SoE 2011 - Heritage chapter overview
... This presentation is one of a series of Australia State of the Environment 2011 (SoE 2011) presentations given by SoE Committee members and departmental staff following the release of the SoE 201. This material was developed to be delivered as part of an oral presentation. The full report should be ...
... This presentation is one of a series of Australia State of the Environment 2011 (SoE 2011) presentations given by SoE Committee members and departmental staff following the release of the SoE 201. This material was developed to be delivered as part of an oral presentation. The full report should be ...
The Blue Plan`s sustainable development outlook for the
... the Maghreb, mainly trade with EU countries. The strong Euro-Mediterranean interdependencies are likely to continue to increase. For example, in 2005 76% of Tunisia’s trade was with the European Union. Energy interconnections, gas and electricity in particular, are strengthening the ties between the ...
... the Maghreb, mainly trade with EU countries. The strong Euro-Mediterranean interdependencies are likely to continue to increase. For example, in 2005 76% of Tunisia’s trade was with the European Union. Energy interconnections, gas and electricity in particular, are strengthening the ties between the ...
AdaptHCMC
... terrain; the hydrology of its rivers and canals is highly affected not only by the East Sea tide but also by water reservoirs upstream at the present and in the future. In the context of global climate change, adaptation to climate change becomes an unavoidable challenge to urban planning and manage ...
... terrain; the hydrology of its rivers and canals is highly affected not only by the East Sea tide but also by water reservoirs upstream at the present and in the future. In the context of global climate change, adaptation to climate change becomes an unavoidable challenge to urban planning and manage ...
Appendix B: SEQ NRM Plan Target Maps and
... efficient agricultural practices, recycling water, and pollution control. Restoration of riparian vegetation can potentially reduce bank erosion, as well as contributing to cooler water temperatures. The Environmental Protection Act 1994 places a legal responsibility upon all persons who cause land ...
... efficient agricultural practices, recycling water, and pollution control. Restoration of riparian vegetation can potentially reduce bank erosion, as well as contributing to cooler water temperatures. The Environmental Protection Act 1994 places a legal responsibility upon all persons who cause land ...
Clean Air Act Dynamism and Disappointments
... deadlines and regulatory burdens.16 Agencies may also be dilatory and fail to meet requirements due to bureaucratic laziness. Many agencies seek budgetary expansions and possibly an enlarged regulatory turf, but those sometimes observed tendencies do not necessarily lead to self-critical and active ...
... deadlines and regulatory burdens.16 Agencies may also be dilatory and fail to meet requirements due to bureaucratic laziness. Many agencies seek budgetary expansions and possibly an enlarged regulatory turf, but those sometimes observed tendencies do not necessarily lead to self-critical and active ...
Air pollution
... • Any chemical, biological, or physical change in water quality that harms living organisms or makes water unsuitable for desired use • Most surface-water reservoirs are contaminated by pollutants at specific locations through sewers, pipes, or ditches • Main sources of groundwater contamination: ...
... • Any chemical, biological, or physical change in water quality that harms living organisms or makes water unsuitable for desired use • Most surface-water reservoirs are contaminated by pollutants at specific locations through sewers, pipes, or ditches • Main sources of groundwater contamination: ...
Lawyers Write Treaties, Engineers Build Dikes, Gods of Weather
... This Article identifies and critically reviews the importance of adaptability and flexibility in treaties and institutional arrangements by providing resilience in the face of the anticipated impact of climate change on the good governance of international waters. 1 Building greater *Glen Hearns and ...
... This Article identifies and critically reviews the importance of adaptability and flexibility in treaties and institutional arrangements by providing resilience in the face of the anticipated impact of climate change on the good governance of international waters. 1 Building greater *Glen Hearns and ...
- Jordan University of Science and Technology
... Rania Al-Abdullah Center for Environmental Sciences and Technology (QRACEST) at Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST). In the last 18 years, Dr. Abdulla was involved in many climate change and hydrological studies. He is recognized by many countries in the region as a regional expert on ...
