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Book Synopsis Facts and Issues on the Desertification Convention by : Enoch Emejuaobi Okpara
Download or read book Facts and Issues on the Desertification Convention written by Enoch Emejuaobi Okpara and published by Nigerian Environmental Study/Action Team. This book was released on 1995 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Desertification Convention by : Generaldirektion Forschung Europäische Kommission
Download or read book Desertification Convention written by Generaldirektion Forschung Europäische Kommission and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mitigating the syndromes of desertification: the requirements for trandisciplinary research and information exchange; data and information requeriments for the implementation of the united nations convention to combat desertification and to mitigate the effects of drought; soil degradation: the data availability - WMO policy and activity; vegetation cover as a control on the impact of global climate change at the regional and local scales: models and their data requerements; participation and desertification: combat through regional security; data integration and scenario simulation in a degraded and degrading area of east africa (tigray, ethiopia; strategies for research for development; change or decay? analysis of savana ecosystem: land use policy, land cover; wildlife; livestock, people and socioeconomic change in the serengeti-mara ecosystem; data produced by and collateral data needed for EFEDA-type research into desertification processes; the integration of data from interdisciplinary researche related to european desertification and land use change; monitoring, archiving and dissemination of data for sustainable water resources in the mediterranean based on grapes - groundwater and river resources action programme on a european scale; the study of PAN european droughts as an example of large scale data requirements; storage, analysis and synthesis of data on complex environmental issues through web-accessible relational databases: an example of a global ecosystem services database; assessment of data requirements and availability for remote sensing based land degradation and desertification monitoring in the mediterranean basin; indicators of restoration success as a tool to assess desertification reversibility; la lutte contre la desertification au maroc; physical and social indicators of range degradation in botswana; cas de la sous-region sahelienne afrique occidentale; global soilk resources information sources; the european soil information system (EUSIS); activities of the european topic centre on soils: the spanish information system on soils; climate data availability within the world meteorological organization (WMO); medokads: the mediterranean extended daily one-km avhrr data set of the free university of berlin; corine land cover: latest developments; blue plan's experience, needs and projects in information on desertification in the mediterranean; experience de 1'OSS dans les dispositifs de recueil, traitement et circulation de 1'information en mati?re de lutte contre la desertification; facilitated access to information sources: new approaches in organisation, management and delivery of data and information for interdisciplinary research work on desertification; global forum on agricultural research (GFAR): building research partneeships for sustainable development; background document for working group 1: remote sensing/climate related; report of working group 1 : remote sensing/climate; background document for working group 2: soil/water/vegetationrelated; report of working group 3: socio-economic and policy issues; the medauls III metadata list; sources and soil data on the mediterranean region; short description of the ZADI; FAO database, statistical information, geographical; data holding on drought studies; activities of sai-egeo to conceptualise remote-sensing based desertification monitoring in the mediterranean; ISRIC data holdings.
Download or read book The Aarhus Convention written by and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: United Nations publication sales no. E.13.II.E.3"--Page 4 of cover.
Book Synopsis OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2016-2025 by : OECD
Download or read book OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2016-2025 written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2016-07-04 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2016-2025 provides an assessment of prospects for the coming decade of the agricultural commodity markets across 41 countries and 12 regions, including OECD countries and key agricultural producers, such as India, China, Brazil, the Russian Federation and Argentina.
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Download or read book The effectiveness of multilateral environmental agreements written by and published by Nordic Council of Ministers. This book was released on 1996 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis World Atlas of Desertification by : United Nations Environment Programme
Download or read book World Atlas of Desertification written by United Nations Environment Programme and published by Hodder Arnold. This book was released on 1997 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The World Atlas of Desertification summarises the state of scientific knowledge on the drylands of the globe. Representing in graphic form the current stage of our understanding of desertification, as well as its extent and possible solutions, it contains an extraordinary amount of information of value to students and experts alike. The Atlas clearly shows that desertification is one of the world's most pressing environmental problems, and that it is a truly global issue. Since the publication of the first edition in 1992, over 100 countries have ratified the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification. This 2nd edition reflects major advances in our understanding of desertification over the past few years and has been thoroughly revised and expanded to almost twice its original size. Because combating desertification involves all aspects of environmental issues, this edition covers a broader range of topics, including concerns surrounding poverty, biodiversity, climate change and the availability of water. Social and economic conditions also have a major impact on the progress and control of desertification and this edition contains the latest information on population movements which result from, and lead to desertification. Desertification directly affects the livelihoods of more than one billion people who are directly dependent on the land for their survival. Using the latest updated digitised maps of desertification and fully referenced throughout, this Atlas is essential reading for everyone concerned with the drylands and their people.
