International Seminar on Nuclear War and Planetary Emergencies

International Seminar on Nuclear War and Planetary Emergencies
Author: Antonino Zichichi
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 587
Release: 2004
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 981270275X
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Anniversary Celebrations: The Pontifical Academy of Sciences 400th OCo The OC Ettore MajoranaOCO Foundation and Centre for Scientific Culture 40th OCo H H John Paul II Apostolate 25th OCo Climate/Global Warming: The Cosmic Ray Effect; Effects on Species and Biodiversity; Human Effects; Paleoclimate Implications Evidence for Global Warming OCo Pollution: Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals; Hazardous Material; Legacy Wastes and Radioactive Waste Management in USA, Europe, Southeast Asia and Japan OCo The Cultural Planetary Emergency: Role of the Media; Intolerance; Terrorism; Iraqi Perspective; Open Forum Debate OCo AIDS and Infectious Diseases: Ethics in Medicine; AIDS Vaccine Strategies OCo Water: Water Conflicts in the Middle East OCo Energy: Developing Countries; Mitigation of Greenhouse Warming OCo Permanent Monitoring Panels Reports OCo Workshops: Long-Term Stewardship of Hazardous Material; AIDS Vaccine Strategies and Ethics. Fourth Centenary of the Foundation of the First Academy of Sciences: OC Academia LynceorumOCO by Federico Cesi and Pope Clemente VIII. Erice, Italy 18 OCo 26 August 2003. edited by R Ragaini (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA)."

Farming Systems and Poverty

Farming Systems and Poverty
Author: John A. Dixon
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Total Pages: 424
Release: 2001
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9789251046272
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A joint FAO and World Bank study which shows how the farming systems approach can be used to identify priorities for the reduction of hunger and poverty in the main farming systems of the six major developing regions of the world.

Inventory of Shared Water Resources in Western Asia

Inventory of Shared Water Resources in Western Asia
Author: United Nations. Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
Publisher: UN
Total Pages: 20
Release: 2013
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:
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Foreword -- Preface -- Acronyms & units of measurement -- Introduction to the inventory -- Shared water resources in Western Asia -- Key findings -- Overview & methodology: Surface water -- Euphrates River Basin -- Shared tributaries of the Euphrates River -- Tigris River Basin -- Shared tributaries of the Tigris River -- Shatt al Arab, Karkheh and Karun Rivers -- Jordan River Basin -- Orontes River Basin -- Nahr El Kabir Basin -- Qweik River Basin -- Overview & methodology: Groundwater -- Saq-Ram Aquifer System (West) -- Wajid Aquifer System -- Tawila-Mahra/Cretaceous Sands: Wasia-Biyadh-Aruma Aquifer System (South) -- Sakaka-Rutba: Wasia-Biyadh-Aruma Aquifer System (North) -- Rub'al Khali: Umm er Radhuma-Dammam Aquifer System (South) -- Gulf Umm er Radhuma-Dammam Aquifer System (Centre) -- Widyan-Salman: Umm er Radhuma-Dammam Aquifer System (North) -- Wadi Sirhan Basin: Tawil-Quaternary Aquifer System -- Anti-Lebanon -- Western Aquifer Basin -- Coastal Aquifer Basin -- Yarmouk Basin: Basalt Aquifer System (West) -- Azraq-Dhuleil Basin: Basalt Aquifer System (South) -- Taurus-Zagros -- Jezira Tertiary Limestone Aquifer System -- Jezira Basin: Neogene Aquifer System (North-West): Upper and Lower Fars -- Dibdibba Delta Basin Neogene Aquifer System (South-East): Dibdibba-Kuwait Group