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The rise of environmental crime - A growing threat to natural resources, peace, development and security

… of ecosystem services such as clean air and clean water, extreme weather mitigation, food security and even health and well- … well-being.23-25 They can include clean air, water supply, extreme weather mitigation and storm protection, food …
17 Jun 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

Climate Change- International Legal Regime - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… evidence of changes in temperature, rainfall and other weather variables. This data suggests that over the period … (better known as the “El Niño” phenomenon) can affect weather patterns around the world, causing heavy rains in … associated with impacts of climate change, including extreme events and slow onset events, in developing countries …
01 Mar 2017 Course lesson in Climate and Atmosphere

Special Rapporteur on the Environment_2016 Report

… rights and the environment, the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, the Special Rapporteur on … was reported to have dried up as a result of changing weather patterns. As 2016 began, scientists reported that … the rights recognized in the present Covenant”. To take an extreme example, no State may use its political or economic …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

UNEP Guide for Negotiators of Multilateral Environmental Agreements

… purposes of informal consultation. Non-group: If there is extreme reluctance to enter into negotiation, non-groups can … may be poverty, lack of resources, or vulnerability to extreme weather events, such as droughts. The African Group is an …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Guide for Negotiators of Multilateral Environmental Agreements

… purposes of informal consultation. Non-group: If there is extreme reluctance to enter into negotiation, non-groups can … may be poverty, lack of resources, or vulnerability to extreme weather events, such as droughts. The African Group is an …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Guide for negotiators of multilateral environmental agreements

… purposes of informal consultation. Non-group: If there is extreme reluctance to enter into negotiation, non-groups can … may be poverty, lack of resources, or vulnerability to extreme weather events, such as droughts. The African Group is an …
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Compendiums on Human Rights and the Environment - Selected International legal materials and cases (Advanced Version)

… on the work of these environmentalists in the face of extreme opposition, and impose a duty on governments to … and Holdings Finding that “there is a situation of extreme gravity and urgency, as well as a risk of irreparable … the local population could have listened to media weather forecasts (para. 121). Key Findings and Holdings The …
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Guidelines for the application of IUCN Red List of Ecosystems Categories and Criteria (Version 1.0)

… will depend on abiotic or external influences (e.g. weather patterns or human disturbance), internal biotic … Species – Phyla canescens 11. Climate change & severe weather 11.2 Droughts The description of threats and stresses … to occur based on river flows observed during 1986-1989. Extreme rates of tree mortality were observed between the …
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Atmospheric brown clouds Regional Assesment report with focus on Asia

… Significant increase in the frequency and magnitude of extreme rain events (>100 m/day); significant decreasing … Significant increase in the frequency and magnitude of extreme rain events (>100 m/day); significant decreasing … radiation and cooling effect. All these are important weather variables controlling crop growth and yield. Except …
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Introduction to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

… yields and that are able to withstand new diseases and extreme weather events will have to be developed. For this, it is … conditions will become more variable, with more frequent extreme events, expansion of areas with high climate …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity