Zafar Adeel

Greater access to cell phones than toilets in India: UN

United Nations University 14-Apr-2010   UNU-INWEH report offers 9-point prescription for achieving Millennium Development Goal for sanitation Far more people in India have access to

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Water experts of 26 UN agencies meet in Canada, plan coordinated response to looming crisis

United Nations University 1-Feb-2010More than two dozen leading United Nations water experts will convene in Hamilton, Canada Feb. 2-4 to plan fresh strategy for a

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‘Arid aquaculture’ among livelihoods promoted to relieve worsening pressure on world’s drylands

United Nations University 11-Nov-2008 “Arid aquaculture” using ponds filled with salty, undrinkable water for fish production is one of several options experts have proven to

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Providing toilets, safe water is top route to reducing world poverty: UN University

United Nations University Tokyo Japan / Hamilton, Canada 19-Oct-2008   Simply installing toilets where needed throughout the world and ensuring safe water supplies would do

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Coastal management cooperation, enforcement key to avoid pending crisis for millions: UN experts

United Nations University – Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton Canada June 4, 2008 Current coastal management practices are ineffective and their continuation endangers ecosystems

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Sanitation investment in poor countries would yield $9-to-1 benefits in productivity, health: UN

United Nations University / International Year of Sanitation 20-Mar-2008 Experts estimate that $9 in productivity, health and other benefits are returned for every dollar invested

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Restoring soils vital to feed world, forestall climate change: experts

Soil Conservation Service of Iceland, Reykjavik, and United Nations University 30 Aug 07 Protecting soils claimed as an immediate fix to counter climate change; 150

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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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