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| United Nations Environment Programme |
| Established in 1972, works to encourage sustainable development through sound environmental practices everywhere. Its activities cover a wide range of issues, from atmosphere and terrestrial ecosystems, the promotion of environmental science and information, to an early warning and emergency response capacity to deal with environmental disasters and emergencies. |
| Website: www.unep.org |
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| Africas Lakes : Atlas of Our Changing Environment |
| Stock Code DEW/0804/NA, UNEP 2006 Hardback 90 pages Price USD 60.00 |
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The dramatic and, in some cases damaging environmental changes sweeping Africa’s lakes are brought into sharp focus in a new atlas. Produced by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Atlas of African Lakes compares and contrasts spectacular satellite images of the past few decades with contemporary ones. |
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| East African Rift Valley Lakes |
| Stock Code 3598, UNEP 2006 Paperback 156 pages Price USD 20.00 |
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This report presents the assessment of Lakes Turkana, Tanganyika, Victoria and Malawi – the largest of the East African Rift Valley Lakes and among the oldest lakes in the world. |
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| Eastern Equatorial Pacific |
| Stock Code 3600, UNEP 2006 Paperback 96 pages Price USD 20.00 |
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This report presents the assessment of the GIWA Eastern Equatorial Pacific region, which includes parts of Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama and Colombia. |
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| Groundwater Pollution in Africa |
| Stock Code DEW/0786/NA, UNEP 2006 Hardback 353 pages Price USD 125.00 |
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Groundwater pollution is a serious problem throughout the African continent. While this is not surprising, very little attention has been paid to the problem. Information on this threat to Africa's future is therefore not readily available. |
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| Hydropolitical Vulnerability and Resilience along International Waters - Africa |
| Stock Code DEW/0672/NA, UNEP 2006 Paperback 148 pages Price USD 30.00 |
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In Africa, most rivers, freshwater lakes, and aquifers are shared by two or more countries. The diversity of politial, social, and economic structures and organizations among African countries and the varied temporal preciptation and distribution of water on the continent make hydropolitical setting very complex and prone to vulnerability. |
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| Mekong River |
| Stock Code 3604, UNEP 2006 Paperback 75 pages Price USD 20.00 |
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This report presents the GIWA assessment of the Mekong River region which comprises parts of Cambodia, China, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. |
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| A Trip with Drip The Water Drop |
| Stock Code DEP/0680/NA, UNEP 2005 Paperback 37 pages Price USD 8.00 |
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A learning-by-doing workbook on water for children |
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| Challenges of Water Scarcity : A Business Case for Financial Institutions. |
| Stock Code UNEP3481, UNEP 2005 Paperback 32 pages Price USD 10.00 |
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Includes : Preliminary Findings. This report builds largely on the need to engage with the financial sector in dealing with water related challenges, by providing a basic set of risk drivers linked to water scarcity, which can serve as a platform for identifying potential investment opportunities for mitigation, contributing to water sustainablilty. |
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| Amazon Basin - GIWA Regional Assessment 40B |
| Stock Code 3459, UNEP 2004 Paperback 78 pages Price USD 20.00 |
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This report presents the assessment of the Amazon Basin - the largest basin on the planet and also one of the least understood. |
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| The Fair Share Water Strategy for Sustainable Development in Africa |
| Stock Code 3291, UNEP 2003 Paperback 20 pages Price USD 5.00 |
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In Africa water is the key natural resource and priority challenge for policy makers. As elsewhere on our blue planet, as adequate supply of clean water is a crucial precondition for supporting human life, for maintaining the ecological systems that support all life and for sustaining development for a better life for present and future generations |
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| The Fair Share Water Strategy for Sustainable Development in Africa (FRENCH) |
| Stock Code 3292, UNEP 2003 Paperback 25 pages Price USD 5.00 |
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In Africa water is the key natural resource and priority challenge for policy makers. As elsewhere on our blue planet, as adequate supply of clean water is a crucial precondition for supporting human life, for maintaining the ecological systems that support all life and for sustaining development for a better life for present and future generations. |
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