Publication | 2009
Le cadre juridique international du bassin de la Volta
Ce cadre juridique international comporte un cadre normatif intégrant les règles les plus importantes actuelles du droit des cours d'eau internationaux, un cadre institutionnel de gestion constitué par lAutorité du Bassin de la Volta (ABV) et un mécanisme de règlement des différends entre les…
Publication | 2009
Publication | 2009
An integrated wetland assessment toolkit : a guide to good practice
For billions of people throughout the world especially the poorest wetlands are critical for livelihoods. Wetlands are also home to an enormous diversity of wildlife, much of it unique to freshwater habitats. Traditional separate biodiversity and livelihood assessment and economic valuation…
Publication | 2009
Wildlife in a changing world : an analysis of the 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Wildlife in a Changing World presents an analysis of the 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Beginning with an explanation of the IUCN Red List as a key conservation tool, it goes on to discuss the state of the worlds species and provides the latest information on the patterns of species…
Grey literature | 2009
Training manual on gender and climate change
In 2007, IUCN, UNDP, UNEP and WEDO recognized the need for a coordinated strategy among global institutions working on gender and climate change. The result was the establishment of the Global Gender and Climate Alliance (GGCA). The primary goal of the GGCA is to ensure that climate change…
Publication | 2008
Publication | 2008
Publication | 2008
The second paper in this marine series builds on the complementary study described in Marine Series No. 1 that identified several significant regulatory and governance gaps in the international regime for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national…
Publication | 2008
Publication | 2009
Environmental guidance note for disaster risk reduction : healthy ecosystems for human security
Investment in sustainable ecosystem management can offer cost-effective solutions to reducing community vulnerability to disasters. Healthy ecosystems are beneficial to local populations for the many benefits and products they provide, whilst acting as natural buffers to hazard events for flood…