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Japan's Initiative on Climate Change
Japan's Initiative on Climate Change defines the current state of climate change, summarizes diplomacy related to international environmental cooperation, and international climage change policy, with an outlook to the future.
Date:
May 2009
Creator:
Japan. Gaimushō.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
UGEC Viewpoints, No. 2, September 2009
Urbanization is a global phenomenon that has transformed and continues to alter landscapes and the ways in which societies function and develop. For this issue of UGEC Viewpoints, the editors collected case-studies presented at the Open Meeting that span across regions and themes: from Australia and the United States, as well as the less developed nations in Africa, megacities of Asia such as Dhaka, Bangladesh and Delhi, India, vulnerable coastal areas of the Yucatan Peninsula, and the largest rainforest in the world, the Brazilian Amazon. Currently, more than half of the world's population lives in cities; the United Nations projects that by 2030 the world will advance to the 60% urbanization threshold. Rapid urbanization effects will not only be present within the immediate locations (cities and their metropolitan areas), but will be experienced regionally and globally. The UGEC project seeks to better understand these implications and the complex dynamic systems of urban areas that affect and are affected by global environmental change (e.g., climate change, natural disasters, loss of biodiversity, freshwater ecosystem decline, desertification, and land degradation). Several commonalities are readily identifiable in the authors' research, some of which include an attention to the roles of the governance structures within …
Date:
September 2009
Creator:
Urbanization and Global Environmental Change Project
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Policies to Change the World: Energy Sufficiency - Eight Policies towards the Sustainable Use of Energy
This booklet discusses how energy sufficiency is the best solution for reducing energy consumption and waste. It presents policies for reducing global energy consumption such as energy auditing, phasing out incandescent light bulbs, combined heat/cooling energy and power, carbon-negative cooking, smart metering, area road pricing, and other measures.
Date:
2009
Creator:
Rohde, Anja & Bee, Hilmar
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
GEO Year Book 2007: An Overview of Our Changing Environment
This publication is an overview of major global environmental issues and policy decisions during the course of 2007.
Date:
2007
Creator:
United Nations Environment Programme
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Freshwater Under Threat: South Asia
This report focuses on three major South Asian river basins: the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna River Basin, the Helmand River Basin, and the Indus River Basin. The authors use a composite Water Vulnerability Index based on development pressures, ecology, and other factors, to demonstrate the vulnerability of the river basins.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Babel, Mukland S. & Wahid, Shahriar M.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
UNEP Year Book 2008: An Overview of Our Changing Environment
This publication is an overview of global and regional environmental issues and policy decisions actions during 2008.
Date:
2008
Creator:
United Nations Environment Programme
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
UNEP Year Book 2009: New Science in Our Changing Environment
This publication provides an overview of global and regional environmental issues policy decisions during 2009.
Date:
2009
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
UNEP Year Book 2010: New Science and Developments in Our Changing Environment
This publication presents an overview of global and regional environmental issues and policy decisions during 2010.
Date:
2010
Creator:
United Nations Environment Programme
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Women and the Environment
This publication focuses on the gender-related aspects of land, water, and biodiversity conservation and management.
Date:
2004
Creator:
United Nations Environment Programme
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Our Planet, February 2010
Magazine of the United Nations Environment Programme discussing worldwide environmental policies and other concerns. This issue is devoted to programs in several countries that are investing in a "green economy" in order to ensure the efficient and sustainable use of natural resources.
Date:
February 2010
Creator:
United Nations Environment Programme
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Our Planet, September 2009
Magazine of the United Nations Environment Programme discussing worldwide environmental policies and other concerns. This issue is devoted to policies meant to reduce the carbon emissions from cars, trucks, and planes by converting fleets to cleaner, renewable fuels, and by moving government subsidies from highway infrastructure to public transportation.
Date:
September 2009
Creator:
United Nations Environment Programme
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Our Planet, Special Edition, 2007
Magazine of the United Nations Environment Programme discussing worldwide environmental policies and other concerns. This issue is devoted to agriculture, particularly in developing countries. Traditional methods of agricultural intensification can degrade sanitation and public health, while increasing carbon emissions.
