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Rights-based approaches - Exploring issues and opportunities for conservation
… was the Principal Research Associate for the Renewable Energy and International Law Project in Washington, DC. Here … conservation through their administration of small-scale hydroelectric facilities and provision of fossil fuels as … other building timber), water—including for irrigation and hydroelectric power—firewood (deadwood only) and forest …
Review of the Legal and Policy Framework for Transboundary Natural Resource Management in Southern Africa
… and transfer of water to Gauteng for royalties; • generate hydroelectric power for Lesotho; and • promote economic … for water deliveries to South Africa and for hydroelectric power generation in Lesotho lies with the LHDA. … public-private-partnerships (PPPs) in agriculture, mining, energy, chemicals, tourism, agriculture and the manufacturing …
Review and Analysis of specific Transboundary Natural Resources Management (TBNRM) Initiatives in the Southern African Region
… and transfer of water to Gauteng for royalties; • generate hydroelectric power for Lesotho; and • promote economic … for water deliveries to South Africa and for hydroelectric power generation in Lesotho lies with the LHDA. … public-private-partnerships (PPPs) in agriculture, mining, energy, chemicals, tourism, agriculture and the manufacturing …
Water in drylands - Adapting to scarcity through integrated management
… of reservoirs can benefit consumers of water and of hydroelectric power (Davies et al, 2015). There is, however, … prevail, such as in drylands, proposed solutions to water- energy-food nexus challenges have often been driven by a … flexibility which is key in adaptation strategies. Water-energy-food systems are by nature complex and dynamic …
Document - Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability
… supra, at 52, 136. 335 Id. at 136. 336 Id. at 156-57. 95 energy from the Guarani aquifer. All the Signatories to the … Protocol and committed to using alternative sources of energy that do not emit high levels of GHG emissions.337 … In 2014, the MRC published Cooperation for Water, Energy and Food Security in Transboundary Basins under …
Guidebook for policy and legislative development on conservation and sustainable use of freshwater resources
… resource base. However, something much greater than the energy crisis faces us: the depletion and pollution of the … the use of water to drive turbines in order to produce hydroelectric power. Other specific uses could fall under … and semi-arid regions; (vi) Plan and develop multi-purpose hydroelectric power schemes, making sure that environmental …
Negotiate: reaching agreement over water
… challenges. IUCN works on biodiversity, climate change, energy, human livelihoods and greening the world economy by … and Tajikistan, who have considerable water resources and hydroelectric potential, but little potential for … dam proponents. The campaign to stop the Arun-3 hydroelectric project in the 1990s, however, marked a shift …
Human rights and the Environment: Rio + 20 - Joint Report OHCHR and UNEP
… a green economy and to sustainable approaches to food, energy and water security. Indeed, efforts to encourage … to the international community in addressing food, energy and water security and in achieving sustainable … by indigenous peoples have become a major source of hydroelectric power, minerals, hardwoods, and pasture lands. …
Safe Havens: Protected Areas for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation
… coastal ecosystems such as mangroves and saltmarsh absorb energy from waves and storm surges making them less damaging … of storm surges or tsunamis (Feagin et al., 2010). Wave energy is also lost through frictional drag as the wave … combined with the release of upstream water holding in the hydroelectric projects in Bhutan led to major devastation for …
The Enivronmental Crime Crisis - Threats to Sustainable Development from Illegal Exploitation and Trade in Wildlife and Forest Resources. A UNEP Rapid Assessment
… increaseLogging and MiningFossil fuel extraction Hydroelectric production War Weak governance Hunting methods … the key impor- tance of charcoal in African local energy consumption, and its related widespread trade. The … fuel and charcoal account for up to 90% of the household energy consumption in some countries, according to FAO. FAO …