Book Synopsis Global Environmental Change by : National Research Council
Download or read book Global Environmental Change written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1991-02-01 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Global environmental change often seems to be the most carefully examined issue of our time. Yet understanding the human sideâ€"human causes of and responses to environmental changeâ€"has not yet received sustained attention. Global Environmental Change offers a strategy for combining the efforts of natural and social scientists to better understand how our actions influence global change and how global change influences us. The volume is accessible to the nonscientist and provides a wide range of examples and case studies. It explores how the attitudes and actions of individuals, governments, and organizations intertwine to leave their mark on the health of the planet. The book focuses on establishing a framework for this new field of study, identifying problems that must be overcome if we are to deepen our understanding of the human dimensions of global change, presenting conclusions and recommendations.
Book Synopsis Governing Global Desertification by : Pierre Marc Johnson
Download or read book Governing Global Desertification written by Pierre Marc Johnson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-12-05 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Desertification affects 70 per cent of the world's arable lands in more than 100 countries. Inextricably linked to poverty, it is estimated that the livelihood of 250 million people are directly affected while another billion living in rural drylands are threatened by this phenomenon. This volume examines the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) signed in 1994. It studies the links between land degradation and poverty, the role of civil society and good governance in implementing the UNCCD and the various approaches to fighting desertification. Furthermore, it assesses the National Action Programmes, development planning and new avenues for strengthening implementation. Synthesizing the main strengths and weaknesses of the UNCCD as a tool for environmental and developmental governance, this informative volume highlights the main challenges facing the UNCCD in the future.
Book Synopsis Livestock's Long Shadow by : Henning Steinfeld
Download or read book Livestock's Long Shadow written by Henning Steinfeld and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2006 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The assessment builds on the work of the Livestock, Environment and Development (LEAD) Initiative"--Pref.
Book Synopsis Globalization and Global Health: Critical Issues and Policy, 3e by : Carolyn Stephens
Download or read book Globalization and Global Health: Critical Issues and Policy, 3e written by Carolyn Stephens and published by McGraw-Hill Education (UK). This book was released on 2022-03-15 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “I can easily see this book being the ‘go-to’ text for students of global health. It provides a comprehensive overview of globalisation’s impact on health and wellbeing.” Professor David McCoy, United Nations University - International Institute for Global Health, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. “This book, which is based on rich and diverse empirical case-studies, highlights the importance of understanding global health as a multi-disciplinary field.” Haim Yacobi, Professor of Development Planning, Bartlett Development Planning Unit, University College London, UK “This book is relevant for everyone that would like to have an overview of current issues of global health in the context of the globalization era.” Ari Probandari, Professor of Public Health at Universitas Sebelas Maret, Indonesia Global health challenges are evolving profoundly. Today public health practitioners must recognize the importance of global changes for human health and health policy at all levels. Fully revised and restructured, this ground-breaking title returns in its third edition to offer students and practitioners an accessible and contemporary exploration of globalization and global health. The book includes critical reflection on global changes, with practical learning activities which help you explore the central debates. Chapters cover key issues, and emerging trends in global policy, such as: •Social change in the 21st century, including social media and technology •The emergence of global health governance and its colonial heritage •Trade and its implications on health, policy, and disease •Global environmental change including climate, biodiversity, and global policy responses •Infectious disease including pandemic trends and global policy responses •Non-communicable diseases and the risks of alcohol, food, and tobacco •Governance and the state, including non-governmental actors The third edition of Globalization and Global Health is an ideal resource for students of public health and health policy, public health practitioners and policy makers. Contributors: Carolyn Stephens, Benjamin Hawkins, Marco Liverani, Don Brown, Chris Holden, Aloisa Katsande, Neil Spicer, Preslava Stoeva Understanding Public Health is an innovative series published by Open University Press in collaboration with the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, where it is used as a key learning resource for postgraduate programmes. It provides self-directed learning covering the major issues in public health affecting low, middle and high income countries. Series Editors: Rosalind Plowman and Nicki Thorogood.
