UNEP/MAP e-Newsletter | March 2009
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| Water suffers strain of climate and economic woes |
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| The combined effects of the global financial crisis and climate change will make it harder to improve water availability and management, according to delegates at the World Water Forum in Istanbul . |
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| Billion Tree Campaign passes three billion mark |
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| The Billion Tree Campaign has passed the three billion planted tree mark following a confirmation from the Government of Turkey, a contracting Party to MAP |
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| ICZM priorities in Egypt |
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| The second workshop on elaboration of the National ICZM Strategy for Egypt was held in Cairo, Egypt, on 5 March 2009. Attended by 40-odd participants, mainly highly ranked policy makers from the line ministries, the meeting discussed the priorities related to coastal zone management in Egypt, ... |
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| 2009 Paris Forum: Save the Mediterranean |
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| From 28th to 29th March, 2009, Lucien Chabason, Blue Plan |
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| Vacancy Announcement |
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| MAP centre RAC/SPA is looking for a MedMPAnet Project Officer and a Technical Backstopping Officer for MedMPAnet Project . More information can be found on RAC/SPA website at http://www.rac-spa.org. |
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UNEP NEWS |
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| New UN report warns of increasing pressures on water |
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| Population growth, climate change, widespread mismanagement and increasing demand for energy could lead to a major global water crisis, according to the UN World Water Development Report. The report was released on 16 March in Istanbul (Turkey) as part of the World Water Forum. On the theme of ... |
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| Business Ready to Work on Building the Low-Carbon Economy |
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| Responding to an invitation made at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos by Gordon Brown, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 52 companies have joined forces with 34 experts and organizations to create an unprecedented low-carbon prosperity Task Force. The Task Force, presented on 31 ... |
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| Waterbird Conservation in North Africa Gets a Boost |
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| A new 3-year project on "Strengthening waterbird and wetland conservation capacities in North Africa (WetCap)" is embarking on its first year of implementation as of this month. Within the framework of this project capacity building activities will take place in Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Egypt and ... |
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ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS |
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| MEPs fight for renewables and efficiency funding |
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| Any EU funding for strategic energy projects that is not allocated September 2010 should "immediately be re-directed to projects in energy efficiency and renewable energies", according to the European parliament's industry and energy committee. On 20 March, European leaders agreed to earmark ... |
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| Third EU maritime safety package to enter force |
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| The EU's third package of maritime safety laws known as Erika III is to enter force, based on an agreement struck with governments in December. MEPs approved seven laws agreed through conciliation talks, ending three years of negotiations with the council of ministers. Five of them were rubber ... |
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| UN report warns fishing industry on climate change |
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| According to a UN report published in March, the fishing industry must do more to confront the effects of climate change as well as get a grip on the perennial problem of overfishing. The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture (SOFIA) report said responsible fishing practices must be more widely ... |
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