Dryland mountains are among the least-known environments in the world, and certainly one of the most overlooked by decision- and policy-makers. Dryland mountains have an outstanding strategic value. They act as water towers for surrounding dry lowland areas, as shown by the examples of the Rocky Mountains of North America, the Central Andes, the mountains of the Mediterranean Basin, the Sahara and Sub-Saharan Africa, West Asia, and Central Asia
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2011South Africa, Southern Africa, Northern America, Central Asia, Western Asia
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2017Central Asia
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Library ResourceNational PoliciesJune, 2003Tajikistan
This National Action Plan developed in 2003 by the Republic of Tajikistan is a national-wide policy aiming at implementing the commitments of the Republic of Tajikistan concerning the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Thus, the document indicates the priorities and measures to be undertaken to address the problem of climate change, to develop a capacity for further research and analysis of the climate system, its variability and change, to strengthen the international cooperation and joined efforts to mitigate climate change.
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Library ResourceInternational Conventions or TreatiesMay, 2013Tajikistan, Moldova, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia, Armenia
The Parties shall cooperate in the following areas related to environmental protection: land protection and land tenure, protection of soil, subsoil, forests, water, air, ozone layer and climate, wild flora and wild fauna.
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