Archive for the 'Environment' Category
Dubai welcomes back World Economic Forum’s Summit on the Global Agenda from 20 to 22 November 2009
• November 7, 2009 • 1 CommentPosted in A new climate treaty, A panel of experts, ACHIEVE UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION, ANGELINA JOLIE NETWORK, Agricultural Development initiative, BOOKS, BRAD PITT NETWORK, CGI (CLINTON GLOBAL INITIATIVE), CHRISTINA DIAN PARMIONOVA NETWORK, CLIMATE CHANGE PLAN, CO2 EMISSIONS -join the test programme, COMBATING DESERTIFICATION, Central Asia and North America, Challenges, Clean Water, DEVELOPMENT, DIALOGUE, Davos, Developing Human Capital, Dubaï, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, Environment, Environnements, Experts, FUEL, Farmers, Food and Water Programs, GASOLINE, GOODWILL AMBASSADOR, HEALTH & POVERTY, IMPROVE MATERNAL HEALTH, INTERNATIONAL SUMMITS, Implementing international rights agreements., In remote areas where teachers and education resources are scarce, Journalism, Knowledge is power., LECTURE, Leaders from Academia, Leaders from Business, Leaders from CIVIL SOCITY, Leaders from Government, Militaries of North America, Militaries of the African Countries, Militaries of the Asian Countries, Militaries of the European Countries, Military Engineers and Equipment, Military of the Oceania Countries, Military of the South American Countries, Multistakeholder groups, PROMOTE GENDER EQUALITY AND EMPOWER WOMEN, REDUCE CHILD MORTALITY, SECURITY, To address some of the most pressing issues on the global agenda., To advance knowledge, To contribute to the World Economic Forum’s Global Redesign Initiative (GRI)., To explore actions, United Nations Development Program, WERI2009, Youth across socioeconomic and multicultural lines., businesses
Tags: Building Effective Institutions – reflects on the necessary institutional context for effective global governance, Creating a Values Framework – considers the shared values needed for constructive coexistence in an interdependent world characterized by cultural diversity, Dubai TV is the host broadcaster of the Summit on the Global Agenda, Enhancing Security – speaks to the need for global, Ensuring Sustainability – addresses human behaviour in the global ecosystem, Fifty Global Agenda Councils are developing proposals, Leaders from Academia, Leaders from Business, Leaders from Government, Leaders from Social Society, Mitigating Global Risks and Addressing Systemic Failures – includes all eventualities and risks which may have adverse consequences on a global level, national and human security, Strengthening Economies – encompasses all aspects of economic growth and development, The Global Agenda Councils, The most important issues in the global arena, The World Economic Forum's Forum's mission and strategic vision., The World Economic Forum’s Global Redesign Initiative (GRI) is a global multistakeholder dialogue to improve the processes and structures of global cooperation in the 21st century., World Economic Forum’s Global Redesign Initiative (GRI).
HAPPY U.N DAY 2009
• October 29, 2009 • 1 CommentPosted in "Human Rights and Moral", AFGHANISTAN, AFRICA, BRAZIL, CANADA, CLIMATE CHANGE PLAN, CLIMATE CRISIS, CO2 EMISSIONS -join the test programme, COMBAT HIV/AIDS, COMBATING DESERTIFICATION, Climate, Commitment to clean energy, Conflicts in Congo, Congo, DAY, DIALOGUE, Directors of Aviation Environment, EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, ERADICATE EXTREME HUNGER AND POVERTY, EUROPE, Endangered Species, Environment, Environment Commitment, Environnements, Ethiopia, Europe and North America, Fresh drinking water was a priority, GOODWILL AMBASSADOR, Global NETWORKING, HEALTH & POVERTY, HIV/AIDS, HUMANITARIAN WORKERS, IMPROVE MATERNAL HEALTH, INDONESIA, Implementing international rights agreements., In remote areas where teachers and education resources are scarce, Influenza A (H1N1) virus, International, Ivory coast, KENYA, Militaries of North America, Militaries of the African Countries, Militaries of the Asian Countries, Militaries of the European Countries, Military Engineers and Equipment, Military of the Oceania Countries, Military of the South American Countries, NEW ZEALAND, PARIAMAN, Padang, REFUGEES IN CRISIS ABOUT POVERTY HISTORY, RELIEF WORKERS, RWANDA, Refugees, Researchers, SOMALIA, SUDAN, Sumatra, TO OUR FATHERS, TO OUR MOTHERS, The Russian government, The World Bank, UNHCR, UNITED NATION DAY, Uganda, VETERANS, WERI foundation, WERI's YEAR COMMITMENTS, WERI2009, WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY - 5 JUNE, WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION, Water Pollution, Water and Agriculture, Water and Energy, Water treatment (quantity and quality requirements)., Weapons DB, Wisdom is Peace!, World Glacier Monitoring Service, World Military Info, World Water Events, Yemen, hunger
Tags: UNITED NATIONS, U.N, WHO, UNITED NATIONS BIRTHDAY, BAN KI MOON MESSAGE, WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY - 5 JUNE, New York, 22 October 2009 - The anniversary of the entry into force of the United Nations Charter on 24 October 1945 has been celebrated as United Nations Day since 1948. It has traditionally been marked throug, discussions and exhibits on the achievements and goals of the Organization.
