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Raising awareness of climate change: A handbook for government focal points
… of climate change Step 2: Conduct a national needs assessment. National climate awareness programmes are most … Raising awareness of climate change 777 � ALBANIA’S NEEDS ASSESSMENT T A’ , … is to: • review and validate the findings of the needs assessment; • agree on a list of priority activities; • …
An Ounce of Prevention: Snow Leopard Crime Revisited
… Leopard poaching and illegal trade be part of the threats assessment for these (and other) areas. Interviews could be … self-reliance and sustainability, to provide or generate economic incentives to protect Snow Leopards, and deter an … self-reliance and sustainability, to provide or generate economic incentives to protect Snow Leopards, and deter an …
B1 - The Principle of Equitable and Reasonable Use
… effective, including, among others, environmental impact assessment, the ecosystems approach and the related … Similarly, measures to amend the 1992 United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Water Convention … long been self-evident.[2] Still, tensions exist with the economic development and social protection values inherent to …
Patents and clean energy technologies in Africa
… and adaptation technol- ogies, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Devel- opment (OECD) joined the … potential map is different due to distinct geographical, economic and social factors which need to be understood. The … to CETs in Africa – findings and recommendations 60 Any assessment of the role of IP, particularly patents, in the …
UN Environment Policy : Promoting Greater Protection for Environmental Defenders
… will also strategically Commission for Africa, UN Economic regional economic unions such as Southern African Development … regional bodies such as conomic Commission for Europe, UN Economic and as the Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS …
Strengthening policies relating to the sea and oceans
… marine ecosystem services requires effective management of economic activities and human-related pressure (land-based … the need for an ecosystem approach to guarantee an economic development compatible with the preservation of all … and for independent environmental consultancy and assessment authorities; and FURTHER RECOGNIZING the …
Protecting the world's greatest salmon fishery in Bristol Bay, Alaska from large-scale mining
… Bristol Bay watershed is an unparalleled ecological and economic resource of global significance, supporting the … Protection Agency for conducting a scientific assessment which concluded that large-scale mining of the … importance of preserving the Bristol Bay watershed from an economic, environmental and cultural heritage perspective, …
Introduction to Freshwater Resources - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… life and lead to flooding. The cascade of social and economic consequences that can flow from the loss of healthy … of sanitation standards, mostly treated water as an economic resource, and dealt largely with the quantitative … the WMO and UNEP to assess scientific, technical and socio-economic information relevant for the understanding of …