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Desk Study on the Environment in Iraq

Author : United Nations Environment Programme
Publisher : United Nations Publications
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Desk Study on the Environment in Iraq written by United Nations Environment Programme and published by United Nations Publications. This book was released on 2003 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study focuses on the state of Iraq's environment following decades of armed conflict, economic sanctions and the absence of environmental management principles in national planning. It highlights options to tackle the environmental threats to human health from disrupted or contaminated water supplies, inadequate sanitation and waste systems, as well as for wider responses to address longer-term environmental risks. At present, following the conflict in March/April 2003, restoring law and order is a key priority for dealing effectively with humanitarian and environmental problems.

UNEP in Iraq

Author : United Nations Environment Programme
Publisher : UNEP/Earthprint
ISBN 13 : 9789280729061
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book UNEP in Iraq written by United Nations Environment Programme and published by UNEP/Earthprint. This book was released on 2007 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report is an up-to-date compilation of the various activities undertaken by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in Iraq between 2003 and 2006. It makes an objective assessment of the impacts of UNEP's intervention and documents the lessons learnt in implementing the activities in a complex situation such as Iraq. The publication provides a significant insight into the overall success of UNEP's intervention in Iraq.

Environmental Remote Sensing and GIS in Iraq

Author : Ayad M. Fadhil Al-Quraishi
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030213447
Total Pages : 529 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book Environmental Remote Sensing and GIS in Iraq written by Ayad M. Fadhil Al-Quraishi and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-08-29 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique book focuses on remote sensing (RS) and geographical information systems (GIS) in Iraq. The environmental applications include monitoring and mapping soil salinity and prediction of soil properties, monitoring and mapping of land threats, proximal sensing for soil monitoring and soil fertility, spatiotemporal land use/cover, agricultural drought monitoring, hydrological applications including spatial rainfall distribution, surface runoff and drought control, geo-morphometric analysis and flood simulation, hydrologic and hydraulic modelling and the effective management of water resources. Also, this book assesses the impacts of climate change on natural resources using both RS and GIS, as well as other applications, covering different parts of Iraq. The book chapters include tens of maps extracted from the remotely sensed datasets, in addition to tables and statistical relations obtained from the results of the studies of the chapters' authors. These studies have been conducted in different parts of Iraq; in the north (Kurdistan region) with its mountainous and undulating lands, in western parts which have desert soils, and in central and southern Iraq where there are salty soils, dunes, wetlands, and marshes. The book is written by distinguished scientists from Iraq, China, USA, Italy, Iran, Germany, and the Czech Republic who are interested in the Iraqi environment. The book is therefore a useful source of information and knowledge on Iraqi environment for graduate students, researchers, policy planners, and stakeholders in Iraq as well as similar regions.

Assessment of Environmental "hot Spots" in Iraq

Author :
Publisher : UNEP/Earthprint
ISBN 13 : 9280726501
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (87 download)

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Download or read book Assessment of Environmental "hot Spots" in Iraq written by and published by UNEP/Earthprint. This book was released on 2005 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This document is a report of the results of a project managed by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to assess contaminated sites in Iraq. The work was carried out over the period January 2004 to July 2005 in Iraq, with support activities in Jordan, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. The project was managed by the UNEP Post-Conflict Branch, based in Geneva. The project was overseen by the United Nations Development Group for Iraq in its role of coordinator for the entire UN development programme within Iraq. The Iraqi Government partner was the Ministry of the Environment (MoEn). The project covers contaminated land issues at the national level and also for five individual sites selected for priority assessment."--P. 16.

Sustainable Development in Crisis Conditions

Author : Phillip J. Cooper
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 9780742531338
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (313 download)

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Download or read book Sustainable Development in Crisis Conditions written by Phillip J. Cooper and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2008 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the midst of great crisis, it is difficult to contemplate the future. In recent decades, determining what kind of future to imagine has been an ongoing challenge for millions of people around the world who have been subjected to war, terrorism, and civil disorder. While destruction of the environment has long been part of warfare, it has become increasingly important as environmental pressures have intensified in our time. Focusing on the challenges and issues that arise for those contemplating a way forward in the wake of catastrophic upheavals, Sustainable Development in Crisis Conditions takes a broad-based and integrative approach. What emerges is that the post-WWII reconstruction or nation-building perspectives are inadequate and inappropriate to most of the contemporary post-conflict challenges--a successful response requires a sustainable development approach, and Sustainable Development in Crisis Conditions is a preliminary exploration of this complex subject.

UNEP Annual Report

Author : United Nations
Publisher : UNEP/Earthprint
ISBN 13 : 9280725459
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (87 download)

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Download or read book UNEP Annual Report written by United Nations and published by UNEP/Earthprint. This book was released on 2005 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report details the goals and activities of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to promote global sustainable development and environmental issues during 2004, as well as providing information on the organisation's funding, structure, personnel and offices around the world. Topics covered include: the response to the Asian tsunami emergency; women, health and the environment; sustainable business and industry; international environmental governance; combating climate change; freshwater and sanitation; sustainable land use; and conserving biodiversity.

