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Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
… hunger. One in which development and the application of technology are climate-sensitive, respect biodiversity and … and girls. The spread of information and communications technology and global interconnectedness has great potential … manner, inter alia, mitigation, adaptation, finance, technology development and transfer and capacity-building; …
Persistent Organic Pollutants: Contaminated Site Investigation and Management Toolkit
… Department of Civil Engineering, Federal University of technology, Nigeria Shilloh K.D. Osae, Head, Dept. of … can be used for selecting the most appropriate remediation technology for a specific site according to the local … system is illustrated through three case studies. The technology and limitations of different remediation …
Climate Change and POPs: Predicting the Impacts
… in developing regions, including through transfer of technology, the provision of financial and technical … do not yet have available state-of- the art production technology, workers may lack the education required for … production and motor fuel firing. The choice of specific technology would have a direct impact on releases of GHG s …
Energy law and sustainable development
… whatever energy system is possible in light of available technology. Its short-term goal is always to supply … to clean fuels and rigorous use of energy efficiency technology readily emerges as a 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 NEPA … will require accelerated research into hydrogen fuel cell technology, and wider use of wind and solar power, or where …
Climate Change- International Legal Regime - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… dealing with financial support, access to and transfer of technology and capacity building to assist developing country … additional” financial resources, access to and transfer of technology, and support for national reporting. Article 4(5) … provide financial resources, including for the transfer of technology to developing countries on a grant or concessional …
The economic lives of smallholder farmers - An analysis based on household data from nine countries
… countries. These differences arise due to soil quality, technology and productive assets, such as irrigation. In … being developed for larger commercial farms. This renders technology adoption by small farmers difficult. Smaller farms … As markets change, economies of scale in skills and technology, finance and access to capital and the …
Feed-in tariffs and a policy Instrument for promoting renewable energies and green economies in developing countries
… Programme Officer of the Energy Branch, UNEP Division of Technology, Industry and Economics (DTIE); Cristina Zucca, … which specifies the FIT rates that each renewable energy technology will receive. The issue of tariff differentiation … subsidising renewables. Lowering generation costs beyond technology costs, include upfront development costs; …
Transitioning to a pollution-free planet
… the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC), the Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN), the Global Programme of … to more than €3 billion by 2020, mainly in clean technology, green infrastructure and green bonds. In November … for photovoltaics, solar thermal power, wind energy, LED technology, and energy efficiency projects to cater to …
IUCN Information Papers on Marine Genetic Resources
… potential pervasiveness of the use of genetic sequencing technology and the use of key proteins and enzymes in … genetic resources occurring with advances in knowledge and technology (Greiber et al., 2012, 64). Furthermore, it avoids … potential pervasiveness of the use of genetic sequencing technology and the use of key proteins and enzymes in …
Publication - An Explanatory Guide to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing
… 205 Article 23 Technology Transfer, Collaboration and Cooperation … subject to national authority; ! access to relevant technology, including biotechnology; and ! access for the … provided, Article 15(7); ! access to and transfer of technology using the genetic resources, Article 16(3); ! …