Date:
2007
Creator:
United Nations Environment Programme
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Our Planet, February 2009
Magazine of the United Nations Environment Programme discussing worldwide environmental policies and other concerns. This issue is devoted to so called "Green Economy" measures such as large public transportation plans, tree planting programs, and government policies that provide incentives for improving energy efficiency.
Date:
February 2009
Creator:
United Nations Environment Programme
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Price Elasticity, J-Curve, and the Balance of Trade: An Econometric Study of Bangladesh
The question for this thesis is whether the static and the dynamic theory of international trade stability holds in reality in Bangladesh.
Date:
May 1991
Creator:
Ahmed, Mehboob U.
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Bangladesh: Political and Strategic Developments and U.S. Interests
This report provides historical background and geography of Bangladesh. The report discusses the contemporary political situation, election and Bangladesh politics.
Date:
April 1, 2010
Creator:
Vaughn, Bruce
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Bangladesh: Political Turmoil and Transition
This report provides background information on the history and geography of Bangladesh. The report discusses the recent developments, the bilateral relations with United States, politics and elections in Bangladesh.
Date:
May 30, 2008
Creator:
Vaughn, Bruce
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Bangladesh
This report discusses the ongoing political turmoil in Bangladesh.
Date:
April 24, 2015
Creator:
Vaughn, Bruce
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Islamist Militant Threat in Bangladesh
This report discusses the current security climate in Bangladesh in regards to terrorism. Bangladesh is attractive to jihadists because it is a politically destabilized Muslim majority nation that could offer inroads to both Burma, through the alienated Muslim Rohingya refugee group, or to neighboring India.
Date:
July 21, 2016
Creator:
Vaughn, Bruce
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Aid Transparency Country Pilot Assessment
The primary goals of this report is to find how much demand partnering countries have for information the U.S. Government is making available for international aid, review how well partnering countries are able to access the information, inform partnering countries of the available international aid data, and recommend ways to improve data sharing and use.
Date:
May 2014
Creator:
Unites States. Agency International Development.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Maternal Pregnancy Intention and Professional Antenatal Care Utilization in Bangladesh: A Nationwide Population-Based Survey
This article investigates the association between maternal pregnancy intention and professional antenatal and delivery care utilization.
Date:
June 16, 2016
Creator:
Rahman, Md. Mosfequr; Rahman, Md. Mizanur; Tareque, Md. Ismail; Tareque, Md. Ismail; Ferdos, Jannatul & Jesmin, Syeda S.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Humanitarian Relief to Bangladesh: U.N. Appeals, U.S. and Other Responses, and Problems of Distribution
This report discuses the provision of humanitarian aid in Bangladesh through the United Nations following the 1971 war between India and Pakistan and the difficulties of distributing the aid to the interior of the country.
Date:
June 8, 1972
Creator:
Christopher, Luella Sue
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The India-Pakistan War of November-December 1971: Background, Causes, and The Role of American Diplomacy
This report discusses the November and December 1971, war between India and Pakistan over the persecution of Hindus by the West Pakistani army fighting East Pakistani rebels in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) and their refusal to allow East Pakistan to become independent. The war ended with India's defeat of the West Pakistani army in East Pakistan and the recognition of the new country of Bangladesh. U.S. policy towards India and Pakistan is also discussed.
Date:
April 20, 1972
Creator:
Niksch, Larry A.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Rohingya Crises in Bangladesh and Burma
This report discusses the Rohingya refugee crisis in Burma and Bangladesh and proposed legislation in Congress regarding restrictions on Burmese military officials, trade, and humanitarian assistance. A brief background on the Rohingya people group, repressive policies by the Burmese government, current conditions in Burma and Bangladesh, risks of radicalization, human rights violations, and attempts by the U.N. and others to resolve the conflict are included in the report.
Date:
November 8, 2017
Creator:
Martin, Michael F.; Margesson, Rhoda & Vaughn, Bruce
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Bangladesh Floods]
B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about a flood in Bangladesh.
Date:
May 20, 1995, 6:00 p.m.
Creator:
KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library