climate and Atmosphere

Document - Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability

… “reducing the vulnerability of peoples and ecosystems to extreme events,” and optimization of transboundary water uses … land management issues brought on by climate change and weather conditions. Several actions outlined in the SAP are …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

UN Watercourses Convention User’s Guide

… interference from an outside source.’182 Again, this extreme perspective shows that – like the absolute … in transboundary water disputes.183 Neither of these two extreme positions therefore received universal support – for … but could also include forecasts – e.g. changing weather patterns with long- term effect on present uses. …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

Handbook for the 1979 Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution and its Protocols

… significant contribution to ozone formation in warm summer weather in areas with a large coverage of deciduous trees. 7. … in alkaline manganese batteries for prolonged use in extreme conditions (e.g., temperature below 0°C or above …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere