World Environment Day is the United Nations flagship environmental event, celebrated every year on 5 June in more than 100 countries around the world. It was established in 1972 by the United Nations General Assembly and its commemoration is entrusted to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), whose international headquarters are located in Nairobi, Kenya. The purpose of World Environment Day (more…)

World Environment Day is commemorated each year on 5th June and the theme for 2006 is “Don’t desert drylands” emphasizing the importance of protecting drylands, which cover more than 40% of the planet’s surface. This ecosystem is home to one-third of the world’s people who are more vulnerable members of society. Yet, through climate change and human pressures these drylands are increasingly under threat. (more…)

On the occasion of World Environment Day on 5 June 2007, a series of events took place at the Museum of Natural History in Berlin, Germany, addressing the theme “Biodiversity, Climate Change and Community Action: A Message for Our Future.” The events focused on the twin challenges of climate change and biodiversity conservation for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the Convention (more…)

? Climate change is likely to have major impacts on biodiversity and, as such, it should be considered as part of this review. ? The Australian Government is implementing a strategy for tackling climate change in Australia. This strategy is built on three pillars: reducing Australia’s carbon pollution; adapting to unavoidable climate change; and helping to shape a global solution.1 ? This chapter considers (more…)

ABSTRACT This paper investigates the chain of interactions between climatic change, drought condition and food production in Nigeria. The paper relied mainly on secondary data that were generated through the analysis of relevant data from government and non-governmental agencies. From these sources, both quantitative and qualitative information were collected depending on the immediate importance. (more…)

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4 European Research Area -”Ljubljana Process” • Researchers – This initiative intends to create a European Partnership for Researchersfor mobility and career development. The European Commission adopted a communication to launch the initiative on 23 May 2008 • Research Infrastructures – This initiative will consider providing a legal framework to assist Member States to develop and fund pan-European research infrastructureswhich their national legal instruments might not be able to facilitate. The Commission intends to issue proposals before theAutumn of 2008 • Knowledge sharing – On 9 April 2008 the Commission adopted a Recommendation on the management of Intellectual Property Rightsin knowledge transfer activities and a Code of Practice for universities and other public research organisations European Research Area…

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The water environment is particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change. We are already experiencing trends in climatic factors that are having impacts on the water environment. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Climate Change and Water Technical Paper1 concluded that “observational records and climate projections provide abundant evidence that freshwater resources are vulnerable (more…)

• A rapid warming of the planet is under way, with the threat of far-reaching environmental changes that could have very severe impacts on societies across the world. • Experts blame the warming trend on ‘greenhouse gases’ emitted by human activities since the Industrial Revolution. In Europe, energy and transport are the biggest sourc- es. • The European Union has been in the vanguard (more…)

Since devolution in 1999 Scotland has taken significant steps to protect the environment and support rural and coastal communities. For example, action has been taken to promote the recovery of fish stocks, enable community land ownership and tackle flooding. The Scottish Government has recently set world-leading emissions reduction targets which make clear our commitment to playing our part in the global (more…)

In 2002, the Centre for Sustainable Heritage was commissioned by English Heritage to carry out a scoping study on climate change and the historic environment, including buried archaeology, historic buildings, parks and gardens (Archaeology Commissions PNUM 3167). The start of the study coincided with the publication of the current UKCIP02 climate change scenarios. The final report has been prepared (more…)