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Energy subsidies: Lessons learned in assessing their impact and designing policy reforms
… c i n g is generally bigger in countries where the energy sector is state-owned. State companies are usually treated as public service entities and are not required to maximise … cause inefficient energy use, are a major burden on public finances and have resulted in poor energy-sector …
The Role of legal instruments to support Green low-emission and climate-resilient development - A guidebook on assessing, selecting and implementing legal instruments
… implement reforms 37 3.2 Disseminate reforms and train key public and private actors 39 3.3 Conduct periodic assessments … policies for national and sub-national governments by sector 49 Annex 2: Global databases of Green LECRDS legal and … challenge for policy makers, therefore, is to use scarce public resources to catalyse much greater amounts of private …
Governance of Ecosystem Services. Lessons Learned from Cameroon, China, Costa Rica and Ecuador
… 125 6�4�7 Public information instruments … to humans. Ecosystem services have characteristics of ‘public goods’, as defined by economic theory, meaning that … and nongovernmental institutions, the private sector, and civil society based on rules established by … structure At the national level, in the environmental sector, institutions were initially created as separate …
Collaboration for resilience: How collaboration among business, government and NGOs could be the key to living with turbulence and change in the 21st century
… government and civil society organisations. It provides public, private and non-governmental organisations with the … The company benefited, but at the same time as improving public health and sanitation and lifting women and their … of a nascent interest among governments, the private sector and civil society in aligning around a recognition …
Rule: Reforming water governance
… for IWRM 83 4.5 Funding water institutions 84 4.6 Public participation and civil society organizations 86 4.7 Private-sector roles in water management 88 4.8 Practical steps and … management sectors, following a common vision and plan. 9 Public engagement in water management enhances water …
UNEP’s Compendium of Innovative Laws: promoting Green Economy & Sustainable Development
… constitutional and framework laws, and also industry sector specific laws and rules. The surveys were generated by … Establishment of Greenhouse Gas Management Organization (Public Organization) (2007) … 10: The East African Rift System Figure 11: The integrated public transportation system in Curitiba, Brazil. Figure 12: …
Change : Adaptation of water resources management to climate change
… y m e s s a g e s 1. Waking Up to Climate Change The water sector has paid little attention to and is often unaware of … approach should be adopted that brings together the public and private sectors, and civil society. Societies will … world is not considered a real problem. Many of the public debates on climate change have left the impression …
Enforcement of Environmental Law: Good Practices from Africa,Central Asia, ASEAN Countries and China
… 13 2.5 Inspection and monitoring 15 2.6 Awareness and public engagement 18 3 Civil enforcement 20 3.1 Introduction … equipment, training 20 3.3 Procedures 21 3.4 Awareness and public engagement 23 3. 5Information sharing and knowledge … disaster emergency fund with joint private and public sector support for areas where insurance is not available in …
Wildlife and Forest Crime Toolkit (Revised Edition)
… and forestry sectors, such as rural devel- opment and public awareness, are often neglected. Complicating the … divisions that separate law enforcement agencies from the public, the activists, the academics, and the policy makers. … Callister, “Corrupt and illegal activities in the forest sector: current understandings and implications for the World …