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Volume 15, No.145, April 2010
CONTENTS

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Less is more, small is beutiful editorial by Najib Saab

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What do we do if hit by an earthquake? personal tips
20 Killer diseases in a changing environment health impacts of climate change in Arab countries  (cover story)

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Did we reach the limits of our planet? UNEP’s Yearbook 2010

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World environment ministers: determined to achieve sustainable development UNEP’s Governing Council and Global Ministerial Forum in Bali

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Wildlife in the United Arab Emirates
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Deformed children of Iraq cancers and abnormalities attributed to depleted uranium
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The great pacific garbage patch a gigantic floating plastic dump
53 Let’s celebrate Nature’s value
54 War and environment in the Democratic Republic of Congo
56 Home for life visions for buildings of the future

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Biological farming in Tunisia
Fertilizers from animal wastes a profit business
Middle East summit in Dubai links climate change to waste management 65


AFED’s school competition: water management in schools 6 - Environment in a month 12 - UNEP news 28 - Environment market 64 - Calendar 66