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Transboundary River Basins: Status and Trends (Summary for Policy Makers)
… exchange, and increases awareness of the importance and state of transboundary waters. As activities in river basins … in an interactive data portal, allow users to examine a range of issues to obtain a more nuanced picture … from these identify basins where human vulnerability to a range of climate and development impacts is high. 6 …
FAO's work on Climate Change
… Toolbox. This is a freely accessible online source for a range of stakeholders, directly or indirectly involved in … network of professionals, FAO supports countries in a wide range of climate-related issues, from policy design to … ACTION PROMISE One solar cooperative in Dhundi, in the state of Gujarat in Western India, saw nine farmers switch …
The Social Dimension of Ecosystem-based Adaptation
… adaptation (EbA) to climate change The world is in a state of economic, social and environmental change, which has … the adoption of EbA approach should be promoted and a wide range of social benefits can be achieved. ÂÂ Strengthen … integrated adaptive planning: EbA should be embedded in a range of current plans, strategies and policies across …
Climate Change- International Legal Regime - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… 2). The Parties to the Convention are to be guided by a range of principles that reflect the understanding of global … Advice (SBSTA), which reviews and advises on the state of scientific and technical knowledge (article 9), and … country Parties in implementing their commitments. A range of measures is identified, including the provision of …
EU Action Plan against Wildlife Trafficing
… EUR 8 and EUR 20 billion annually. It covers a broad range of protected species, including elephants and rhinos, … 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development agreed by heads of state at a UN summit in September 2015. Goal 15, which … represents a major risk; criminals can easily exploit this state of affairs by diverting trade routes accordingly, as a …
Governance of Shared Waters - Legal and Institutional Issues
… 25 2.4 State powers and duties … water governance a step forward and explores new inter-state and institutional modalities and alternatives for … Water Partnership (GWP) defines water governance as a range of political, social, economic and administrative … the water needed and used by societies for their diverse range of activi- ties. Similarly, the basin receives all of …
Wildlife Poaching: Africa's surging trafficking threat
… also fueled corruption, weakening and co-opting critical state insti- tutions such as the police and military. In … that further jeopardizes professionalism and triggers a range of other illegal and abusive activities. While the … point or area Major domestic market African elephant range Exit point, by air Exit point, by sea Land route Main …
Legal and institutional aspects of urban and peri-urban foresty and greening
… for instance, certain types of trees have been declared state property and must therefore be preserved. Furthermore, … at the international level involved in UPFG, working on a range of environment and development issues, as well as those … derelict corners, etc.) and is concerned with a great range of benefits and problems". Another widely accepted …
From reference levels to results reporting: REDD+ under the UNFCCC
… carbon stock used for “full carbon stock” includes a range of forest conditions, including those of growing … on uncertainties for some elements, such as the range of confidence values for forest inventory data, overall … be piloted at this scale (e.g. in Nigeria’s Cross River State). 4.2 Nationally determined contributions and REDD+ …
Commodities at a Glance - Special issue on Shale Gas
… of renewables in the global energy mix is expected to range from 16.1 to 19.3 per cent in 2040. Under the most … depths and with a progressive transformation from one state to the other. Most hydrocarbons present in source rocks … and 1999, Henry Hub natural gas prices fluctuated within a range of $1 per MMBtu to $3 per MMBtu, with a simple average …