Download or read book The Desert written by Michael Welland and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2014-09-15 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From endless sand dunes and prickly cacti to shimmering mirages and green oases, deserts evoke contradictory images in us. They are lands of desolation, but also of romance, of blistering Mojave heat and biting Gobi cold. Covering a quarter of the earth’s land mass and providing a home to half a billion people, they are both a physical reality and landscapes of the mind. The idea of the desert has long captured Western imagination, put on display in films and literature, but these portrayals often fail to capture the true scope and diversity of the people living there. Bridging the scientific and cultural gaps between perception and reality, The Desert celebrates our fascination with these arid lands and their inhabitants, as well as their importance both throughout history and in the world today. Covering an immense geographical range, Michael Welland wanders from the Sahara to the Atacama, depicting the often bizarre adaptations of plants and animals to these hostile environments. He also looks at these seemingly infertile landscapes in the context of their place in history—as the birthplaces not only of critical evolutionary adaptations, civilizations, and social progress, but also of ideologies. Telling the stories of the diverse peoples who call the desert home, he describes how people have survived there, their contributions to agricultural development, and their emphasis on water and its scarcity. He also delves into the allure of deserts and how they have been used in literature and film and their influence on fashion, art, and architecture. As Welland reveals, deserts may be difficult to define, but they play an active role in the evolution of our global climate and society at large, and their future is of the utmost importance. Entertaining, informative, and surprising, The Desert is an intriguing new look at these seemingly harsh and inhospitable landscapes.
Book Synopsis The United Nations world water development report 2018 by : WWAP
Download or read book The United Nations world water development report 2018 written by WWAP and published by UNESCO Publishing. This book was released on 2018-03-26 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Shock Waves by : Stephane Hallegatte
Download or read book Shock Waves written by Stephane Hallegatte and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2015-11-23 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ending poverty and stabilizing climate change will be two unprecedented global achievements and two major steps toward sustainable development. But the two objectives cannot be considered in isolation: they need to be jointly tackled through an integrated strategy. This report brings together those two objectives and explores how they can more easily be achieved if considered together. It examines the potential impact of climate change and climate policies on poverty reduction. It also provides guidance on how to create a “win-win†? situation so that climate change policies contribute to poverty reduction and poverty-reduction policies contribute to climate change mitigation and resilience building. The key finding of the report is that climate change represents a significant obstacle to the sustained eradication of poverty, but future impacts on poverty are determined by policy choices: rapid, inclusive, and climate-informed development can prevent most short-term impacts whereas immediate pro-poor, emissions-reduction policies can drastically limit long-term ones.
Download or read book Laudato Si written by Pope Francis and published by Our Sunday Visitor. This book was released on 2015-07-18 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “In the heart of this world, the Lord of life, who loves us so much, is always present. He does not abandon us, he does not leave us alone, for he has united himself definitively to our earth, and his love constantly impels us to find new ways forward. Praise be to him!” – Pope Francis, Laudato Si’ In his second encyclical, Laudato Si’: On the Care of Our Common Home, Pope Francis draws all Christians into a dialogue with every person on the planet about our common home. We as human beings are united by the concern for our planet, and every living thing that dwells on it, especially the poorest and most vulnerable. Pope Francis’ letter joins the body of the Church’s social and moral teaching, draws on the best scientific research, providing the foundation for “the ethical and spiritual itinerary that follows.” Laudato Si’ outlines: The current state of our “common home” The Gospel message as seen through creation The human causes of the ecological crisis Ecology and the common good Pope Francis’ call to action for each of us Our Sunday Visitor has included discussion questions, making it perfect for individual or group study, leading all Catholics and Christians into a deeper understanding of the importance of this teaching.
Book Synopsis Basic Facts about the United Nations by : Barry Leonard
Download or read book Basic Facts about the United Nations written by Barry Leonard and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1999-04 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An overview of the broad range of responsibilities, operations & objectives of the U.N. as it strives to engage current world problems, with the goal of helping the world's citizens to better understand their world organization. Includes: description of peacekeeping efforts; economic & social development (sustainable development, investment & transnational corp., food & agriculture, youth, women, aging & disabled persons, international drug control); human rights; humanitarian assistance & assistance to refugees; decolonization; international law; & intergovernmental agencies related to the U.N. List of acronyms.
Book Synopsis The New Atlas of Planet Management by : Norman Myers
Download or read book The New Atlas of Planet Management written by Norman Myers and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The editors present a graphics-driven, state-of-the-planet survey of natural systems, human impact on those systems, and how to manage them for a sustainable future.
Book Synopsis Environmental Education for Sustainable Development by : Sunday Udoh
Download or read book Environmental Education for Sustainable Development written by Sunday Udoh and published by Fab Education Books. This book was released on 1997 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
