Volume 15, No.145, April 2010
5 Less is more, small is beutiful editorial by Najib Saab
8 What do we do if hit by an earthquake? personal tips
20 Killer diseases in a changing environment health impacts of climate change in Arab countries (cover story)
30 Did we reach the limits of our planet? UNEP’s Yearbook 2010
30 World environment ministers: determined to achieve sustainable development UNEP’s Governing Council and Global Ministerial Forum in Bali
32 Wildlife in the United Arab Emirates
46 Deformed children of Iraq cancers and abnormalities attributed to depleted uranium
50 The great pacific garbage patch a gigantic floating plastic dump
53 Let’s celebrate Nature’s value
54 War and environment in the Democratic Republic of Congo
56 Home for life visions for buildings of the future
58 Biological farming in Tunisia
60 Fertilizers from animal wastes a profit business
65 Middle East summit in Dubai links climate change to waste management 65
AFED’s school competition: water management in schools 6 - Environment in a month 12 - UNEP news 28 - Environment market 64 - Calendar 66
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