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The carbon neutral myth : offset indulgences for your climate sins

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Call No:Atm-Cl-395

Havard business review on green business strategy

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Call No:Dev-Env-412

 

Presentation skills training

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Call No:Aux-Man-Trg-23

 

 

The greening of Africa : breaking through in the battle for land and food; Une Afrique verte

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Call No:Food-Agr-(6)8

 

Neglected diseases : a human rights analysis

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Call No:Hlth-Dis-313

 

 

HIV/AIDS and teachers in Kenya : the results of a baseline survey

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Call No:Hlth-Dis-(676.2)18

 

 

Children of war : wandering alone in Southern Sudans

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Call No:CEF-SPE-P&D-(624)2

 

 

Helping children cope with the stresses of war : a manual for parents and teachers

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Call No:CEF-SPE-P&D-183

 

 

The dignity of human sexuality and the AIDS challenge

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Call No:SPE-Pop-(6)11

Atmosphere

Biosphere Conservation

Annotated CITES appendices and reservations : a reference to the Appendices to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (English) UNEP. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) , CITES Secretariat, 2001. , 125 p. ; , ISBN 1 899628 18 5 - Call No: Bios-Cons-Wil-ES-24 (MON-024173)

Global biodiversity outlook (English) Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) , United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) , 2001. , xi, 282 p. ; ill., diagrams, maps, tables. , ISBN 1020-9387 - Call No: Bios-Cons-BD-108 (MON-024188)

Conserving Cetaceans : The convention of migratory species and its relevant agreements for cetacean conservation , Prideaux, Margi. (English) / Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) , Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS) , United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) , 2003. , 24 p. ; ill. , ISBN 3-9808935-2-9 - Call No: Bios-Cons-Wil-80 (MON-024212)

Proceedings of the International Conference on Biodiversity, Science and Governance, Paris, January 24-28, 2005 , Le Duc, Jeam-Patrick. (English) ; Proceedings of the International Conference on Biodiversity, Science and Governance, Paris, January 24-28, 2005, Paris, France, 24-28 January 2005 / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) , 2005. , 303 p. ; ill., charts, diagrams, tables. , ISBN 2-85653-590-9 - Call No: Bios-Cons-BD-107 (MON-024184)

Integrated ecosystem assessment of Western China , Jiyuan, Liu; Tianxiang, Yue; Hongbo, Ju; Qiao, Wang [Eds.]. (English) / China. Ministry of Science and Technology, 2005. , vii, 120 p. ; ill., charts diagrams, maps, tables. , ISBN 7-5029-3941-5 - Call No: Bios-Eco-(510)1 (MON-024231)

Deep-sea biodiversity and ecosystems : a scoping report on their socio-economy, management and governance , den Hove, Sybille van; Moreau, Vincent. (English) / United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) , World Conservation Monitoring Centre (WCMC) , 2007. , 84 p. ; ill., charts, diagrams, tables. , ISBN 978-92-807-2892-7 - Call No: Bios-Cons-BD-110;Bios-Cons-BD-110;c.2 (MON-024245)

Biodiversity and agriculture : safeguarding biodiversity and securing food for the world - International Day for Biological Diversity, 22 May 2008 (English) United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) , Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) , 2008. , 56 p. ; ill., tables. , ISBN 92-9225-111-2 - Call No: Bios-Cons-BD-111;Bios-Cons-BD-111;c.2 (MON-024249)

Biota

Plant for the planet : the billion tree campaign - an album (English) United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) , Green Belt Movement, 2008. , 1st. , 80 p. ; ill. , ISBN 978-92-807-2896-5 - Call No: Biota-Fl-94;Biota-Fl-94;c.2 (MON-024193)

Climate

Climate change 2007 : impacts, adaptation and vulnerability , Parry, Martin; Canziani, Osvaldo; Palutikof, Jean; Linden, Paul van der...et al. (English) / World Meteorological Organization (WMO) , United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) , 2007. , ix 976 p. ; ill., charts diagrams, maps, tables. , ISBN 978-0-521-70597-4 - Call No: Atm-Cl-396 ;Atm-Cl-396;c.2 (MON-024195)

