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UNEP at Fifty

Submitted by Arthur Dahl on 15. February 2021 - 10:50

In The Untold Story of the World’s Leading Environmental Institution: UNEP at Fifty, my good friend Maria Ivanova @mivanova assesses the past and imagines the future for the United Nations Environment Programme @UNEP. It features UN Secretaries-General, UNEP Executive Directors, and other leaders. My voice as a long-time UNEP collaborator and partner is included. http://bit.ly/MITPressUntoldStoryMariaIvanova.

Scientists' Warnings: Affluence

Submitted by Arthur Dahl on 7. December 2020 - 0:09

Scientists' Warnings: Affluence

After a "World Scientists' Warning to Humanity in 1992, the Alliance of World Scientists (https://scientistswarning.forestry.oregonstate.edu/) issued a "World Scientists’ Warning: Second Notice" in 2017, and a "Scientists' Warning of a Climate Emergency" in 2019 (https://www.scientistswarning.org/).

The Global Sustainability Challenge: A Systems View of Agriculture

Submitted by Arthur Dahl on 27. October 2020 - 17:07

The Global Sustainability Challenge:
A Systems View of Agriculture

Arthur Lyon Dahl
A presentation to the Agriculture Working Group
Association for Bahá'í Studies
27 September 2020

Watch the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_k6gnvoMKRs&feature=youtu.be

Environmental Catastrophe is coming from the Red Sea - Yemen

Submitted by Nashwan Ahmed on 6. September 2020 - 19:32
"Safer" floating reservoir in the Red Sea and its catastrophe damage to Yemen and neighboring countries is anticipated to occur anytime due to It has 1.14 million barrels of crude oil since the war broke out in March 2015 until now. The likelihood of oil spilling out will affect the Red Sea, and who lives in the region.

Capacity Building Drivers for Power Engineering Education to Deal with Climate Change

Submitted by Rafael Amaral … on 15. August 2020 - 2:11

Capacity Building Drivers for Power Engineering Education to Deal with Climate Change

By IEF Member Rafael Amaral Shayani
PhD Professor – Electrical Engineering Department – University of Brasilia, Brazil
shayani@unb.br

Introduction

Does the Pandemic have a Silver Lining?

Submitted by Arthur Dahl on 19. March 2020 - 13:31

Does the Pandemic have a Silver Lining?

Arthur Lyon Dahl

Should we thank God for the Pandemic? It may seem weird to be thankful for a catastrophe. Human suffering is never something to be sought or revelled in. But the pandemic now sweeping the world, with its ultimate outcome still uncertain, may be a blessing in disguise or a cloud with a silver lining. Let me explain.

Is it easy to combat climate change under war conditions in Yemen?

Submitted by Nashwan Ahmed on 2. March 2020 - 21:06

In Yemen, the protracted war since 2015 has a major negative impact on the environment. Many farmlands were either burned or left to die, and outbreaks of disease arose as a result of garbage dispersed between homes and on the streets. The climate has also changed dramatically. The winter season was not felt by locals here in Sana'a governorate as every year, as it was unusually warm.

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