... Rania Al-Abdullah Center for Environmental Sciences and Technology (QRACEST) at Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST). In the last 18 years, Dr. Abdulla was involved in many climate change and hydrological studies. He is recognized by many countries in the region as a regional expert on ...
Protection of the atmosphere
... draft guideline 3 (on the common concern of humankind), as contained in the Special Rapporteur’s second report, to the Drafting Committee, for consideration in the context of a possible preamble. Accordingly, a preamble was prepared reflecting the current stage of consideration, it being understood ...
... draft guideline 3 (on the common concern of humankind), as contained in the Special Rapporteur’s second report, to the Drafting Committee, for consideration in the context of a possible preamble. Accordingly, a preamble was prepared reflecting the current stage of consideration, it being understood ...
Botswana Environmental and Climate Change Analysis
... be used more extensively. Interest in energy and water demand management and water harvesting is growing but still lacking societal acceptance and support. Integrated water resources management including water demand management and water efficiency measures constitute an opportunity to reduce water ...
... be used more extensively. Interest in energy and water demand management and water harvesting is growing but still lacking societal acceptance and support. Integrated water resources management including water demand management and water efficiency measures constitute an opportunity to reduce water ...
Trading Places: The Role of the United States and the European
... take on a leadership role in international environmental affairs; rather, it was now more likely to be in the competitive interests of the United States to oppose the spread of environmental regulations championed by the European Union. This article builds on and adds to the literature on internatio ...
... take on a leadership role in international environmental affairs; rather, it was now more likely to be in the competitive interests of the United States to oppose the spread of environmental regulations championed by the European Union. This article builds on and adds to the literature on internatio ...
A Low Carbon Route Map - Keep Scotland Beautiful
... All over Scotland and beyond, people are working together in communities to reduce CO2e1 emissions. These are early days and there is still much to learn about what works – lots of new approaches and ideas to be tried and explored. Any community thinking of developing carbon reduction projects will ...
... All over Scotland and beyond, people are working together in communities to reduce CO2e1 emissions. These are early days and there is still much to learn about what works – lots of new approaches and ideas to be tried and explored. Any community thinking of developing carbon reduction projects will ...
NSW State of the Environment 2015: 20 Coastal, estuarine and
... The overall condition of individual waterways is highly variable and generally reflects their level of resilience to change and the level of disturbance locally and across their catchments. Most coastal, estuarine, and marine systems in NSW have been modified to some extent, and they continue to com ...
... The overall condition of individual waterways is highly variable and generally reflects their level of resilience to change and the level of disturbance locally and across their catchments. Most coastal, estuarine, and marine systems in NSW have been modified to some extent, and they continue to com ...
Chapter 10
... • If homeowners own the river, factories must pay homeowners for any pollution, and the more they pollute, the more they pay. • Regardless of who owns the river, so long as someone owns it, the factories bear the cost of pollution, and the quantity of production and pollution are efficient. ...
... • If homeowners own the river, factories must pay homeowners for any pollution, and the more they pollute, the more they pay. • Regardless of who owns the river, so long as someone owns it, the factories bear the cost of pollution, and the quantity of production and pollution are efficient. ...
Climate and soil factors influencing seedling recruitment of plant
... community structure and function, all of which, in turn, are strongly linked to soil conditions (Audet et al., 2013). Such experimental approaches can be effectively addressed by manipulation of combinations of climate and soil factors under controlled conditions (Lloret et al., 2004). Here, we pres ...
... community structure and function, all of which, in turn, are strongly linked to soil conditions (Audet et al., 2013). Such experimental approaches can be effectively addressed by manipulation of combinations of climate and soil factors under controlled conditions (Lloret et al., 2004). Here, we pres ...
International cooperation for sustainable land and water management
... tives, payment for environmental services (PES) has become more important as a mechanism for the conservation of land and water resources. Accordingly, the volume of trade in carbon credits has increased rapidly. Currently, the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) excludes agriculture, but major effor ...
... tives, payment for environmental services (PES) has become more important as a mechanism for the conservation of land and water resources. Accordingly, the volume of trade in carbon credits has increased rapidly. Currently, the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) excludes agriculture, but major effor ...