Water is needed for mining coal, drilling oil, refining gasoline and generating and distributing electricity. The amount of water needed to produce a gallon of from corn and soybeans.
• October 17, 2009 • 4 CommentsPosted in A panel of experts, ANGELINA JOLIE NETWORK, BRAD PITT NETWORK, CHRISTINA DIAN PARMIONOVA NETWORK, CLIMATE CHANGE PLAN, CLIMATE CRISIS, Clean Water, Climate, Conserve Water, Crops, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, ENERGY FROM CROPS, ENERGY FROM GRANITE, ENERGY-EFFICIENT RAW MATERIALS, ENSURE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, ETHANOL, Ecology, Electricity, Energy, Energy Demands on Water Resources, Environment, Environment and Security, Environnements, Financing a Sustainable Future, GASOLINE, Global Nexus of Energy and Water, Groundwater Tables and Supplies, International Energy and Environmental Policy, Maybe the best way to save energy is to save hot water., PEACE, Rivers, Scientists and Engineers, The purification plants, To augment the local water supply, To begin the reconstruction phase, To coordinate energy and water usage, To illustrate and communicate complex property rights issues in Africa., To produce more energy from domestic sources such as ethanol, To reduce the output from a nuclear power plant to avoid overheating rivers, UNITED STATES, Using water trucks to transport water, WERI foundation, WERI2009, WERI2010, Wastewater collection and treatment., Water, Water and Energy, Water treatment (quantity and quality requirements)., Water users/demands., Water-desalinization plant, World Water Events, businesses, lakes and wells
Tags: About the largest single use of energy in California, Amsterdam had to build wind turbines to generate energy before it could build a desalinization plant in the Netherlands., As the United States tries to lower its dependence on foreign oil by producing more energy from domestic sources such as ethanol, Available surface water supplies have not increased in 20 years, Christina Dian Parmionova, Climate concerns and declines in groundwater levels suggest that less fresh water may be available in the future, CORN TO ETHANOL, Driving one mile on ethanol consumes 600 gallons of water to irrigate the corn from which it's made, Energy and Water, Energy from domestic sources such as ethanol, Energy planners assume we will have enough water, Future fuels are likely to be very water-intensive, Groundwater tables and supplies are dropping at an alarming rate, Heating water to wash dishes or clothes or to take a shower is a greedy consumer of energy, If we're switching from foreign oil to domestic water - we've got to make sure we've got it, Increased use of brackish or degraded water may be required in some areas, Instead of miles per gallon of gasoline, It takes a lot of energy to provide water., It takes a lot of water to produce energy., London rejected a proposed water-desalinization plant because it would use too much energy., love and marriage . . . you can't have one without the other, Most historic battles over water have come from the demands of agriculture for scarce supplies in arid regions., Most of the water used for energy is returned to its source, No one is in charge, Plug-in hybrids is the most efficient way to power electric cars, Running a hot water faucet for five minutes is the equivalent of burning a 60-watt light bulb for 14 hours, Some regions have seen groundwater levels drop as much as 300 to 900 feet over the past 50 years, The energy sector's needs are beginning to affect water policy and vice versa., The most efficient way to power electric cars by plug-in hybrids need to withdraw 10 gallons of water for every mile traveled., The Tennessee Valley Authority had to reduce the output from a nuclear power plant to avoid overheating the Tennessee River., The water supply is as critical as oil, Unfortunately, Vast amounts of energy are needed to distribute water, Vast amounts of energy are needed to pump water, Vast amounts of energy are needed to transport water, Vast amounts of energy are needed to treat water, Water and Energy are inextricably linked, Water is needed for disposing waste, Water is needed for drilling for oil, Water is needed for generating and distributing electricity, Water is needed for mining coal, Water is needed for refining Gasoline, Water planners assume will have enough energy, water supplies are shrinking even as energy demands increase., Water use requires a tremendous amount of energy, water-management experts, we're switching to gallons of water per mile, ``Love and marriage, ``The largest use of water is to cool power plants
Ethanol could reduce emission levels in the transport and energy sector by 43 percent in 2020 and 18 percent for all emissions excluding deforestation.
