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Land and water - the rights interface
… the holding of a public hearing if appropriate; and a decision. The question arises as to the basis on which such … one or more mechanisms to promote rational and effective decision making. Of these the most important is probably … Other mechanisms that assist in preventing arbitrary decision making in the context of the allocation of water …
IUCN Policy on Biodiversity Offsets
… conservation priorities, sound land use (and seascape) decision-making and sensitivity maps. Landscape and seascape … NOTING that the Convention on Biological Diversity’s (CBD) Decision X/21 Business engagement requests the Executive … for the implementation of the CBD, identified in CBD Decision IX/11; ALSO NOTING that Ramsar Resolution X.12 …
Champions of Water Governance - Leadership building for local to transboundary water cooperation
… transboundary agreements, but also to include them in the decision- making process that usually sets local leaders … in local level civil society have gained access to decision-makers working at provincial or national levels. … to influence behaviour change in technical and political decision-making. I have mainstreamed knowledge to different …
Environmental Guidance Note for Disaster Risk Reduction - Healthy Ecosystems for Human Security
… reduction. Ecosystem- based disaster management refers to decision-making activities that take into consideration … include environmental and planning ministries in decision-making and implementation 2.2 Legislative mechanisms … Diversity (CBD) has been ratified by 190 Parties. In decision VI/26 (2002), the COP adopted the Strategic Plan for …
Technical guidelines on hazardous wastes: physico-chemical treatment (d9) and biological treatment (d8)
… flora and fauna and existing natural resources. A decision that an activity may be permitted can be subject to … if they are to be operated safely and effectively. A decision to set up a new waste facility must incorporate … in all countries consistent with national laws and decision making processes, through which the foregoing goal …
Transitioning to a pollution-free planet
… by investors. Increased disclosure can be voluntary, but decision-makers have a key role to play in levelling the … in deploying technologies arnot always available to decision makers, particularly those in developing countries. … pervasive and persistent. 3.3.1 Balancing evidence-based decision- making and precautionary approaches Providing …
Protected Areas in East Asia: Evaluating and strengthening implementation of the CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas and the East Asian Regional Action Plan
… and regional action plans as required by CBD (COP 10 Decision X/31) 1. (b) Develop a long-term action plan or … biodiversity into climate change and land use planning decision-making and activities. A regional coordinating body … organisations, which have more autonomy in financial and decision-making matters, compared to government …
Advancing the Species Conservation Agenda. An overview of the IUCN SSC Network 2009 2012
… the world’s biodiversity and informing the world and its decision makers about its full range of values. b) Pressures … Health Specialist Group 3 (WHSG) was named in an important decision on disease in migratory species. On the issue of … Prime Minister; we are currently awaiting the government’s decision. We also expressed serious concern to China about …
Integration of groundwater management into transboundary basin organizations in Africa - Training manual
… national level are the primary source of information for decision making at transboundary level and likewise are often … process and a network of partners (institutions, experts, decision mak- ers, donors, and NGOs) for developing and … resource. With regard to the institutional framework and decision making: 1. Groundwater committees of the TBOs should …