The "Strengthening Capacities in the Use of Geospatial Information for Improved Resilience in Asia-Pacific and Africa" project (2021-2024) aims to develop sustainable capacities and implement tailored geospatial solutions to enhance policy and decision-making processes in resilience building.
Les systèmes de classification et de communication des risques chimiques sont des éléments clés de la gestion rationnelle des produits chimiques. Pour harmoniser ces systèmes à l’échelle mondiale, les Nations Unies ont adopté, en 2003, le Système général harmonisé de classification et d’étiquetage des produits chimiques (SGH).
Sustainable & Social Tourism Summit A.C. is a non-profit civil association that promotes a culture of sustainability, solidarity, and social responsibility in tourism. Their main activities are awareness raising, information and training of tourism stakeholders on social and environmental issues.
Argentina se comprometió con liderar la transición hacia una economía baja en carbono a través del Plan Nacional de Adaptación y Mitigación al Cambio Climático al 2030 y presentó la Estrategia a Largo Plazo como un primer paso hacia la carbono neutralidad a 2050 en 2022 ante la Convención Marco de las Naciones Unidas sobre Cambio Climático (CMNUCC) como parte de los compromisos asumidos interna
Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) are the predominant legal method for addressing transboundary environmental problems. Adopted by States, MEAs are standard-settings instruments for effective global environmental protection.
The International Law of Treaties is a set of international principles and rules regulating the conclusion procedure of treaties, as well as the issues of operation, amendments and modifications, termination, suspension and invalidity of treaties. For those involved in the drafting, negotiation and conclusion of international treaties, a sound knowledge of the Law of Treaties is indispensable.
International organizations are playing an increasingly important role in the international legal order. They are active in virtually all fields of human activity, they regularly conclude international treaties and continuously interact with other actors of international law. Nowadays, they wield growing normative powers.
The subject of international law brings a lot of concepts to mind, from war and settlement of disputes between States, protection of the environment, responsibilities and obligations, to human rights protection between citizens, refugees of different States and corporations.
For the adequate implementation of and compliance with MEAs at a national level, there is a need to raise awareness on International Environmental Law (IEL) and develop specific capacities for its implementation at the national level.
The identification of waste and other environmental crimes poses several challenges for LEAs/BGs and other involved practitioners (e.g. environmental agencies, government agencies, the police, and tax authorities). In addition, the criminal prosecution process can be resource-intensive (and there is a high standard of proof required to get a conviction).