A Breath of Fresh Air - UK Health Alliance on Climate Change
... impacts of air and pollution and climate change, Defra oversees air pollution targets, BEIS carbon emissions, and DfT vehicle emissions, while town planning, which impacts upon encouraging active transport solutions, is spread across the devolved administrations and DCLG in England – it becomes evid ...
... impacts of air and pollution and climate change, Defra oversees air pollution targets, BEIS carbon emissions, and DfT vehicle emissions, while town planning, which impacts upon encouraging active transport solutions, is spread across the devolved administrations and DCLG in England – it becomes evid ...
Progress towards sustainable development in Eastern Africa
... In order to set the context for the report, the introduction provides a synopsis of the key landmark events in the field of sustainable development since the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment held in Stockholm in 1972. It highlights the key outcomes of the various summits and meetin ...
... In order to set the context for the report, the introduction provides a synopsis of the key landmark events in the field of sustainable development since the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment held in Stockholm in 1972. It highlights the key outcomes of the various summits and meetin ...
Canada`s Rivers at Risk - WWF
... The Brisbane Declaration, a widely endorsed global call to action to protect the world’s rivers, provides the most common definition of environmental flows: Environmental flows describe the quantity, timing and quality of water flows required to sustain freshwater and estuarine ecosystems and the hu ...
... The Brisbane Declaration, a widely endorsed global call to action to protect the world’s rivers, provides the most common definition of environmental flows: Environmental flows describe the quantity, timing and quality of water flows required to sustain freshwater and estuarine ecosystems and the hu ...
P348 Description, Pr..
... projections are being evaluated further from suites of basin- to global-scale models to determine changes in water storage, particularly with respect to the distribution of snow and ice, and hydrological impacts of extreme events. Water quality effects from projected changes in climate have only rec ...
... projections are being evaluated further from suites of basin- to global-scale models to determine changes in water storage, particularly with respect to the distribution of snow and ice, and hydrological impacts of extreme events. Water quality effects from projected changes in climate have only rec ...
The Updated Philippine NAP to Combat Desertification, Land
... it is imperative to take serious and doable actions now. We cannot afford to be on a wait and see attitude. What is at stake is not only the current need to provide food for every Filipino household but also to ensure that future generations can have adequate food supply, clean ...
... it is imperative to take serious and doable actions now. We cannot afford to be on a wait and see attitude. What is at stake is not only the current need to provide food for every Filipino household but also to ensure that future generations can have adequate food supply, clean ...
EPA Research Strategy 2014–2020
... Adaptation Strategy and the Commission’s “A Roadmap for Moving to a Competitive Low Carbon Economy in 2050” provide the EU context. Engagement with the work of the IPCC and the UNFCCC are seen as essential elements of the use of research. The UNECE Convention on Long Range Trans-boundary Air Polluti ...
... Adaptation Strategy and the Commission’s “A Roadmap for Moving to a Competitive Low Carbon Economy in 2050” provide the EU context. Engagement with the work of the IPCC and the UNFCCC are seen as essential elements of the use of research. The UNECE Convention on Long Range Trans-boundary Air Polluti ...
Project Document for CEO Approval
... (MOFAMR) to formulate and administer regulations to sustainably utilize and conserve oceanic fisheries, reef fisheries and all living marine resources, including the authority to protect species under threat and to establish conservation areas. The Tourism Law of 1979 gives the Ministry of Tourism t ...
... (MOFAMR) to formulate and administer regulations to sustainably utilize and conserve oceanic fisheries, reef fisheries and all living marine resources, including the authority to protect species under threat and to establish conservation areas. The Tourism Law of 1979 gives the Ministry of Tourism t ...
Ministry of Environment (South Korea)
The Ministry of Environment is the South Korea branch of government charged with environmental protection. The current minister is Yoon Seong-kyu. In addition to enforcing regulations and sponsoring ecological research, the Ministry manages the national parks of South Korea. Its headquarters is in Sejong City.