• October 16, 2009 • 2 CommentsPosted in A new climate treaty, BRAZIL, Biofuel's environmental benefits, CLIMATE CHANGE PLAN, Cane ethanol, Car can run on Ethanol, Crops, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, ENERGY FROM CROPS, ENERGY-EFFICIENT RAW MATERIALS, ENSURE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, ETHANOL, Emission-cutting targets, Energy, Environment, Environmental credentials, Environnements, FUEL, Farmers, Fuel is made from corn, Fuel production, GASOLINE, GLOBAL WARMING, Global NETWORKING, Greenhouse Effect, Harnessing Innovation for Development, Interdisciplinary Center of Energy, OIL PRICES, Oil, Replacement of gasoline, Researchers, Save Amazon rain forest., The co-generation of energy, The ethanol industry, The future production of cane, Thermoelectric plants, To replace the Kyoto Protocol when it expires in 2012., To show the world how cane is the most energy-efficient raw material for ethanol., Transport and Energy Sectors, UNITED STATES, greenhouse gas emissions
Tags: Ethanol cut Brazil's CO2 emissions by 10 pct in 2006, Carbon offset could give ethanol extra value, Use of sugar cane-based ethanol as a substitute for gasoline is among the cheapest and easiest ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, A Brazilian study, Cane ethanol provides about eight times the energy used to produce it and adoption of new cane plant varieties, Cane ethanol processes could increase its efficiency further, The study looked only at the future production of cane over pastures or as a replacement for other crops, Most new cars in Brazil can run on ethanol alone, As ethanol is already competitive with gasoline at current oil prices, The Interdisciplinary Center of Energy, the possibility of producing ethanol in several countries makes it especially attractive, Brazil is the world's largest producer of cane-based ethanol., The United States is the No. 1 ethanol maker, Energy output is roughly equal to that used to produce it., Ethanol's gradual replacement of gasoline since the introduction of flex-fuel cars, The introduction of flex-fuel cars, The burning of bagasse, Brazil remains one of the top emitters of greenhouse gases due to destruction of its massive Amazon rain forest., Trees release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere when they're felled or burned., Considering Brazil's total emissions unrelated to deforestation, Ethanol helped reduce overall emissions by 10 percent, About the research of University of Sao Paulo., Brazil is seeking to play a leading role in talks in Copenhagen in December 2009, Agreeing a new climate treaty to replace the Kyoto Protocol when it expires in 2012., To tarnish environmental credentials., About 90 percent of Brazil's sugar cane is produced in the center-south region, Pantanal wetlands, Amazon forest., The rest of Brazil's sugan cane crops are in the north/northeast of the country., Based on an estimated cost of $100 per tonne of CO2 avoided in 2020 or 2030, To attribute to ethanol an additional value, When you decide to use ethanol, this is how much you'll avoid paying for another option
WATER and Climate change – Kashmir’s main glacier “melting at alarming speed”
• October 14, 2009 • 1 CommentPosted in A workshop on "Climate Change, Directors of Aviation Environment, Does anyone care?, EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, Ecology, Endangered Species, Environment, Environment Commitment, Environnements, Flooding, GEOLOGY, Glacial Retreat and Livelihoods, India's Environment Minister, Militaries of North America, Militaries of the African Countries, Militaries of the Asian Countries, Militaries of the European Countries, Military of the Oceania Countries, Military of the South American Countries, PEACE, Photography, Photography Contests, SADENESS, Streams and Lakes, Temperatures, The biggest glacier in Indian Kashmir, United Nations Environment Programme, WERI2009, WERI2010, WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY - 5 JUNE, Water Pollution, World Glacier Monitoring Service, World Military Info, World Water Events, Youth across socioeconomic and multicultural lines.
Tags: " said the study, "Kolahoi glacier is shrinking 0.08 square kilometres a year, A need for more scientific studies to conclusively establish the link between climate change and shrinking glaciers., climate change, Editing by Krittivas Mukherjee, Effects of climate change that has caused temperatures in the mountainous region to rise by about 1.1 degrees Celsius in the past 100 years., Experts say rising temperatures are rapidly shrinking Himalayan glaciers, Facts & figures - India, Himalayan glaciers, Indian Kashmir's biggest glacier, Indian Kashmir's biggest glacier which feeds the region's main river is melting faster than other Himalayas glaciers, Kashmir glaciers, On glaciers for water, REGION's MAIN RIVER, Reporting by Sheikh Mushtaq, Source: Reuters, The average melting rate of mountain glaciers has doubled since the turn of the millennium, The Kolahoi glacier is the main source of water for Kashmir's biggest river, The water supply of tens of thousands of people, Transmiting to Christina Dian Parmionova, Water, which is an alarming speed
Achieving the Dream
• September 29, 2009 • 1 CommentPosted in CO2 EMISSIONS -join the test programme, Clinton Global Initiative, Commitment to clean energy, Conflicts, DEVELOPMENT, Developing Human Capital, Ecology, Environment, Financing a Sustainable Future, Harnessing Innovation for Development, Journalism, Rechauffements climatiques, Refugees, SPONSORS, Strengthening Infrastructure, WERI2009
Tags: Artificial vs. natural carbon sequestration, Carbon, Carbon dioxide reduction tips, Carbon emissions calculator, climate change & global warming news, Climate change and global warming FAQ, Clinton Global Initiatives (CGI) fifth annual meeting, GLOBAL WARMING, GLOBAL WARMING - is it a hoax?, Green tags & carbon offset directory, How do tree offsets & green tags work?, On behalf of Lumina Foundation for Education, TRANSFORMING IDEAS INTO ACTIONS, What is the Kyoto Protocol?