State of the World 2005

Author : Worldwatch Institute
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780393326666
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (266 download)

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Download or read book State of the World 2005 written by Worldwatch Institute and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2005 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since September 11, 2001, many governments have reasserted the centrality of traditional, military-focused security. Emphasizing the opportunities for creating a more secure world, this edition addresses a broad range of needed reforms. Includes easy-to-read charts and tables.

Assessing and Restoring Natural Resources In Post-Conflict Peacebuilding

Author : David Jensen
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135918805
Total Pages : 519 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (359 download)

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Download or read book Assessing and Restoring Natural Resources In Post-Conflict Peacebuilding written by David Jensen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-02-15 with total page 519 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a country emerges from violent conflict, the management of the environment and natural resources has important implications for short-term peacebuilding and long-term stability, particularly if natural resources were a factor in the conflict, play a major role in the national economy, or broadly support livelihoods. Only recently, however, have the assessment, harnessing, and restoration of the natural resource base become essential components of postconflict peacebuilding. This book, by thirty-five authors, examines the experiences of more than twenty countries and territories in assessing post-conflict environmental damage and natural resource degradation and their implications for human health, livelihoods, and security. The book also illustrates how an understanding of both the risks and opportunities associated with natural resources can help decision makers manage natural resources in ways that create jobs, sustain livelihoods, and contribute to economic recovery and reconciliation, without creating new grievances or significant environmental degradation. Finally, the book offers lessons from the remediation of environmental hot spots, restoration of damaged ecosystems, and reconstruction of the environmental services and infrastructure necessary for a sustainable peace. Assessing and Restoring Natural Resources in Post-Conflict Peacebuilding is part of a global initiative to identify and analyze lessons in post-conflict peacebuilding and natural resource management. The project has generated six books of case studies and analyses, with contributions by practitioners, policy makers, and researchers. Other books address highvalue resources, land, water, livelihoods, and governance.

Routledge Handbook of Environmental Security

Author : Richard A. Matthew
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351607537
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (516 download)

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Download or read book Routledge Handbook of Environmental Security written by Richard A. Matthew and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-12-21 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Routledge Handbook on Environmental Security provides a comprehensive, accessible, and sophisticated overview of the field of environmental security. The volume outlines the defining theories, major policy and programming interventions, and applied research surrounding the relationship between the natural environment and human and national security. Through the use of large-scale research and ground-level case analyses from across the globe, it details how environmental factors affect human security and contribute to the onset and continuation of violent conflict. It also examines the effects of violent conflict on the social and natural environment and the importance of environmental factors in conflict resolution and peacebuilding. Organized around the conflict cycle, the handbook is split into four thematic sections: • Section I: Environmental factors contributing to conflict; • Section II: The environment during conflict; • Section III: The role of the environment in post-conflict peacebuilding; and • Section IV: Cross-cutting themes and critical perspectives. This handbook will be essential reading for students of environmental studies, human security, global governance, development studies, and international relations in general.

Environmental Health Perspectives

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1252 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Environmental Health Perspectives written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 1252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Historical Dictionary of Iraq

Author : Beth K. Dougherty
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1538120054
Total Pages : 1065 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (381 download)

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Download or read book Historical Dictionary of Iraq written by Beth K. Dougherty and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-06-15 with total page 1065 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘Iraq, the land of Hamurabi and Harun al-Rashid, has played a long and unique role in the history of human civilization. The oldest civilization known to humankind evolved on the shores of its twin rivers, the Tigris and the Euphrates. The great cities of antiquity—Uruk, Ur, Akkad, Babylon, al-Basra, Mawsil, and Baghdad—were major centers of high culture and political power for much of the course of human history. This updated edition offers new and expanded coverage of a broad range of political, economic, security, cultural, and religious topics, including the emergence of a sustained protest movement for reform, the war against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, and the Kurdish independence referendum. This third edition of Historical Dictionary of Iraq contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 1,000 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Iraq.

Routledge Handbook of Environmental Conflict and Peacebuilding

Author : Ashok Swain
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1315473755
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (154 download)

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Download or read book Routledge Handbook of Environmental Conflict and Peacebuilding written by Ashok Swain and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-04-17 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The past two decades have witnessed the emergence of a large body of research examining the linkage between environmental scarcity, violent conflict, and cooperation. However, this environmental security polemic is still trying to deliver a well-defined approach to achieving peace. Studies are being undertaken to find the precise pathways by which cooperative actions are expected not only to pre-empt or moderate resource conflicts but also to help diffuse cooperative behaviour to other disputed issues. The recognition that environmental resources can contribute to violent conflict accentuates their potential significance as pathways for cooperation and the consolidation of peace in post-conflict societies. Conceived as a single and reliable reference source which will be a vital resource for students, researchers, and policy makers alike, the Routledge Handbook of Environmental Conflict and Peacebuilding presents a wide range of chapters written by key thinkers in the field, organised into four key parts: Part I: Review of the concept and theories; Part II: Review of thematic approaches (resources, scarcity, intervention, adaptation, and peacebuilding); Part III: Case studies (Middle East, Iraq, Jordan, Liberia, Nepal, Colombia, Philippines); Part IV: Analytical challenges and future-oriented perspectives. Enabling the reader to find a concise expert review on topics that are most likely to arise in the course of conducting research or policy making, this volume presents a truly global overview of the key issues and debates in environmental conflict and peacebuilding.

