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Article 2 Verdrag van de Verenigde Naties ter bestrijding van woestijnvorming in de landen die te kampen hebben met ernstige droogte en/of woestijnvorming, in het bijzonder in Afrika

Regional implementation annex for Central and Eastern Europe

The particular conditions of the Central and Eastern European region referred to in article 1, which apply in varying degrees to the affected country Parties of the region, include:

a) specific problems and challenges related to the current process of economic transition, including macroeconomic and financial problems and the need for strengthening the social and political framework for economic and market reforms;

b) the variety of forms of land degradation in the different ecosystems of the region, including the effects of drought and the risks of desertification in regions prone to soil erosion caused by water and wind;

c) crisis conditions in agriculture due, inter alia, to depletion of arable land, problems related to inappropriate irrigation systems and gradual deterioration of soil and water conservation structures;

d) unsustainable exploitation of water resources leading to serious environmental damage, including chemical pollution, salinisation and exhaustion of aquifers;

e) forest coverage losses due to climatic factors, consequences of air pollution and frequent wildfires;

f) the use of unsustainable development practices in affected areas as a result of complex interactions among physical, biological, political, social and economic factors;

g) the risks of growing economic hardships and deteriorating social conditions in areas affected by land degradation, desertification and drought;

h) the need to review research objectives and the policy and legislative framework for the sustainable management of natural resources; and

i) the opening up of the region to wider international cooperation and the pursuit of broad objectives of sustainable development.

Regeling
Verdrag van de Verenigde Naties ter bestrijding van woestijnvorming in de landen die te kampen hebben met ernstige droogte en/of woestijnvorming, in het bijzonder in Afrika
Soort
Verdrag
Geldend vanaf
06-09-2001
BWB-id
BWBV0001192
Versie
2001-09-06_0

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