Author: Publisher: TheBookEdition
ISBN: 2957141523
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Author: Publisher: TheBookEdition
ISBN: 2957141523
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Contamination of the Earth
Author: Francois JarrigePublisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262542730
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 481
Book Description
The trajectories of pollution in global capitalism, from the toxic waste of early tanneries to the poisonous effects of pesticides in the twentieth century. Through the centuries, the march of economic progress has been accompanied by the spread of industrial pollution. As our capacities for production and our aptitude for consumption have increased, so have their byproducts--chemical contamination from fertilizers and pesticides, diesel emissions, oil spills, a vast "plastic continent" found floating in the ocean. The Contamination of the Earth offers a social and political history of industrial pollution, mapping its trajectories over three centuries, from the toxic wastes of early tanneries to the fossil fuel energy regime of the twentieth century.
Somalia 1991-1993: Civil War, Famine Alert and a UN "Military-Humanitarian" Intervention
Author: Laurence BinetPublisher: Médecins Sans Frontières
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
La Faim et la Sante
Author: World Food ProgrammePublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136562389
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
First published in 2008, La Faim et la Sant is a valuable contribution to the field of Environment and Sustainability.
Rapport Du Sommet Mondial de L'alimentation
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsPublisher: Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
World leaders assembled in Rome in November 1996 for the World Food Summit aimed at renewing global commitment to the fight against hunger. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) called the Summit in response to widespread undernutrition and growing concern about the capacity of agriculture to meet future food needs. Part One of the Report presents a summary of the proceedings of the Summit, which took place at FAO Headquarters in Rome, Italy. It also includes the opening and closing statements and Message of His Holiness Pope John Paul II to the Summit; the Reservations and Interpretative statements; and the statements by representatives attending the three Parallel Events which took place during the Summit. It further contains, as an Appendix, the results of the Summit: the Rome Declaration on World Food Security and the World Food Summit Plan of Action, adopted by the Summit at the outset of its proceedings on 13 November. Part Two contains the individual statements delivered by countries, intergovernmental organizations and caucuses of civil society organizations. Also included are special messages from Heads of State or Government as well as the written statements submitted in exercise of the Right of Reply under Rule 20 of the Rules of Procedure.
Author: Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN: 9251386838
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
2010 Global Hunger Index
Author: Klaus von Grebmer, Maximo Torero, Tolulope Olofinbiyi, Heidi Fritschel, Doris Wiesmann & Yisehac YohannesPublisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
ISBN: 0896299260
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
As the world approaches the 2015 deadline for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which include a goal of reducing the proportion of hungry people by half, the 2010 Global Hunger Index (GHI) offers a useful multidimensional overview of global hunger. The 2010 GHI is the fifth in an annual series that records the state of global, regional, and national hunger. The 2010 GHI shows some improvement over the 1990 GHI, falling by almost one-quarter, but overall the index for hunger in the world remains at a level characterized as serious. The GHI captures three dimensions of hunger: insufficient availability of calories, shortfalls in the nutritional status of children, and child mortality. Accordingly, the Index includes the following three equally weighted indicators: the proportion of people who are undernourished, as estimated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO); the prevalence of underweight in children under the age of five, as compiled by the World Health Organization (WHO); and the under-five mortality rate, as reported by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). The 2010 Index reflects data from 2003 to 2008, the most recent global data available on the three GHI components.
French
Author: Jill DuffyPublisher: Letts and Lonsdale
ISBN: 9781843154419
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
The 'Revise A2' study guides are written by examiners and contain in-depth course coverage of the key information plus hints, tips and guidance. End of unit sample questions and model answers provide essential practice to improve students exam technique.
AF Press Clips
Author: United States Department of State. Bureau of African AffairsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 824
Book Description
Trop de Couteaux dans nos Dos
Author: Leon TuamPublisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 146977609X
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Africain d'origine camerounaise, Léon Tuam vit aux États-Unis où il enseigne l'espagnol et le français. Il a publié plusieurs ouvrages en anglais et en français. Sa poésie, facile à lire et assez militante, embrasse tout et reste pleine de surprises. Dans ce recueil Trop De Couteaux Dans Nos Dos, le beau et l'utile vont main dans la main sur les routes du passé, du présent et du futur de son pays, de l'Afrique et du monde. L'auteur sait que les mots ont une force et n'en fait pas l'économie. Il trouve dans le verbe une force mystérieuse. Il faut parler, se prononcer, dénoncer, louer, critiquer et proposer pour la bonne santé de nos sociétés. Il veut jouer son rôle sans se laisser distraire par ce que font ou sont les autres: Je ne dormirai pas avec un seul mot sur la langue. Je n'y laisserai pas ce grain qui peut bâtir mon pays, Je n'y laisserai pas ce qui est bien pour l'Afrique, Je ne dormirai pas avec ce qui peut sauver ce monde brisé. Sur cette langue, je ne laisserai rien. De cette langue, tout ce qui peut pousser et porter D'agréables fruits dans le monde sera craché au sol. Vous, les égoïstes et traîtres, Vous, les paresseux et peureux, Vous, les calculateurs et profiteurs, Comprenez-vous? Je dis, Rien. Vous voulez ce que vous voulez, et je sais ce que je veux. Trop De Couteaux Dans Nos Dos est un univers complexe où se rencontrent les jumelles joie et tristesse, paix et guerre, satisfaction et déception, politique et religion, culture et histoire, maladie et santé, entente et haine, vie et mort, pauvreté et richesse... L'auteur voit en l'être humain un grand tricheur qui soigne son aspect extérieur en laissant en jachère l'aspect intérieur. Et c'est ici la vraie source de nos nombreux maux. Il croit que pour atteindre la paix et le vrai bonheur, tout humain doit retourner cultiver et nettoyer ses deux jardins, à savoir: l'âme et le coeur.