Armed Conflict and Environmental Damage

Author : Dr. U C Jha
Publisher : Vij Books India Pvt Ltd
ISBN 13 : 9382652817
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (826 download)

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Download or read book Armed Conflict and Environmental Damage written by Dr. U C Jha and published by Vij Books India Pvt Ltd. This book was released on 2014-08-01 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Armed conflict and military activities have serious adverse impacts on the environment. Modern weaponry, troop movements, landmines, hazardous military waste, and the destruction of forests for military use are a few sources of harm to the environment both during armed conflict and peacetime military activities. Ecological assaults in combat areas are often kept a secret by the government, resulting in even greater humanitarian and environmental harm. Environmental degradation is increasingly being recognized as one of the most significant challenges of the 21st century and its effects are being felt worldwide. Both domestic and international legislations have been inadequate in mitigating the impact of military activities. This book provides details of the environmental destruction wreaked during international and non-international armed conflicts and argues that the existing legal regime for the protection of the environment during armed conflict requires substantial modification. It puts forward the view that though it is inconceivable to impose an absolute ban on environmental damage during military operations, strengthening and clarifying the existing laws protecting the environment in times of conflict, and enforcing environment-friendly practices among military forces could go a long way in protecting natural assets of our earth.

Critical Issues in Peace and Conflict Studies

Author : Thomas Matyók
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 0739149601
Total Pages : 447 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book Critical Issues in Peace and Conflict Studies written by Thomas Matyók and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2011-05-19 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Critical Issues in Peace and Conflict Studies: Theory, Practice, and Pedagogy, edited by Thomas Matyók, Jessica Senehi, and Sean Byrne, discusses critical issues in the emerging field of Peace and Conflict Studies, and suggests a framework for the future development of the fie...

Building Environmental Peace

Author : Natalia Dalmer
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030720942
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (37 download)

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Download or read book Building Environmental Peace written by Natalia Dalmer and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-03-17 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By analyzing the UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP’s) contribution to peacebuilding, this book aims to show how international bureaucracies develop knowledge and thereby come to matter on the world stage. Portraying UNEP as an open system, it explores how a growing understanding within the Programme of how environmental degradation shapes insecurities and vice versa has motivated its work on peacebuilding. The theoretical part of this book addresses knowledge, open systems, and knowledge creation. It then presents a historical discussion of UNEP’s development in an open system context. Finally, it investigates how knowledge emergence on the linkage between the environment, conflicts, and insecurities influenced UNEP’s interests and its work on environmental peacebuilding.

Weapons of War: Environmental Impact

Author :
Publisher : KW Publishers Pvt Ltd
ISBN 13 : 9385714716
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (857 download)

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Download or read book Weapons of War: Environmental Impact written by and published by KW Publishers Pvt Ltd. This book was released on 2013-08-15 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Indian Air Force, from a humble beginning in 1932 with 4 Wapiti aircraft, six Indian officers and 22 hawai sepoys, have traversed a long journey of eighty one years and crossed noteworthy milestones to become the fourth largest air force in the world. While facing several limitations/challenges, IAF have met all the national defence requirements, and made several strategic contributions. With growing economic interests and national aspirations, expanding interests well beyond our territorial boundaries and prevailing internal security challenges, India’s national defence requirements are also increasing. The first Gulf War was a monumental turning point in the war-time employment of aerospace power. Ever since significance of aerospace power in war, crisis and peace time has been gaining ascendency. Kosovo and Libya are the two pertinent examples of the allies virtually relying on aerospace power, without committing any soldiers on the ground. Scrutiny of the emerging global and national trends suggests that employment of the aerospace assets, as well as nation’s expectation from the IAF, will continue to rise. Alongside, there is an unplanned fall in flying platforms, weapon systems and pilot strength of the IAF. This study is an attempt to analyse the history of the IAF in war as well as ‘other than war operations’; to appreciate the emerging trends in geopolitics, aerospace technology and doctrine; and to identify the likely challenges IAF would be facing in the next two decades and beyond. Road map for transformation of the national security framework, indigenous aerospace industry and the IAF has also been suggested.

The State of Environment in Asia

Author : Japan Environemntal Council (JEC)
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9784431250289
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book The State of Environment in Asia written by Japan Environemntal Council (JEC) and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2005-04-04 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the third volume in a respected series edited by the Japan Environmental Council. Part l covers the environmental impact of the military, trade, agriculture/food and the biodiversity of forests and rice paddies. Part 2 examines the problems unique to Northeast Asia, the Mekong region, and Inner Asia. In April 2005 this book was awarded the 6th Environment for Tomorrow Award by the newspaper Asahi Shimbun.