Monitoring And Governance Of Persistent Organic Pollutants In Asia

Author : United Nations University
Publisher : United Nations
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2016-01-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789280845587

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Monitoring and Governance of Persistent Organic Pollutants in Asia by United Nations University Pdf

A variety of chemical compounds has been released into water from industrial and agricultural activities and urban wastes. Some of those chemicals are harmful to living organisms and are resistant to degradation, thus named persistent organic pollutants (POPs). In efforts to manage chemical pollutants such as POPs in Asia, the United Nations University (UNU) and Shimadzu Corporation established a pilot project in 1996, “Environmental Monitoring and Analysis in the East Asian Region”, to aid developing Asian countries with the knowledge and technology to analyse and monitor such pollutants in the environment. This book summarizes some highlights of monitoring results obtained by the project’s activities for 15 years, and reports the present status of the project, touching on the future development of the project by analysing challenges ahead of the project.

Author : Osamu Ito,Eiko Ishikawa-Takashista,Fukuya Iino,Yasuyuki Shibata,Masatoshi Morita
Publisher : UN
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UCBK:C115993404

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Monitoring and Governance of Persistent Organic Pollutants in Asia by Osamu Ito,Eiko Ishikawa-Takashista,Fukuya Iino,Yasuyuki Shibata,Masatoshi Morita Pdf

In efforts to manage chemical pollutants such as POPs in Asia, the UN University (UNU) and Shimadzu Corporation established a pilot project in 1996 to aid developing Asian countries with the knowledge and technology to analyse and monitor such pollutants in the environment. This book summarizes some highlights of monitoring results obtained by the project's activities and reports the present status of the project.

Author : An Li,Shinsuke Tanabe,Guibin Jiang,John P. Giesy,Paul S.K. Lam
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 842 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2011-07-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 0080551130

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Persistent Organic Pollutants in Asia by An Li,Shinsuke Tanabe,Guibin Jiang,John P. Giesy,Paul S.K. Lam Pdf

Large amounts of data obtained through environmental monitoring of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in 10 Asian countries and Australia have been compiled and explored using principles of environmental chemistry, toxicology, and risk assessment. This book also includes descriptions and discussions of current governmental policies, monitoring and surveillance programs, history of manufacturing and applications, emission sources, impacts on human health, and cross-boundary transport of POPs in these countries. * Compiles up-to-date sources, distributions, transport, and fates of highly concerned persistent organic pollutants (POPs) * Presents exploratory examinations of the data guided by the principles of environmental chemistry, toxicology, and risk assessment * Includes important context and insight regarding government policies, monitoring and surveillance programs, history of manufacturing and applications, emission sources, impact on human health, and cross-boundary transport of POPs

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2019-07-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264773615

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OECD Environmental Performance Reviews OECD Green Growth Policy Review of Indonesia 2019 by OECD Pdf

This is the first Green Growth Policy Review of Indonesia. It examines progress towards sustainable development and green growth, with a special emphasis on the nexus of land use, ecosystems and climate change.

Author : Peter Dauvergne
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2024-02-26
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781538191446

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Historical Dictionary of Environmentalism by Peter Dauvergne Pdf

Historical Dictionary and Environmentalism, Third Edition provides a balanced and wide-ranging overview of the most important events, issues, organizations, ideas, and people shaping the direction of environmentalism worldwide. This book is global in scope, covering a large range of perspectives and countries with a focus on the period since 1960. This book contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 400 cross-referenced entries on organizations, people, issues, events, and countries shaping environmentalism. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about environmentalism.

Author : Kanchan Kumari
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2021-12-17
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781000488302

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Persistent Organic Pollutants by Kanchan Kumari Pdf

Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) are chemicals that resist environmental degradation and cause deleterious effects on the environment and human wellbeing. Once released into the environment they can travel long distances and persist for longer duration. This book highlights the complex area of POPs in simple language and deals with the fundamentals of the chemicals, their sources, and impacts on human health. The book also unfolds several other aspects like new and advanced analytical detection methods, gaps in management, effectiveness of the Stockholm convention, and the role of the global monitoring plan on POPs for crucial and holistic understanding about POPs. It also investigates how to minimize the impact of POPs and the major gaps and challenges in sound management of POPs. With its comprehensive approach, this book is an indispensable source of knowledge for those studying and working to mitigate the effect of POPs in the environment.

Author : Timo Koivurova,QIN Tianbao,Sebastien Duyck,Tapio Nykänen
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2017-02-09
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781509911509

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Arctic Law and Governance by Timo Koivurova,QIN Tianbao,Sebastien Duyck,Tapio Nykänen Pdf

The objective of this book is to identify similarities and differences between the positions of Finland (as an EU Member State) and China, on Arctic law and governance. The book compares Finnish and Chinese legal and policy stances in specific policy areas of relevance for the Arctic, including maritime sovereignty, scientific research, marine protected areas, the Svalbard Treaty and Arctic Council co-operation. Building on these findings, the book offers general conclusions on Finnish and Chinese approaches to Arctic governance and international law, as well as new theoretical insights on Arctic governance. The book is the result of a collaboration between The Northern Institute for Environmental and Minority Law (Arctic Centre, University of Lapland) and researchers from Wuhan University.

Author : Eric Wolanski
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 495 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2006-07-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781402036552

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The Environment in Asia Pacific Harbours by Eric Wolanski Pdf

Urbanization has reached unprecedented levels in the estuarine and coastal zone, particularly in the Asia Pacific region where mega-cities and mega-harbours are still growing. This book demonstrates the different solutions and pitfalls, successes and failures in a large number of ports and harbours in the Asia Pacific Region, and shows how science can provide ecologically sustainable solutions that apply wherever the growth of mega-harbours occurs.

