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International Day for Disaster Reduction
by unep.org
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) observes the International Day for Disaster Reduction on Wednesday against the backdrop of a number of catastrophic events in the Asia-Pacific region in recent weeks.
On 26 September, Typhoon Ketsana made landfall in the Philippines causing at least 300 deaths and some two million people to be displaced. Typhoon Parma followed on 3 October, devastating the agricultural sector and affecting more than 300,000 people.
The damage caused by the two storms is estimated at US$57 million in property and infrastructure, as well as monumental damage to agricultural production.
Posted Nov 02, 2009 |
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National Recycling Week: 9th-15th November
by National Recycling Week
National Recycling Week has dual purposes. The first is to raise awareness of how recycling helps to reduce our impact on the environment. Recycling reduces the amount of water, energy and new materials that we use to support our lifestyle. Making an aluminium can from recycled material, for example, uses 95% less energy than making one from raw material. Lowering energy use and therefore carbon emissions is one of many ways that recycling helps to tackle climate change.
The second aim of National Recycling Week is to encourage individuals and businesses to recycle more and recycle better.
National Recycling Week provides us all with an opportunity to improve our recycling habits, learn about what we can recycle and how to recycle properly, and find out about new recycling trends and programs.
Posted Jul 31, 2009 |
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International day for the preservation of the ozone layer: 16th September
by International day for the preservation of the ozone layer
On 19 December 1994, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 16 September the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer.
Report of the celebration of International Day for the preservation of Ozone layer in Mumbai and Pune on 16th September 2008 UNEP DTIE Ozone Action Paris in association with CEE and Nehru Science Centre celebrated the International day for the preservation of the ozone layer by Launching the Education pack for Higher secondary school. The event started with the cartoon film ozzy ozone.
Posted Jul 31, 2009 |
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