Environmental policy and protocols

Este libro presenta los resultados del proyecto de investigación Actores, prácticas y sentidos de la participación local en Bogotá, propuesto por la línea 'Gobierno, gestión local y ciudadanía' del Grupo de Investigación de la Maestría en Gestión Urbana (Gi_MGU) de la Universidad Piloto de Colombia (UPC).

El objetivo principal de este texto es presentar, de una forma rigurosa y cuantitativa, los fundamentos necesarios para el diseño de los equipos de control de la contaminación atmosférica.

El modelo de desarrollo altamente dependiente de recursos naturales tanto renovables como no renovables ha devenido en conflictos ambientales antes, durante y después de la obtención y el aprovechamiento de estos.

Recientemente se comprobó que el hielo del Ártico podría llegar a desaparecer mucho antes de la mitad de este siglo por el aumento de la temperatura de la tierra.

Esta obra se estructura en seis lineas y parte de una conceptualizacion en la tematica de los residuos, reconociendo sus definiciones y clasificaciones, enmarcadas en cuatro grandes grupos: residuos solidos, peligrosos, de atencion en salud y otras actividades y de aparatos electricos y electronicos.

"En temas ambientales se ha reconocido abiertamente desde hace varias décadas que las mujeres juegan un rol determinante para el desarrollo sostenible y para el uso y aprovechamiento razonable de los recursos naturales con el fin de garantizarlos para las generaciones futuras.

"Esta obra se estructura en seis líneas y parte de una conceptualización en la temática de los residuos, reconociendo sus definiciones y clasificaciones, enmarcadas en cuatro grandes grupos: residuos sólidos, peligrosos, de atención en salud y otras actividades y de aparatos eléctricos y electrónicos.

"Sobre la base de un razonamiento lógico, en el que el daño ambiental debe ser ante todo prevenido, las normas ambientales en Colombia se han centrado en atender a ese propósito y poco han hecho para garantizar una reparación efectiva de un gran número de daños que no logran prevenirse.

Los usos múltiples del agua son un concepto asociado al acceso al agua por parte de las familias campesinas de las zonas rurales tanto para sus actividades humanas como productivas de subsistencia desde sistemas de abastecimiento domésticos.

Vihreä politiikka on Osmo Soininvaaran terävä, hauska ja perusteellinen selvitys vihreästä politiikasta.

Durante una gran parte de la historia de la civilización, el ser humano vivió en un paraíso terrenal.

Class insecta is numerically the largest class of the largest phylum outnumbering the total number of all the other known species of the rest of the animal kingdom.

Nature-based solutions (NBS) are interventions to protect, restore, and sustainably manage natural or modified ecosystems to support both biodiversity and human well-being.

This publication explores the challenge of providing universal access to water and sanitation in fast-growing cities in Asia and the Pacific.

Climate change threatens to undermine the conservation values of protected areas, such as Khuvsgul Lake National Park (KLNP), one of Mongolia's largest and most visited parks.

National legal and policy frameworks underpin international climate action because they are the backbone of domestic responses to the climate emergency.

In 2020, the Paris Agreement is the pinnacle of international law on climate change.

Climate change in Asia and the Pacific is deadly and impacts communities now.

Myanmar's housing sector is struggling to cope with rapid urbanization, internal migration, and new demand from recent economic growth.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB), in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment), prepared this tool compendium to help address the issues, challenges, and barriers faced by developing countries from Asia and the Pacific in the successful implementation of the environmental dimensions of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

This report presents the results of a stocktake of national responses to Sustainable Development Goals 12, 14, and 15, and selected environment-related targets that have a direct relationship with responsible consumption and production, and sustainable marine and terrestrial ecosystems management, by 15 developing countries in Asia and the Pacific.

Article 6 is a key part of the Paris Agreement.

This book explores how Asia's fast-growing cities can fulfil their potential as engines of economic prosperity and provide a livable environment for all citizens.

Climate change is the defining challenge of our time.

This publication describes the urban-rural water linkages (URWLs) approach to restoring river health in degraded environments, such as the Tuan River in Henan Province of the People's Republic of China.

This step-by-step manual describes procedures for climate change adjustments relative to extreme rainfall and local sea level estimates.

This knowledge product explains the rationale and procedures for incorporating allowances for climate change in detailed engineering design, with a focus on credible adjustments to extreme rainfall and to mean and high-end sea-level rise.

This study aims to mainstream environmental protection, climate change mitigation, and disaster risk management in the Asian Development Bank's country partnership strategy for Nepal in 2020-2024.

This report proposes a renewable energy subsidy mechanism for Indonesia to close the gap between the costs of renewable and conventional power generation.

Denmark's energy and carbon intensities are among the lowest in the OECD area.

This annual report monitors and evaluates agricultural policies spanning all 6 continents, including the 36 OECD countries, the 5 non-OECD EU Member States, and 12 emerging economies.

Swiss citizens continue to enjoy high living standards on a range of dimensions.

Swiss citizens continue to enjoy high living standards on a range of dimensions.

This annual report monitors and evaluates agricultural policies spanning all 6 continents, including the 36 OECD countries, the 5 non-OECD EU Member States, and 12 emerging economies.

This 57th edition of the Development Co-operation Report is intended to align development co-operation with today's most urgent global priorities, from the rising threat of climate change to the flagging response to the Sustainable Development Goals and the 2030 Agenda.

Denmark's energy and carbon intensities are among the lowest in the OECD area.

This 57th edition of the Development Co-operation Report is intended to align development co-operation with today's most urgent global priorities, from the rising threat of climate change to the flagging response to the Sustainable Development Goals and the 2030 Agenda.

Asian cities are particularly vulnerable to risks associated with natural disasters.

Asian cities are particularly vulnerable to risks associated with natural disasters.

This report is the 31st in the series of OECD reports that monitor and evaluate agricultural policies across countries, and the 6th report to include all 35 OECD countries, the 6 non-OECD EU Member States and a set of emerging economies: Brazil, the People's Republic of China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Kazakhstan, the Philippines, the Russian Federation, South Africa, Ukraine and Viet Nam.

This report is the 31st in the series of OECD reports that monitor and evaluate agricultural policies across countries, and the 6th report to include all 35 OECD countries, the 6 non-OECD EU Member States and a set of emerging economies: Brazil, the People's Republic of China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Kazakhstan, the Philippines, the Russian Federation, South Africa, Ukraine and Viet Nam.

Switzerland has taken steps to improve the environmental performance of its agricultural, energy and transport sectors.

Switzerland has taken steps to improve the environmental performance of its agricultural, energy and transport sectors.

Canada, the world's second largest country by area, has abundant natural resources.

Canada, the world's second largest country by area, has abundant natural resources.

Regulatory differences across jurisdictions can be costly for traders.

This publication examines the critical issues surrounding water security (water shortage, water excess, inadequate water quality, the resilience of freshwater systems), providing a rationale for a risk-based approach and the management of trade-offs between water and other (sectoral and environmental) policies.

This report sets out the challenge for freshwater in a changing climate and provides policy guidance on how to navigate this new "e;waterscape"e;.

This report addresses multilevel governance challenges in water policy in the Latin American and the Caribbean (LAC) and identifies good practices for co-ordinating water across ministries, between levels of government, and across local and regional actors.

This report assesses the extent to which Dutch water governance is fit for future challenges and sketches an agenda for the reform of water policies in the Netherlands.