Facing the World

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81Water supply / Soft matter / Japan International Cooperation Agency / Water resources / Drinking water / Desalination / Singapore International Water Week / Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers / Water / Environment / Water management

“The world is facing rapid and unprecedented GLOBAL CHANGES, including population

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Source URL: www.jica.go.jp

Language: English - Date: 2012-09-18 05:52:55
82Western Asia / Arab Human Development Report / United Nations Development Programme / Arab culture / Arab world / Arab people / Jordan / Knowledge economy / Knowledge transfer / Asia / Middle East / Arab

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The first Arab Human Development Report (AHDRaddressed the most important development challenges facing the Arab world at the beginning of the third millennium. This

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Source URL: www.arab-hdr.org

Language: English - Date: 2010-12-28 15:59:15
83Salatiga / Environment / Geography of Indonesia / Geography of Asia / Clean Up the World / Litter / Central Java

FESTIVAL SPREADS SERIOUS WATER MESSAGE Water shortages are a problem facing countries all across the globe, and Indonesia is no exception. One environmentally conscious community in Central Java have taken a novel approa

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Source URL: www.cleanuptheworld.org

Language: English - Date: 2007-12-13 23:59:34
84Climatology / Climate change policy / Chemistry / Greenhouse gas / Coal / Coke / Natural gas / Fossil fuel / Greenhouse gas emissions by the United States / Fuels / Energy / Energy economics

Today world is facing serious challenges; on one side is the problem of food security and poverty and on other side is the pro

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Source URL: www.iioa.org

Language: English - Date: 2008-07-31 06:40:20
85Management / Emergency management / Risk / Risk management / Insurance / Reinsurance / Global warming controversy / Economics of global warming / Actuarial science / Climate change / Ethics

WORLD INSURANCE FORUM - DUBAIat adequate prices, it also presents a great opportunity. A helpful parallel to the challenges now facing insurers due to climate change may be

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Source URL: www.renre.com

Language: English - Date: 2014-02-24 14:06:07
86Inter-Services Intelligence / Politics of Pakistan / Economy of Pakistan / Pakistan / Asia / Iranian Plateau

July 2009 PAKISTAN—THE MOST DANGEROUS PLACE IN THE WORLD Dr. Larry P. Goodson U.S. Army War College Pakistan is the most dangerous foreign policy problem facing the United States for five major reasons. First, Pakistan

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Source URL: strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil

Language: English - Date: 2009-07-02 14:01:23
87Africa / Nile basin / Western Region /  Uganda / Bunyoro / Karuma / White Nile / Lake Kyoga / Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development / Underground power station / Geography of Africa / Geography of Uganda / Kiryandongo District

KARUMA HPP (600 MW) __________________________________________ EIPL Executive Summary Uganda is currently facing a huge electricity supply deficit; it has one of the world’s lowest levels of

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Source URL: www.nema-ug.org

Language: English - Date: 2012-12-10 16:44:42
88Emergency management / Disaster preparedness / Development / Occupational safety and health / Social vulnerability / Disaster risk reduction / Crisis / Humanitarian crisis / Humanitarian Futures Programme / Humanitarian aid / Management / Public safety

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies 5I Key messages / World Disasters ReportAugust 2011 Section 2: Facing the humanitarian challenges of the future – threats and opportunities

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Source URL: redcross.org.au

Language: English - Date: 2013-12-10 12:21:34
89United Nations Development Group / International development / Humanitarian aid / International Fund for Agricultural Development / Food politics / Hunger / Rural development / Food security / IFAD Vietnam / Development / United Nations / Poverty

Why IFAD?  A pivotal moment This coming year could determine not only whether the world rises to the considerable challenges now facing it—climate change, persistent hunger,

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Source URL: ifad.org

Language: English - Date: 2014-09-25 05:04:27
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Dr. Richard A. Villa Dr. Jacqueline S. Thousand One of the greatest problems facing the world today is the growing number of persons who are excluded from

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Source URL: www.ravillabayridge.com

- Date: 2011-08-06 18:05:36
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