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The impact of disasters and crises on agriculture and food security

… Nations Food and Agriculture Organization FEWS NET Famine Early Warning System Network FSNAU Food Security and Nutrition Analysis …
18 Jun 2026 Literature

Integration of groundwater management into transboundary basin organizations in Africa - Training manual

… Main interactions in groundwater licensing and allocation system 14 6.6 Allocation of non-renewable groundwater … formations was recharged by late Pleistocene and early Holocene rainfall (>5,000 yrs BP), when the climate in … quality Pollution containment monitoring to provide early warning information on impacts of potential pollution hazards …
18 Jun 2026 Literature

Environmental Guidance Note for Disaster Risk Reduction - Healthy Ecosystems for Human Security

… as Hurricane Katrina in 2005 with the failure of the dyke system established to protect New Orleans. As a result, dams … lives and protect livelihoods Identify emergency response, early warning, preparedness and preventive measures Development …
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MEA Negotiator’s Handbook

… was considerable scepticism about whether the multilateral system could meet our needs. Since then we have come a long … the important progress that we have made together. In the early 1970s, we lacked the concepts and the institutional … as the focal point for an MEA. DEWA Division of Early Warning and Assessment of UNEP. DGEFC Division of Global …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Climate Change and POPs: Predicting the Impacts

… to another and are often related to changes in the climate system. For example, it is thought that a regime shift … to some diets and living conditions are highest • unique early life exposure pathways exist such as trans-placental … Industry and Economics (dTie) and the Division of Early Warning and Assessment (dewA). The GMAG will consist of …
18 Jun 2026 Document

The long and winding road: negotiating a treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction

… vehicle to resolve disputes and develop a rules-based system for the fostering of harmonious relations between and … holders. I treasure the memories of late night (or rather, early morning) exchanges between the most enthusiastic … of marine biodiversity in ABNJ, the EU stated as early as 2004 that in principle it would support the …
18 Jun 2026 Literature

Towards a Pollution Free Planet - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… of older-generation nuclear fuel. Pollution is even system processes, such as the climate, are functioning … impairment of neurological development and immune system Water and air purification, reduction of plant … severe incidents, while remote monitoring could provide early warnings of 30 Towards a Pollution-Free Planet …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Patents and clean energy technologies in Africa

… of solar panels to supply energy for irrigation system pumps The full report can be downloaded from: … the Olkaria projects, where explo- ration started as early as 1956 (Karekezi & Kithyoma, 2003). In addition to … or aerial.) A_resil Severe_weather Prediction and early warning for extreme weather events, such as storms and floods …
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Sustainable tourism management in the transboundary areas of the Dinaric Arc region: Manual for planning, development and monitoring of tourism in the protected areas of the Dinaric Arc

… stakeholders. This network should function as an open system, where the exchange of information and knowledge is … is essential, whether this involves planning at the early stages of the establishment of a PA, or whether it … are questions and suggestions to be asked not only at the early stages, but should also be addressed throughout and …
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Biodiversity for Business: A guide to using knowledge products delivered through IUCN

… to these four knowl- edge products, IUCN is in the early stages of devel- oping two more: a Human Dependency on … policies and laws R- Knowledge products can raise early warning flags about the potential presence of threatened … threat category, a detailed description of the eco- system and its characteristic biotic and abiotic processes, …
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