Volume 17, No.168, March 2012

 

5 Environment and public relations (editorial by Najib Saab)

10 How to protect your children from home poisons personal tips

18 Climate refugees (cover story)

24 Sinking Rufisque a city in Senegal devoured by the ocean

26 Natural gas for vehicles in Egypt

28 Dutch embassy in Amman, first LEED certified building in Jordan

30 Martian meteor in Morocco

32 Arab water management master thesis abstracts

34 The horse of Troy and climate negotiations by Mohamed Al-Khayat

36 Launching Desertec

46 Reclaiming Dhofar forests in Oman

50 Endangered life in Mekong basin

54 Managing the risks of extreme events and disasters to advance climate change adaptation a special IPCC report

58 Green economy creates jobs

60 UAE initiative: Green Economy for sustainable development

62 Straw houses for Pakistan quake and flood proof

64 Will UNEP evolve to a specialized agency in Rio?

66 Gas fever in East Mediterranean

 

 

Letters 8 - Environment in a month 12 - Environment market 67 - New science 68 - School news 70 - Green cars 72 - Calendar 74 - Green library 76

 

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