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International development agendas and commitments

BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
http://www.biodiv.org/


CLIMATE CHANGE

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
http://unfccc.int/

Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)
http://cdm.unfccc.int/

Global Environment Facility (GEF)
http://www.gefweb.org/


DESERTIFICATION AND DROUGHT

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
http://www.unccd.int/


FRESHWATER AGENDA

2003 International Year of Freshwater
http://www.wateryear2003.org/

World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP)
http://www.unesco.org/water/wwap/

Freshwater UNEP.net
http://freshwater.unep.net/

World Water Forum
http://www.worldwaterforum.net/


GENDER AGENDA

Womenwatch – the UN internet gateway on the advancement and empowerment of women
http://www.un.org/womenwatch/


HABITAT AGENDA

United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)
http://www.unhabitat.org


LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and the Small Island Developing States (OHRLLS)
http://www.un.org/special-rep/ohrlls/ldc/default.htm


SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES

Small Islands Developing States (SIDS)
Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN/DESA)
http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/sids/sids.htm


SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AGENDA

Division for Sustainable Development (DSD)
Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN/DESA)
http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/dsd.htm

Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD)
UN/DESA
http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/csd/csd12/csd12.htm


WETLANDS

The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
http://www.ramsar.org/


OTHERS

Millennium development goals
http://www.undp.org/mdg/



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