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Arab Region: Atlas of Our Changing Environment

dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.coverage.spatialAsia and the Pacific
dc.coverage.spatialAlgeria
dc.coverage.spatialBahrain
dc.coverage.spatialComoros
dc.coverage.spatialDjibouti
dc.coverage.spatialEgypt
dc.coverage.spatialIraq
dc.coverage.spatialJordan
dc.coverage.spatialKuwait
dc.coverage.spatialLebanon
dc.coverage.spatialLibya
dc.coverage.spatialMauritania
dc.coverage.spatialMorocco
dc.coverage.spatialPalestine
dc.coverage.spatialOman
dc.coverage.spatialQatar
dc.coverage.spatialSaudi Arabia
dc.coverage.spatialSomalia
dc.coverage.spatialSudan
dc.coverage.spatialSyrian Arab Republic
dc.coverage.spatialTunisia
dc.coverage.spatialUnited Arab Emirates
dc.coverage.spatialYemen
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-11T20:06:44Z
dc.date.available2016-10-11T20:06:44Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/8620
dc.descriptionIncreasingly, and through satellite images, we see stark evidence of the impact human activities are having on the planet. Viewing the Earth from this remarkable range and scale allows us to better comprehend the environmental changes taking place on land, in the water, and in the air. This Arab Region Atlas of Our Changing Environment uses evocative imagery and informative descriptions to tell a story of prominent environmental change across 22 Arab countries over the last 50 years. While this atlas documents the commonalities shared by these nations, it also highlights the unique challenges each country faces in the 21st century. Using current and historical satellite images, maps and photographs, a range of sites have been examined to survey specific environmental changes. In a region already confronted by extreme climate, limited natural resources, economic conditions and conflict, the environmental challenges depicted are striking. The progress that each country is making towards achieving environmental sustainability as part of the Millennium Development Goals, is also described and visually portrayed. The Arab Region Atlas of Our Changing Environment is the latest addition in a series of UNEP atlases that have inspired leaders to action through the visual power of images.
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherUNEP
dc.rightsPublicen_US
dc.subjectArab country
dc.subjectgeography
dc.subjectbiodiversity
dc.subjectmigratory bird
dc.subjectmangrove
dc.subjectinvasive species
dc.subjectthreatened species
dc.subjectclimate change
dc.subjectwater resource
dc.subjectaquifer
dc.subjectmarine pollution
dc.subjectoverfishing
dc.titleArab Region: Atlas of Our Changing Environment
dc.typeReports, Books and Bookletsen_US
dc.typePublications
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wd.identifier.sdgSDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energyen_US
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wd.identifier.sdgSDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Productionen_US
wd.identifier.sdgSDG 13 - Climate Actionen_US
wd.identifier.sdgSDG 14 - Life Below Wateren_US
wd.identifier.sdgSDG 15 - Life on Landen_US
wd.identifier.sdgSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingen_US
wd.identifier.sdgSDG 8 - Good Jobs and Economic Growthen_US
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