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Climate Negotiations Under Scrutiny: Are UNFCCC COPs Up To the Challenge?

Global Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) plays a crucial role in global efforts to tackle the climate crisis. At annual Conferences of the Parties (COPs) and intersessional meetings, the international community gathers to advance climate policy and action.
Franziska Petri, Jan Karlas
wiley   +1 more source

The multidimensionality of exclusion in the small-scale gold mining sector in Guyana: Institutional reform, landlordism, and mineral uncertainty

World Development, 2019
Proponents of formalization argue that bringing artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) into the legal sphere represents the best way of enabling social and economic development. Critics counter that formalization policies can be a source of exclusion for
Andrew Hook
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Prevalence of early initiation of breastfeeding at Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation in Guyana

Reproductive, Female and Child Health
Objective To assess the prevalence and factors associated with early initiation of breastfeeding at Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). Methods This study used data from an institution‐based cross‐sectional study conducted at GPHC from July to
Gary Joseph, Gbenankpon Mathias Houvessou, Cecil Boston, Michelle Karim James   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Global Apparel Value Chain in the Post‐MFA Era: Exploring Bangladesh's Competitive Edge

Asian-Pacific Economic Literature, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study revisits Bangladesh's competitive edge by examining patterns of global apparel trade during the post‐Multi‐Fibre Arrangement (MFA) era using a large bilateral panel of 27 leading apparel exporters trading with 163 destinations with coverage of 90% of the world apparel exports.
Abul Bashar Mohammed Fakhruzzaman
wiley   +1 more source

The context of REDD+ in Guyana: Drivers, agents and institutions

, 2020
Guyana is a small country with 87.5% of its area covered with forest (GFC 2018b) and lies in the center of the Guiana Shield, one of the four largest remaining standing tropical rainforests in the world.
B. V., Pham T.T., Moeliono M., M. C., T. R., Chesney P., D. B., H. C-N   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Integrating Oral Health in General Health National Policy Frameworks for Older Adults: Scoping Review

Gerodontology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction The global rise in population ageing challenges health systems, including oral health, which is integral to overall health and quality of life. Although the World Health Organization advocates integrated care for older adults, evidence on national models integrating oral health into broader health strategies remains limited.
Manori Dhanapriyanka, Lyndal Pritchard, Angelique Zamora, Nilesh Torwane, Helena Silveira Schuch, Diep Hong Ha, Irosha Perera, Prasanna Jayasekara, Loc Do   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clinical risk factors among youth at high risk for suicide in South Africa and Guyana

Depression and Anxiety, 2019
Suicide is the second leading cause of death among youth worldwide, but low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs) account for 78% of all suicides. The LMICs South Africa and Guyana rank high in the global suicide rates.
V. J. Thornton, Comfort B. Asanbe, Ellen-Ge D Denton   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Systematic-based approach to marine litter prevention in coastal environment: lessons and successes from the PROMAR project implementation in Guyana

Frontiers in Ocean Sustainability
Marine litter remains a persistent environmental challenge in Caribbean coastal environments, where land-based plastic waste constitutes the dominant source of debris entering marine systems.
Temitope D. Timothy Oyedotun, Seon Hamer, Chandane Persaud, Linda Johnson-Bhola   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

First Record of Arrhenophagus chionaspidis Aurivillius (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) Parasitizing White Mango Scale in Kenya: Its Potential Distribution and Prospects in Biocontrol

Journal of Applied Entomology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The white mango scale, Aulacaspis tubercularis Newstead (Hemiptera: Diaspididae), is one of the most destructive pests of mango worldwide. Its current management in most of the invaded areas largely depends on the intensive use of chemical insecticides.
Francis Obala, Abdelmutalab G. A. Azrag, Rehemah Gwokyalya, Shepard Ndlela, Ingo Grass, Georg Petschenka, Sunday Ekesi, Samira A. Mohamed   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mapping contention: Mining property expansion, Amerindian land titling, and livelihood hybridity in Guyana’s small-scale gold mining landscape

Geoforum, 2019
A rapid expansion in small-scale gold mining properties over the landscape since the late-2000s has generated new social and environmental pressures for both titled and untitled Amerindian communities in Guyana.
Andrew Hook
semanticscholar   +1 more source