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External sources (not reviewed)

capable of participating in reforms covering all aspects of political and social life.

Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) to the SBI at its twenty-ninth session,11 and agreed to consider this information and advice, as appropriate, in the further implementation of decision 1/CP.10.

and building resilience in developing countries, taking into account the urgent and immediate needs of developing countries that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change, especially the least developed countries and small island developing States, and further taking into account the needs of countries in Africa affected by drought, desertification and floods.

on oceans and coasts, including through greater capacity building, enhanced scientific monitoring activities and to promote environmentally sound policies for integrated coastal and ocean management.

and small island developing States with higher incomes have found it particularly difficult to tap into international funds to co-finance adaptation measures.

cycle, the critical linkages between sustainable water resources and environmental management, and the development of integrated approaches to sustainable urban water management.

professionals involved in the development and updating of those websites, the launching of innovative technological projects designed to develop tools and services facilitating maintenance of the level of accessibility required by law and the promotion of awareness in society of the importance of universal design as a means of guaranteeing nondiscriminatory access to the services of the information society.

activities, which could be offered to States parties upon request.

in particular in developing countries.

the underlying scientific assumptions and the appropriateness of projects, policies and programmes, including their effectiveness, efficiency and overall utility.

sustainable and gender-responsive climate change policies and indicates as priority areas of intervention: (a) research and action in traditional knowledge systems; (b) advocacy for increasing gender sensitivity on the differential impacts of climate change on women and men; (c) capacity-building for alternative livelihoods; and (d) strengthening women’s participation in climate change planning and governance processes.

Somalia, Ghana and South Africa), two conclusions were drawn: first, that local governance has played an important role in facilitating the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals and can serve as a veritable implementation vehicle for the post-2015 development agenda; and second, that citizens’ engagement, including the appropriate and innovative use of information and communication strategies, has the power to strengthen local governance by infusing it with transparency, accountability and ownership.

climate change, exposure to geological hazards, competition for scarce resources, and the impact of epidemics such as HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis all increase the vulnerability of least developed countries to natural hazards.

countries, and to strengthen cooperation at the global level to address, inter alia, desertification, land degradation and deforestation, and called upon the international community to prioritize the needs of the developing countries, taking into account the needs of those that are particularly vulnerable, in accordance with the criteria set in the UNFCCC, and to provide long-term, adequate, scaledup, predictable, new and additional finance, technology development and support as well as capacity-building.

challenges for developing countries, especially the least developed, and were undermining the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, especially in the light of the increasing frequency and magnitude of natural disasters.