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Special Rapporteur on the Environment_2016 Report

… John H. Knox, on the human rights obligations relating to climate change. In this report, he describes the increasing attention … infringe upon those rights and stating that mitigation and adaptation measures should be developed in accordance with …
23 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

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

… For example, the implementation of the Paris Agreement on climate change will be a major step forward in tackling air … and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning 13.a Implement …
23 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

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

… 76 4.1.7. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) ........................... 77 4.2 Legal … UNFCCC specifies that cooperation efforts with respect to adaptation must take into account “water resources” and …
23 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

UN Watercourses Convention User’s Guide

… that the globe’s arid areas will only become drier due to climate change. This is in fact occurring already. What does all of … water law, global water governance, climate change adaptation and water security. Previously Ruby practiced as …
23 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

Guide for Negotiators of Multilateral Environmental Agreements

… Environment Programme UNFCCC UN Framework Convention on Climate Change UNGA United Nations General Assembly WMO World … lie in a strict climate regime with assistance for adaptation to the adverse effects of climate change; OPEC …
23 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Introduction to Human Rights and the Environment - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… (art. 10), and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (art. 6(a)), require environmental information to be … health concerns at the centre of their climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies” (paras. 49, 50). The …
01 Mar 2017 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Introduction to Freshwater Resources - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… 3. The Hydrological Cycle Groundwater 5. Water Scarcity Climate Change 6. Water Pollution 7. Water Uses Conflicts Fresh, … of climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation) include not only higher …
23 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

MEA Negotiator’s Handbook

… to keep working on them and through them, to effect real change. There is still much more to do. If you are reading … Carruthers, editor and contributing author, United Nations Climate Change Secretariat; Yves Le Bouthillier, lead author, … given particular consideration in provisions related to adaptation. 3.2.2.2.2. Least developed countries The United …
23 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Guidelines - Biodiversity in Impact Assessment

… and ecosystems is proceeding apace as a result of habitat change, climate change, invasive species, overexploitation of … compliance with the EMP, and to assess the need for adaptation of the EMP (usually including the proponent’s …
23 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Effectiveness of Multilateral Environmental Agreements

… Water Courses; BRS Conventions, UN Framework Convention on Climate Change; • Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the … Montreal Protocol; • Trust Funds; • Green Climate Fund; Adaptation Fund; Climate Investment Funding. • UN REDD …
23 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance