sustainable development
On the sidelines of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20) six of the world's major multilateral development banks (MDBs) released a joint statement, which indicates their commitment to work together to support global transformation in line with the Rio+20 agreements.
The joint statement, titled "Delivering on the promise of sustainable development: Our...
Growth in itself is neither our enemy nor our problem. But what kind of economic growth do we need? And do we want growth at any cost?
A child born today is one of seven billion people on Earth, and during its lifetime will see the world's population grow by another 3 billion....
The Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) just released eight fact sheets, with information about the importance of forests and sustainable forest management, as well as their role in sustainable development and green economy. Some of the topics covered are the multiple functions of forests, food security and livelihoods, biodiversity and adaptation to climate change.
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According to the Earth Negotiations Bulletin June 2 publication, the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development’s third round of informal consultations has made progress within two groups of negotiators, looking forward to the outcome document of this summit. However, differences between the G-77...
The CAMP network agencies, under the support of Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Germany (BMU) and Mountain Partnership, initiate holding a Forum for sustainable development of Central Asian Communities ‘“Mountain Green Product – challenges and opportunities for mountain communities of Central Asia” on 28-30 September, 2011 in Kyrgyzstan. The...
Project. Strengthening mountain populations’ livelihoods with improved policies for sustainable agriculture and rural development
It is critical to integrate, or “mainstream” thinking about climate change into development strategies, plans and programmes. This is especially true when pursuing goals that are most likely to be affected by the impacts of climate change, such as greater access to safe drinking water, healthy ecosystems or food
security.
This Toolkit offers practical, “...
This report provides background information and a framework for discussing mountain issues in the context of the current climate change dialogue. It synthesizes the state of current knowledge and provides an overview of the evolution and status of the global Mountain Agenda from the time it was agreed upon during the Rio Earth Summit in 1992 to the United Nations Framework Convention on...
Mountains are dynamic in nature compare to the plains and thus they posses some distinct temporal and spatial characteristics in a unique socio-cultural setting. There is also an ever increasing need for spatial and temporal data in planning and management activities for which GIS is being recognised more and more as a common platform for integrating social, economic and environmental data and...
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