Sustainable mountain development in East Africa in a changing climate

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AMCEN CBD COMESA

African Ministerial Conference of the Environment Convention on Biological Diversity Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa Democratic Republic of Congo East African Community Ecosystem-Based Adaptation Environmental Impact Assessments El Niño–Southern Oscillation Food and Agricultural Organization Global Environment Facility Greater Virunga Landscape Inter-Governmental Authority on Development Indian Ocean Dipole Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone International Union for Conservation of Nature New Partnership for Africa’s Development Southern African Development Community

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DRC EAC EBA EIA ENSO FAO GEF GVL IGAD IOD

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IPCC ITCZ IUCN NEPAD SADC

SDG SLM

Sustainable Development Goals Sustainable Land Management United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification United Nations Conference on the Environment and Development

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UNCCD UNCED

UNDP UNEP

United Nations Development Programme United Nations Environment Programme

UNESCO UNFCCC WWF

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change World Wildlife Fund

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