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[...The] change of climate which is attributed directly or indirectly to human activity that alters the composition of the global atmosphere and which is in addition to natural climate variability observed over comparable time periods. (Source: UNFCCC, Art 1)
The long-term fluctuations in temperature, precipitation, wind, and all other aspects of the Earth's climate. External processes, such as solar-irradiance variations, variations of the Earth's orbital parameters (eccentricity, precession, and inclination), lithosphere motions, and volcanic activity, are factors in climatic variation. Internal variations of the climate system, e.g., changes in the abundance of greenhouse gases, also may produce fluctuations of sufficient magnitude and variability to explain observed climate change through the feedback processes interrelating the components of the climate system. (Source: GEMET/GSFC)
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Multilateral environment agreements tagged with changement climatique
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Convention de Bâle | 10 documents |
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Convention sur la conservation des espèces migratrices | 22 decisions4 documents |
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Convention de Stockholm | 1 decision55 documents |
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Protocole de Montréal | 16 decisions |
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Protocole de Nagoya | 1 article or paragraph |
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Accord sur la conservation des oiseaux d'eau migrateurs d'Afrique-Eurasie | 4 decisions1 document |
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Convention-cadre des Nations Unies sur les changements climatiques | 6 articles and paragraphs217 decisions |
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La Convention du patrimoine mondial | 32 decisions |
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Protocole de Kyoto | 4 articles and paragraphs22 decisions |
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Convention des Nations Unies sur la lutte contre la désertification | 2 articles and paragraphs5 decisions |
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Convention de Barcelone | 18 decisions |
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Governing Council | 3 decisions |
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Convention de Cartagena | 1 decision |
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Convention sur les effets transfrontières des accidents industriels | 1 article or paragraph |
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ASCOBANS | 1 decision2 documents |
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Accord relatif à la Conservation des Chauves-Souris en Europe | 1 document |
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Convention des Carpates | 16 decisions |
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Assemblée des Nations Unies pour l’environnement | 10 decisions |