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Building Local Capacity in Applying Forensic Science to Human Rights Investigations
Challenge Countries in various parts of the world need to cooperate across methods and techniques of different branches of science to investigate and record cases of political, ethnic and/or religious violence, particularly with regard to human rights violations. An...
Capacity Building on Tourism Development and Biodiversity Protection in West and Central Africa
Challenge The conservation and protection of biodiversity worldwide is a critical issue identified as SDG 15. The Africa region offers outstanding opportunities to experience wildlife tourism. However, the loss of its biodiversity through weak conservation policies...
Promoting Seaweed Farming as a Sustainable Enterprise
Challenge Rapid and uncontrolled coastal development has resulted in increased habitat loss in Belize’s coastal zone. It is estimated that about 75-80 per cent of all coastal land in Belize has been purchased for the development of tourism and residential areas,...
The ESCAP Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Tsunami, Disaster and Climate Preparedness
Challenge Today, a person living in Asia-Pacific is still five times more likely to be affected by natural disasters than a person living outside the region. This was seen during the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which resulted in more than 225,000 deaths and widespread...