Download or read book Small Islands Big Issues written by and published by American Geophysical Union. This book was released on 1994 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Emerging Issues for Small Island Developing States written by United Nations Environment Programme and published by United Nations. This book was released on 2015-12-07 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 2012 UNEP Foresight Process on Emerging Global Environmental Issues primarily identified emerging environmental issues and possible solutions on a global scale and perspective. In 2013, UNEP carried out a similar exercise to identify priority emerging environmental issues that are of concern to the Small Island Developing States (SIDS). The social and economic emerging issues were also identified using the same set of criteria. At the core of the process was a SIDS Foresight Panel consisting of 11 SIDS experts (for the UNEP Panel) and 12 experts (for the UN DESA Panel) from the three SIDS regions, representing the global SIDS community and a wide range of disciplines. The process was designed to open the discussion on emerging environmental issues to a broad range of views both from the Foresight Panel and a wider community of relevant experts from across the globe. Through the Foresight Process, separate lists of 20 environmental and 15 socioeconomic emerging issues were identified and discussed in this report.
Download or read book Impacts of Climate Change on Food Security in Small Island Developing States written by Ganpat, Wayne G. and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2014-09-30 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the potential to impact weather patterns, agriculture, and habitability of certain regions, global warming is a topic of interest to environmentalists, scientists, as well as farmers around the world. The threat of food shortages and famine especially becomes a major concern as a result of recent climate shifts. Impacts of Climate Change on Food Security in Small Island Developing States discusses the repercussions of a shifting climate on food production and availability in small island nations. Comprised of research-based chapters on topics relevant to crop management, sustainable development, and livestock management on island territories, this advanced reference work is appropriate for environmental researchers, food scientists, academicians, and upper-level students seeking the latest information on agricultural concerns amidst a changing climate.
Download or read book Climate Change and Small Island States written by Jon Barnett and published by Earthscan. This book was released on 2010 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Small Island Developing States are often depicted as being among the most vulnerable of all places to the effects of climate change, and they are a cause c?l?bre of many involved in climate science, politics and the media. Yet while small island developing states are much talked about, the production of both scientific knowledge and policies to protect the rights of these nations and their people has been remarkably slow.This book is the first to apply a critical approach to climate change science and policy processes in the South Pacific region. It shows how groups within politically and scientifically powerful countries appropriate the issue of island vulnerability in ways that do not do justice to the lives of island people. It argues that the ways in which islands and their inhabitants are represented in climate science and politics seldom leads to meaningful responses to assist them to adapt to climate change. Throughout, the authors focus on the hitherto largely ignored social impacts of climate change, and demonstrate that adaptation and mitigation policies cannot be effective without understanding the social systems and values of island societies.
Download or read book Redefining Diversity and Dynamics of Natural Resources Management in Asia Volume 4 written by Ganesh Shivakoti and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2016-10-11 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Redefining Diversity and Dynamics of Natural Resources Management in Southeast Asia, Volumes 1-4 brings together scientific research and policy issues across various topographical area in Asia to provide a comprehensive overview of the issues facing the region. The Reciprocal Relationship between Governance of Natural Resources and Socio-Ecological Systems Dynamics in West Sumatra Indonesia, Volume 4, covers a diverse range of issues related to natural resources and its management in West Sumatra Indonesia. The chapters cover issues with livelihood dependence, rights and access to natural resources, natural resources management practices, socio-ecological systems, and governance. Shared experiences and lessons learned from the case studies examined serve as a basis for policy makers and environmental practitioners to recognize the potential of West Sumatra’s natural resources for ecological, social and economic development, food security, poverty alleviation, and natural resource sustainability. Features contributions from mostly local authors Explores an area experiencing considerable environmental challenges, including impacts on biodiversity and local economies Includes chapters on forests and illegal logging, land resources, water resources, protected lands, and biodiversity Examines case studies as a basis for policy makers and environmental practitioners to recognize the potential of West Sumatra’s natural resources for ecological, social and economic development, food security, poverty alleviation, and natural resource sustainability
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Download or read book Small islands big issues written by Nicholas Bowness and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Invaluable reference book on island nations. Provides critical information in an easy-to-read format about the member states of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), a coalition of islands from all regions of the world, & features attractive full color photos of each island. This topical book describes the specific actions & policies that need to be taken by small islands as they work to achieve sustainable development in partnership with the international community. The information is presented is crucial to all individuals concerned with the future of Earth's resources SMALL ISLANDS, BIG ISSUES is ideal for libraries & educational institutions as well as resource centers with international & environmental collections. Published by Counterpart International, a private nonprofit organization committed to working with island peoples for a sustainable future. To order: Counterpart International, 1200 18th Street NW, 11th Floor, Washington DC, 20036. Phone: 202-296-9676 or use website: www.counterpart.org.
