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D2 - Dams, Ecosystems and Fisheries

… Kibel Scope: This class focuses on how international water law principles relate to the construction and … and obligations relating to the impoundment and release of water from on-stream dams; (2) effect of on-stream dams on … on-stream dams impact flow volume, flow velocity, water quality, water temperatures and fisheries. Participants will …
19 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Gaps in international environmental law and environment-related instruments: towards a global pact for the environment - Report of the Secretary-General

… the enjoyment of basic human rights and environmental quality has long been recognized. However, international … convention which most directly governs the uses of fresh water is the Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational … governance.137 51. The transversal nature of fresh water as an object of legal regulation is evident in the …
19 Jun 2026 Document

Final: Gaps in international environmental law and environment-related instruments: towards a global pact for the environment

… the enjoyment of basic human rights and environmental quality has long been recognized. However, international … convention which most directly governs the uses of fresh water is the Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational … governance.137 51. The transversal nature of fresh water as an object of legal regulation is evident in the …
19 Jun 2026 Document

The Tacaná Watersheds - Developing untapped potential: Strengthening resilience through cross-sectoral collaboration

… Collaboration Stefano Barchiesi - IUCN Global Water Programme Rocío Córdoba - IUCN Regional Office for … Union for Conservation of Nature) IUCN Global Water Programme Rue Mauverney 28 1196 Gland Switzerland Tel … of septic systems to improve sanitation and water quality in the Suchiate River; • Protection of springs for …
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Handbook for the Preparation of Voluntary National Reviews (VNR)

… should be considered (see table 4). • Data. Access to high quality, up-to-date, and disaggregated data is vital for the … 1.b 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.a 2.b 2.c Health Strategy X X Water Sector Development Policy X X X X National Biodiversity … of Education Ministry of Women’s Affairs Ministry of Water and Energy Ministry of Social Development Social …
19 Jun 2026 Literature

Avoiding extinction in limestone karst areas

… which in most situations hold vast amounts of clean water within a groundwater aquifer held within the limestone … contain unique ecosystems, which are very susceptible to water quality and quantity changes, for example contamination from …
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Support for Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) in Africa

… soar for already scarce resources of soil, crops and water; AWARE that FLR can increase soil fertility and food security, improve availability and quality of water resources, combat desertification, protect and increase …
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Review of the compatibility of sectoral laws with the right to food

… Plan EXAMPLES OF POTENTIAL LAWS TO BE REVISED - Land - Water - Fisheries - Genetic Resources - Food safety - … of the resources needed for food production (land, water, etc.). 1.5. REViEW OF LEGiSLATiON FROM A HUMAN RiGHTS … an equitable manner, including safeguarding drinking-water quality. Genetic resources for food and agriculture …
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Environmental Rule of Law: Critical to sustainable development

… pressures from climate change, biodiversity loss, water scarcity, air and water pollution, soil degradation, among others, have far … and adequate conditions of life, in an environment of a quality that permits a life of dignity and well-being (…)”. 4 …
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Plant genetic resources and food security: stakeholder perspectives on the international treaty on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture

… Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management, with a particular focus on matters related … role for the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality on policies regarding agrobiodiversity. His interests … impact that agriculture may have on the environment (e.g. water, energy, pesticides and herbicides) should become an …
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