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Volume 15, No.142, January 2010
CONTENTS

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China and USA: two giants manipulating the world (editorial by Najib Saab)

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Suez: the canal that shrank the world
16 Which Arab coasts will be drowned by rising seas? (A remote sensing study of global warming)

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The day after Copenhagen (climatic hopes diverted to Mexico)

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Khaled Bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation

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Lebanese President: Politics and interests will not hinder us from protecting the environment
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The wise road to a better environment (by Suleiman Al-Herbish)
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The rock bridge (a natural wonder in Mount Lebanon)
54 Maniau, the rose island
58 Impact of climate change on Arab countries (AFED’s annual conference in Beirut)
74 An Arab future in alternative energy (by Rashed Ahmad Bin Fahed)

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What should the Arabs do for the climate? (by Mostafa Kamal Tolba)
Lower carbon economy: implications for developing countries (by Mohamed El-Ashry)
Do we need an Arab Stern report? (by Marwan Iskandar Caricature)


Environment in a month 10 - New science 39 - UNEP news 47 - Calendar 84