Download or read book Island Tourism and Sustainable Development written by Yorghos Apostolopoulos and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2002-03-30 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This multidisciplinary volume dicusses the impact of tourism on sustainable development in the Caribbean, the Pacific, and the Mediterranean. Bringing together scholars, development practitioners, international experts, and professionals, the contributors discuss the issues from a holistic and transnational perspective. This work provides a much-needed, thorough understanding of the interplay among economic, cultural, environmental, and public health parameters. The contributors provide a workable definition of sustainable development that can be understood, conveyed, and implemented by policy makers, development practitioners, and tourism professionals. Among the special issues addressed here are the role of women in tourism, the contradictions inherent in cultural tourism, the hegemony of tour operators, disease mapping and risk assessment, and island community involvement in tourism-related land-use planning.
Download or read book International Handbook on the Preparation and Development of School Leaders written by Jacky Lumby and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-05-07 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sponsored by the University Council of Educational Administration (UCEA), the British Educational Leadership, Management, and Administration Society (BELMAS), and the Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration and Management (CCEAM), this is the first book to provide a comprehensive and comparative review of what is known about the preparation and development of primary and secondary school leaders across the globe. It describes current issues and debates and offers an assessment of where the field of leadership development is headed. Key features include the following: Global Focus: this book provides the first comprehensive look at leadership preparation and development across the globe. The chapter authors are distinguished scholars, drawn from the US, UK, Europe, Asia, Canada, Australia/New Zealand, and Africa. Topical & Geographical Focus: provides researchers and policymakers with critical descriptions and assessments of both topical and geographical areas. International Expertise: chapter contributors are drawn from a variety of theoretical perspectives and represent all major continents.
Download or read book For a Better World written by Edward B. Marks and published by Pomegranate. This book was released on 2000 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These 150 color posters represent some of the UN's projects and aims in the later half of the 20th century. They depict the call for disarmament, the demand for human rights, the plight of refugees, and other humanitarian aims. The collection includes posters adapted from works by well-known artists
Download or read book Geography of Small Islands written by Beate M.W. Ratter and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-12-20 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is dedicated to the study of the islands and their role in a globalised world. Beside Coastal or Oceanic/Marine Geography, there is little comprehensive material about the speciality of small island geography so far. This volume aims to bridge natural, social and cultural science perspectives. In Geography of Small Islands readers learn about the physical development of islands, their cultural and political importance, as well as their economic particularities. This book appeals to researchers, students and scholars with an interest in the special characteristics in spatialities of islands.
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Download or read book Postcolonial Nations Islands and Tourism written by Helen Kapstein and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-07-11 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Considers how real island spaces have been used in literary texts and the popular imagination to shore up the fiction of the nation in order to offer a new theory of postcolonial nationalism.
Download or read book Sea Level Changes And Their Effects Ocean And Atmosphere Pacific Oap 95 written by John Noye and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2001-01-19 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains updated, reviewed versions of some selected papers on “Sea-Level Changes and their Effects” presented at the International Ocean and Atmosphere Pacific Conference (OAP 95), held in Adelaide, South Australia, 23-27 October 1995. In addition several reviewed articles on important topics not covered by the papers presented at OAP 95 were invited. The articles in this volume will find an audience among coastal developers, marine biologists and environmentalists. They cover a range of topics including the efforts of long-term sea-level rise on coastal flows and its impact on mangrove communities, the determination of long-term sea-level change relative to the vertical motion of the land, to the numerical modelling of short term sea-level changes due to tides, tsunamis and the weather.
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