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3rd UNCCD Scientific Conference: Book of abstracts
… degradation to support decision making in land and water management ” and in 2013 in Bonn on “Economic assessment of … 248 DESERTIFICATION RISK ASSESSMENT IN MEDITERRANEAN ECOSYSTEMS IN LATIN AMERICA … by communities in rural zones to address vulnerability and risk? What is the current capacity of resource-user …
UN Watercourses Convention User’s Guide
… to, ‘ensure the utilisation, development, conservation, management and protection of international watercourses and … impacts on water service 203 Figure 6.1 | Water Security Risk Index 218 Figure 6.2 | International humanitarian laws … through increased surface water run-off leading to greater risk and magnitude of floods, and also from rising …
Desertification and Climate Change
… Soils exposed to degradation as a result of poor land management could become infertile as a result of climate … at local, national and regional levels; (e) Implementing risk management applications to combat droughts and mitigate … at local, national and regional levels; (e) Implementing risk management applications to combat droughts and mitigate …
The UNCCD: Laying the groundwork for future security (2014-2015)
… we face are complex. But by better implementing good land management practices, we can simultaneously help populations … climate change and build resilience to drought; reduce the risk of forced migration and conflict over dwindling natural … response to drought disasters to proactive drought risk reduction based on early warning and preparedness – …
Document - Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability
… – GOOD PRACTICES IN THE FIELD OF SUSTAINABLE FRESHWATER MANAGEMENT … ...................................... 87 5.4.2. Waste management for inland navigation … RESOURCES FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE: MANAGING SYSTEMS AT RISK, at x (2011), … an environmental impact assessment where there is a risk that the proposed industrial activity may have a …
The Land in Numbers
… with a changing climate. By adopting sustainable land management practices, we can build the resilience of millions … rest of the century. 38 • By 2050, the number of people at risk of hunger as a result of climate change is expected to … and build resilience to drought. We would also reduce the risk of forced migration and conflict and would secure …
Handbook for the 1979 Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution and its Protocols
… PCN Polychlorinated naphtalenes PEMA Pollutant emission management area PF Pulverized fuel PFBC Pressurized fluidized … which are actually affected by or exposed to a significant risk of long-range transboundary air pollution and, on the … listed below, where warranted as a result of the potential risk of adverse effects on human health or the environment …
Desertification: the invisible frontline
… events • Thirty-four of the 37 countries presumed to be at risk of war due to the absence of trans-boundary water … of the land through deforestation and inappropriate land management, which is compounded by recurrent severe droughts, … Voluntary co-contributory insurance schemes and risk transfer mechanisms designed for communities in …
Document: the London Convention and Protocol - Their role and contribution to the protection of the Marine Environment
… made this regime more restrictive by promoting sound waste management and pollution prevention. Prohibitions are in … and sequestration in sub-sea geological formations. 4 A Risk Assessment and Management Framework was developed to … for completion of an environmental assessment, including risk management and monitoring. 4 Parties have developed a …
International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling
… the agreed definitions and technical conservation and management measures. 2. Objective and scope The ICRW is … international organizations for their conservation, management and study”, implies that UNCLOS treats cetaceans … large whales. Intensive hunting therefore brings a high risk of over-exploitation, the collapse of stocks and even …