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Desertification: UN experts prescribe global policy overhaul to avoid looming mass migrations

United Nations University 27 Jun 07 Desertification, exacerbated by climate change, represents “the greatest environmental challenge of our times” and governments must overhaul policy approaches

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Experts advise world policies to cope with causes, rising consequences of creeping desertification

14-Dec-2006 United Nations University Joint International Conference Algiers, Dec. 17-19 About 200 experts from 25 countries are convening in Algiers Dec. 17-19 to advise shifts

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Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: Many of 2 billion dryland dwellers at risk as land degrades

16 Jun 05 United Nations University Growing desertification worldwide threatens to swell by millions the number of poor forced to seek new homes and livelihoods.

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Ottawa Commits $3M to Ongoing Efforts from Hamilton to Relieve Water Problems in Developing Countries

United Nations University, Institute for Water, Environment and Health New Assistant Director Brings Extensive Experience in Move to UNU-INWEH Headquarters; Will organize UN Global Conference on

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Political Inertia Exacerbates Water Crisis, Says World Water Development Report

United Nations University / UNESCO 5 March, 2003 First UN system-wide evaluation of global water resources Faced with “inertia at the leadership level”, the global

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Lessons From the 1997-98 El Nino: Once Burned, Twice Shy?

United Nations University 27 Oct 2000 Thousands of human casualties and tens of billions of dollars in economic damage will continue to befall the world’s

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Unsafe Water: 3.3 Billion Illnesses and 5.3 Million Deaths Yearly Price Tab for Safe Water $50 to $105 Per Person

United Nations University, Tokyo 18 March 1999 Clean, safe water can be brought to the 1.4 billion people around the world without it for as

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Canadian-based U.N. Water/Environment Program Reports Year 2 Progress to International Advisors Meeting at McMaster

UNU-INWEH, Hamilton, Canada First UNU-INWEH news release, 1998, click here “I am pleased to learn of the progress made to date by UNU/INWEH and proud

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