How can you convience poeple in developing countries to cut back on energy consumption when they are trying hard to keep up with the rest of the developed world?
• June 4, 2009 • 1 CommentPosted in BRAD PITT NETWORK, CHRISTINA DIAN PARMIONOVA NETWORK, CLIMATE CRISIS, CO2 EMISSIONS -join the test programme, Clinton Global Initiative, Commitment to clean energy, Directors of Aviation Environment, Ecology, Electricity, Environment, Environment Commitment, Environnements, MEMBER PROJECT, WERI2009, WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY - 5 JUNE
Tags: Combating Climate Change, Energy Consumptions, ENERGY SOLUTIONS, The building we inhabit, The solutions of the climate crisis, The way we organize our life, Together, WATER AND ENERGY RELIEF INTERNATIONAL, WERI2009
Energy and Sustainability – saving retrofit to improve building efficiency, reduce its carbon footprint, and save on utility costs.
• April 7, 2009 • Leave a CommentPosted in Air, CLIMATE CRISIS, CO2 EMISSIONS -join the test programme, Commitment to clean energy, DEVELOPMENT, DIALOGUE, DONATIONS, Ecology, Electricity, Environment, Environment Commitment, Environnements, GEOTHERMAL ENERGY, PEACE
Tags: Clinton Global Initiative, EMPIRE STATE BUILDING, Energy and Sustainability, ENERGYSOLUTIONS, GREEN, reduce its carbon footprint, save on utility costs, to improve building efficiency
WHY I GIVE ?
• March 11, 2009 • 3 CommentsPosted in "Human Rights and Moral", Air, CHRISTINA DIAN PARMIONOVA NETWORK, CLIMATE CRISIS, COMBATING DESERTIFICATION, Children, Clinton Global Initiative, Commitment to clean energy, Cross-cultural Understanding, DEVELOPMENT, DIALOGUE, ENERGY FROM GRANITE, Ecology, Electricity, Environment, Environment Commitment, Environnements, Food and Water Programs, GEOTHERMAL ENERGY, GLOBAL WARMING, GOODWILL AMBASSADOR, Global NETWORKING, Health and environmental risks due of the lack of Water, INDUSTRIAL FREEDOM, MEMBER PROJECT, Save Gorillas, WERI foundation, WERI2008, Water Pollution, Weather, World Water Events
Tags: Annual Clinton Global Initative Conferences, ASIA CONFERENCE, BILL CLINTON Foundation, Brad Pitt, CLEAN RENEWABLE ENERGY, climate change, Dian, JOLIE PITT foundation, Mrs.Angelina Jolie Pitt & Mrs.Christina Dian Parmionova, VITAL, WERI foundation, WILLIAM BRADLEY PITT ENJOY THIS DAY BECAUSE IS YOURS
Rescuers are confident of saving some of the pilot whales which stranded on a King Island beach overnight.
• March 3, 2009 • 1 CommentPosted in Blue Whale, CLIMATE CRISIS, Endangered Species, Environment, Greenhouse Effect, Health and environmental risks due of the lack of Water
Tags: "Life of Mammals", AUSTRALIA, Authorities are monitoring a large number of whales milling around in nearby waters., Museum of Natural History, Rescue Team returns 15 whales, SBMNH Blue Whale on BBC's Life of Mammals, The animals are the only survivors of a group of about 200., waters.
GLOBAL NEEDS ASSESSMENTS – REFUGEE REALITY
• January 3, 2009 • 1 CommentPosted in CLIMATE CRISIS, COMBATING DESERTIFICATION, Children, Commitment to clean energy, Conflicts, Environment, Georgia Conflict, Refugees, To Vulnerable Children, UNHCR, Water Pollution, poverty
Tags: Global Needs Assessment pilot report, Meeting the needs of refugees and other poeple of concern globally, OCTOBER 2008, Refugee Realities, Testimony
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