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Global International Waters Assessment: Caribbean Sea/Small Islands: GIWA Regional Assessment 3a
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), GEF, University of Kalmar, Sweden, 2004)
This report presents the GIWA assessment of the Small Islands sub-system of the Caribbean Sea region - an area particularly vulnerable to human activities owing to the fragility of the island ecosystems and their limited ...
Global International Waters Assessment: Brazil Current, GIWA Regional Assessment 39
(University of Kalmar on behalf of United Nations Environment Programme, 2004)
This report presents the assessment of the GIWA region Brazil Current, including drainage basins and their associated coastal/marine zones. Three separate sub-regions have been assessed within the region: the South/Southeast ...
Global International Waters Assessment: Caribbean Islands, GIWA Regional Assessment 4
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), GEF, University of Kalmar, Sweden, 2004)
This report presents the GIWA assessment of the Caribbean Islands region-an archipelago comprising drainage basins and coastal areas that contain some of the world's most diverse and productive habitats. A variety of human ...
National Self-Assessment for Global Environmental Management in Belarus
(Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of Belarus, UNDP/GEF, 2004)
Meeting the commitments made by Belarus under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, UN Convention on Biodiversity, and UN Convention to combat desertification/land degradation should be considered an important ...
Water Management in Cyprus: Challenges and Opportunities - National Report
(Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment, Cyprus, 2004)
In the Mediterranean region water resources are limited and drought incidents occur frequently. Water resources in most Mediterranean countries are fully utilized, while water demand is increasing, as a result of population ...
State of the Environment Report - 2004 - Ireland
(2004)
This third state of the environment report by the Environmental Protection Agency assesses and reports on the quality of Ireland's surface waters, air and natural resources and the impact of the main sectors on these ...
2004 Green Korea: Building an Eco-Community for the 21st Century
(2004)
Following the proclamation at the World Summit on Sustainable Development that environment, economy, and society cannot be separated but are inextricably linked, humanity has been working on implementation measures to ...
Global International Waters Assessment: Lake Chad Basin, GIWA Regional Assessment 43
(University of Kalmar on behalf of United Nations Environment Programme, 2004)
This report represents the GIWA Assessment of the Lake Chad Basin, which is located in one of the poorest and most drought prone regions in the world. Climatic variability and poor water governance has threatened the ...
Global International Waters Assessment: Indian Ocean Islands, GIWA Regional Assessment 45b
(University of Kalmar on behalf of United Nations Environment Programme, 2004)
This report presents the assessment of the Indian Ocean Islands, one of two oceanic assessments conducted by the GIWA. The region covers the Island States of Comoros, Mauritius, Madagascar and Seychelles and the vast oceanic ...
Global International Waters Assessment Patagonian Shelf, GIWA Regional assessment 38
(University of Kalmar on behalf of United Nations Environment Programme, 2004)
This report presents the assessment of Patagonian Shelf and associated river basins. The report focuses on the La Plata River Basin, the second largest watershed in South America, and the South Atlantic Drainage System, ...