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Dams and drainage schemes have transformed one of the finest wetlands, the Mesopotamian marshlands, into salt-encrusted desert. This study prepared by the United Nations Environmental Programme...

The fourth report in the Global Environment Outlook series provides a comprehensive, scientifically credible, policy-relevant and up-to-date assessment of, and outlook for, the state of the global...

The Global Environment Outlook is a major publication for all those who are interested in environmental issues. It has brought together thousands of scientists and hundreds of collaborating centres...

UNEP’s third Global Environmental Outlook (GEO-3) emphasizes that the next 30 years will be as crucial as the past 30 for shaping the future of the environment. It uses four scenarios to explore what...

This document provides an overview of the forest fire situation in Latin America and the Caribbean and the impact that they have had on the region and its population over the past few years. It...

UNEP’s Global Environment Outlook series provides a comprehensive assessment of the state of global environment, a review of policy response and an outlook for the future. The Outlook Chapter of GEO-3...

In addition to a description of groundwater occurrences and availability in European countries, this publication provides information on the conditions of groundwater development and related problems...

The book researches comparative experiences in river basin planning; legal and institutional arrangements, required for resource development and conservation; and economic, financial and environmental...

Reviews new approaches developed over the course of the decade, including technologies and non-technological measures and the participation of women and the community in the operation and maintenance...

This volume deals not only with groundwater occurrences and availability in European countries, but also provides information on the conditions of groundwater development and related problems. Apart...