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The West Asian Region is characterized by its aridity and vast deserts where water evaporates quickly or is absorbed into the soil before it can be properly used or contained. Throughout history...

This publication is a sequel to the 'International Source Book on Environmentally Sound Technologies for Municipal Solid Waste Management'. The urgent need for information on how to deal with...

The 1999 Inter-Regional Workshop on Technologies for Waste Management was organized in response to the growing needs of cities in West Asia, the Mediterranean and the Arab Region to build their...

Freshwater resources have been dwindling over the years, while the demand for high quality water has been steadily increasing. Aimed particularly at water resource planners and managers, this...

Freshwater resources have been dwindling over the years, while the demand for high quality water has been steadily increasing. Aimed particularly at water resource planners and managers, this...

Freshwater resources have been dwindling over the years, while the demand for high quality water has been steadily increasing. Aimed particularly at water resource planners and managers, this...

Freshwater resources have been dwindling over the years, while the demand for high quality water has been steadily increasing. Aimed particularly at water resource planners and managers, this...

Freshwater resources have been dwindling over the years, while the demand for high quality water has been steadily increasing. Aimed particularly at water resource planners and managers, this...

This publication provides a general diagnostic analysis of Rawa Danau and Rawa Penning. It describes and discusses environmentally sound technologies and management practices that are appropriate for...

This book is the result of the participation of 26 experts involved with the management of freshwater resources from Africa, Europe, North and South America, Asia and Oceania. Their experiences on the...

This publication provides an overview of the problems and possible solutions associated with eutrophication in freshwater lakes and reservoirs. It takes a look at the origins of the problems, their...

This study by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) examines global food security focused at the household level. Filled with dozens of charts and tables including a food security...

A recurrent subject of discussion is the need for integrating environmental considerations in making decisions that have impact on development, whether at the national, industrial or community level...

Agriculture is the mainstay of the Ghanaian economy, providing food for its population and accounting for a large part of the nation's foreign exchange earnings. This study looks at rural poverty and...

This unique publication provides important background information on environmental risk assessments to acquaint all managers and planners with the process and to develop an integrated approach that...

The primary intended audience of this new and important book is urban managers and others involved in solid waste in developing countries who can use the information presented here to guide their...

No longer can policies on population or development fail to take the needs and rights of women and girls into consideration. Such policies have not succeeded, cannot succeed nor are they just or...

Too often, the fight for women's empowerment is viewed as one for women to wage alone. This publication offers a discussion on the subject showing men to be essential partners in this struggle by...

Narrowing the gap between women's aspirations and their reproductive experiences will benefit both women and society. This publication offers a discussion in such areas as: poverty and inequality...

The challenge of the 21st century is to feed a world of between 8 and 10 billion people. Only the full involvement of women as equal partners can guarantee success. This publication offers a...