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Water as a human right?
… the key role of water in agriculture, energy, health, biodiversity and ecosystems as well as in combating poverty. … the key role of water in agriculture, energy, health, biodiversity and ecosystems as well as in combating poverty. … energy, health care, food security and the protection of biodiversity…”34 Regional arrangements Regionally too, there …
Negotiate: reaching agreement over water
… environment and development challenges. IUCN works on biodiversity, climate change, energy, human livelihoods and … processors, or managers of wetlands that sustain biodiversity, fisheries and clean water supplies. Poor … is put to in the myriad niches that sustain the planet’s biodiversity. Water is known as a ‘fugitive’ resource: that …
Governance of Shared Waters - Legal and Institutional Issues
… built and the earth is cultivated using water, soil and biodiversity. In this respect, each one of us lives within a … waste products and spillages, with an impact on coastal biodiversity, • make it impossible to develop sustainable … of ecosystems. In addition to this, the conservation of biodiversity and fight against desertification are essential …
Human rights and the Environment: Rio + 20 - Joint Report OHCHR and UNEP
… surroundings; • Failure to conserve natural resources and biodiversity can undermine human rights, e.g. by destroying … facing our world, from climate change and the loss of biodiversity to air and water pollution. And the Convention’s … of failing to protect critical natural resources and biodiversity; and • Help further universal and local values …