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Poverty, equity and rights in conservation : Technical papers and case studies
… exert a dominant influence over the development of both technology (selection of techniques according to local … should not be dissociated from conservation. The issue of climate change illustrates how interdependent these three … which points out that “[a]ddressing the problem of climate change must be at the heart of efforts to conserve …
The impact of disasters and crises on agriculture and food security
… © R eu te rs /R od i S ai d Heavily reliant on weather, climate, land, and water for its ability to thrive, … moment for the future of disaster risk reduction and climate change. In 2017, the fifth Global Platform for … J., Timsina, K.p., RanaBhat, d.B. & adhikari, s. 2015. Technology adoption analysis of improved mai- ze technology …
Shared resources: Issues of governance
… living resources, depletion of stratospheric ozone, and climate change. Each of these issues can be seen to involve a … national jurisdiction as well as natural processes like climate change. An ecosystem approach that considers the … of sovereignty and the problems of national debt, technology transfer, and financial resources. The role of …
Negotiate: reaching agreement over water
… and development challenges. IUCN works on biodiversity, climate change, energy, human livelihoods and greening the … 4 Prof Lawrence Susskind (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Catherine Ashcraft (Massachusetts Institute of … Technology) Chapter 5 Julia Robinson (Global Campaign for Climate Action) with contributions from Dr Alejandro Iza …
Water as a human right?
… through, inter alia, the application of readily available technology and through the provision of adequate nutritious … environmental conditions have deteriorated and the global climate has continued to change due to intensified greenhouse … at 30. 86 Ibid. 87 Ibid. 4. Global climate change Recent estimates suggest that climate change …
An introduction to the African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
… rights 13 4.2 Research, education and training 14 4.3 Technology transfer and use 15 4.4 Protection of and … control; sustainable development; trade-related aspects; climate change, among others. The world has also witnessed … Diversity, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change or the Kyoto Protocol. Both the CBD and the …
Atmospheric brown clouds Regional Assesment report with focus on Asia
… (IARI, India) and the Center for Clouds Chemistry and Climate of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO), … TECHNICAL SUMMARY I. Atmospheric Brown Clouds and Regional Climate Change 10 II. Impacts of Atmospheric Brown Clouds on … for the next generation. In Environmental Science & Technology 40:3586-3594 Dobhal, D.P., Gergen, J.T. and …
Integrating mining and biodiversity conservation: Case studies from around the world
… to adapt to modifications in the environment – such as climate change. It also allows farmers and breeders to alter … are not necessarily confined to areas defined by politics, climate, drainage or other natural events. MERA study areas … 550 hectares are mined and rehabilitated annually. The technology of rehabilitation has been improved continuously …
Explaining Ocean Warming: Causes, scale, effects and consequences
… march through the advancement of the sciences, medicine, technology and sociology has provided humans with an … in our development. Scientific analyses of the global climate system have provided us with the ability to … King UK Foreign Secretary’s Special Representative on Climate Change Foreword Ocean Warming 7 Ocean Warming8 Ocean …