Author : Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2012-07-05
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781439862261

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Integrated Air Quality Management by Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh Pdf

The steady growth in the number of vehicles on the road, heavy reliance on coal, use of dirty fuels for residential combustion, and extensive open burning are some of the major factors leading to the progressive deterioration of air quality in developing countries in Asia. And despite efforts to establish and implement air quality measurement syste

Author : Mary M. McCarthy
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 586 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2018-02-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317284918

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Routledge Handbook of Japanese Foreign Policy by Mary M. McCarthy Pdf

From a nuclear North Korea and territorial disputes in the East China Sea, to global climate change and Asia-Pacific free trade agreements, Japan is at the center of some of the most challenging issues that the world faces today. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, comprising contributions from the fields of politics, sociology, history, and gender studies, this handbook creates a comprehensive and innovative overview of the field, investigating the widening variety of interests, sometimes competing, that constitute Japanese foreign policy. Organized topically, it is divided into sections, including: • Japan’s evolving foreign policy landscape • Global environmental and sustainable development • International and national security • International political economy • International norms and civil society. Providing an evaluation of the key actors, institutions, and networks influencing Japanese foreign policy, the Routledge Handbook of Japanese Foreign Policy is an essential resource for students and scholars of Japanese and Asian Politics, International Relations, and Foreign Policy.

Author : Geir Hønneland,Ida Folkestad Soltvedt,Svein Vigeland Rottem
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2019-12-04
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781838600105

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Arctic Governance: Volume 3 by Geir Hønneland,Ida Folkestad Soltvedt,Svein Vigeland Rottem Pdf

The Polar North is known to be home to large gas and oil reserves and its position holds significant trading and military advantages, yet the maritime boundaries of the region remain ill-defined. In the twenty-first century the Arctic is undergoing profound change. As the sea ice melts, a result of accelerating climate change, global governance has become vital. In this, the third of three volumes, the latest research and analysis from the world's leading Arctic research body - the Fridtjof Nansen Institute - is brought together for the first time. Arctic Governance: Norway, Russia and Asia investigates the foreign policy discourses of Arctic governance, specifically as regarding international relations and competing interests between Norway, Russia and various Asian states.

Author : David M Ong,Dino Kritsiotis
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2018-07-12
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780192557476

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The IMLI Treatise On Global Ocean Governance by David M Ong,Dino Kritsiotis Pdf

The 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) remains the cornerstone of global ocean governance. However, it lacks effective provisions or mechanisms to ensure that all ocean space and related problems are dealt with holistically. With seemingly no opportunity for revision due to the Conventions burdensome amendment provisions, complementary mechanisms dealing with such aspects of global ocean governance including maritime transport, fisheries, and marine environmental sustainability, have been developed under the aegis of the United Nations and other relevant international organizations. This approach is inherently fragmented and unable to achieve sustainable global ocean governance. In light of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly Goal 14, the IMLI Treatise proposes a new paradigm on the basis of integrated and cross-sectoral approach in order to realise a more effective and sustainable governance regime for the oceans. This volume focuses on the role of UN as the central intergovernmental organization responsible for global ocean governance. It examines the ocean governance challenges and how the present legal, policy, and institutional frameworks of the UN have addressed these challenges. It identifies the strengths and weaknesses of UN legal structures and offers tangible proposals to realize the ambition of a global ocean governance system.

Author : Nick Harvey
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2007-05-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781402036286

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Global Change and Integrated Coastal Management by Nick Harvey Pdf

Most of the world’s population lives close to the coast and is highly dependent on coastal resources, which are being exploited at unsustainable rates. These resources are being subject to further pressures associated with population increase and the globalization of coastal resource demand. This is particularly so for the Asia-Pacific region which contains almost two thirds of the world’s population and most of the world’s coastal megacities. The region has globally important atmospheric and oceanic phenomena, which affect world climate such as the Asian Monsoon and the El-Niño Southern Oscillation phenomena. The Asia-Pacific region also has highly significant marine diversity but over the last few decades, coastal resources such as mangroves, coral reefs and fisheries have experienced large-scale depletion. The need to find appropriate management solutions to these and other coastal issues is made more complex by the need to take account of international scientific predictions for global climate change and sea-level rise which will further impact on these coasts. The idea for this book arose from a meeting of coastal scientists in Kobe, Japan in May 2003. The meeting was organized by the Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN), an inter-governmental network, comprising 21 member countries, for the promotion of global change research and links between science and policy making in the region.

Author : United Nations University
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Electronic
ISBN : MINN:31951D034040237

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Annual Report by United Nations University Pdf

Author : Paul G. Harris,Graeme Lang
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2014-09-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317685715

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Routledge Handbook of Environment and Society in Asia by Paul G. Harris,Graeme Lang Pdf

Nowhere is the connection between society and the environment more evident and potentially more harmful for the future of the world than in Asia. In recent decades, rapid development of Asian countries with very large populations has led to an unprecedented increase in environmental problems such as air and water pollution, solid and hazardous wastes, deforestation, depletion of natural resources and extinction of native species. This handbook provides a comprehensive survey of the cultural, social and policy contexts of environmental change across East Asia. The team of international experts critically examine a wide range of environmental problems related to energy, climate change, air, land, water, fisheries, forests and wildlife. The editors conclude that, with nearly half of the human population of the planet, and several rapidly growing economies, most notably China, Asian societies will determine much of the future of human impacts on the regional and global environments. As climate change-related threats to society increase, the book strongly argues for increased environmental consciousness and action in Asian societies. This handbook is a very valuable companion for students, scholars, policy makers and researchers working on environmental issues in Asia.