Local action : the new paradigm in climate change policy , Linstroth, Tommy; Bell, Ryan [Eds.]. (English) / University of Vermont, 2007. , xii, 192 p. ; chart, diagram, tables. , ISBN 1-58465-672-7 - Call No: Atm-Cl-380 (MON-024226)

Climate change and terrestrial carbon sequestration in Central Asia , Lal, R.; Suleimenov, M.; Stewart, B.A.; Hansen, D.O. [Eds.]. (English) / London, Taylor & Francis, 2007. , xviii, 493 p. ; ill., charts diagrams, maps, tables. , ISBN 978-0-415-42235-2 - Call No: Atm-Cl-(5)6 (MON-024230)

Is it the end of snowy heights? Glaciers and climate change in the Andean community (English, Spanish) General Secretariat of the Andean Community, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) , Spanish International Cooperation Agency, 2007. , 206 p. ; ill., charts, diagrams, maps, tables. , ISBN 978-9972-787-28-7 - Call No: Atm-Cl-(841)1 (MON-024265)

Climate change as a security risk , Schubert, R.; Schellnhuber, H.J.; Buchmann, N.; Epiney, A. [Eds.]. (English) / German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU) , 2008. , xix, 248 p. ; ill., diagrams, maps, tables. , ISBN 978-1-84407-536-2 - Call No: Atm-Cl-397 (MON-024244)

Climate change 2007 : Synthesis report , Pachauri, Rajendra K.; Reisinger, Andy. (English) / World Meteorological Organization (WMO) , United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) , Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) , 2008. , v, 103 p. ; ill., charts diagrams, maps, tables. , ISBN 92-9169-122-4 - Call No: Atm-Cl-398 (MON-024243)

Global warming and climate change , Berne, Emma Carlson. (English) / ReferencePoint Press Inc., 2008. , 112 p. ; ill., charts diagrams, maps, tables. , ISBN 978--60152-019-7 - Call No: Atm-Cl-393 (MON-024192)

Climate variability and extremes during the past 100 years , Beniston, Martin; Bronnimann, Stefan; Luterbacher, Jurg; Ewen, Tracy [Eds.]. (English) / Swiss Reinsurance Company, NCCR CLIMATE Swiss Climate Research, Swiss National Science Foundation, Forum for Climate and Global Change, 2008. , xv, 363 p. ; ill., charts diagrams, maps, tables. , ISBN 978-1-4020-6765-5 - Call No: Atm-Cl-392 (MON-024191)

Yellow River at risk : an assessment of the impacts of climate change on the Yellow River source region , Yongjian, Ding; Shiyin, Liu; Changwei, Xie. (English) / Greenpeace International, 2005. , 49 p. ; ill., charts diagrams, maps, tables. - Call No: Atm-Cl-(282.252.2)1 (MON-024203)

Economic development, climate change and the environment , Sinha, Ajit; Mitra, Siddhartha [Eds.]. (English) / Routledge, 2006. , 233 p. ; diagrams, tables. , ISBN 0-415-42410-0 - Call No: Atm-Cl-379 (MON-024225)

The Economics of climate change (English) STERN Review on the economics of climate change, 2007. , ix, 579 p. ; ill., charts, graphs, maps, tables. , ISBN 978-0-10-294420-4 - Call No: Atm-Cl-377 (MON-024220)

The carbon neutral myth : offset indulgences for your climate sins , Kevin Smith (English) / Amsterdam (Netherlands), Transnational Institute, February. , 79 p. ; ill. , ISBN 978 907 100718 7 - Call No: Atm-Cl-395 (MON-024130)

Unstoppable global warming : every 1,500 years , Singer, S. Fred; Avery, Dennis T. [Eds.]. (English) / Maryland, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2007. , xxii, 278 p. ; ill., diagrams, tables. , ISBN 978-0-7425-5124-4 - Call No: Atm-Cl-391 (MON-024190)

Human-induced climate change : an interdisciplinary assessment , Schlesinger, Michael E.; Kheshgi, Haroon S.; Smith, Joel; Chesnaye, Francisco C. de la [Eds.]. (English) / Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2007. , xv, 426 p. ; ill., charts diagrams, maps, tables. , ISBN 978-0-521-86603-3 - Call No: Atm-Cl-378 (MON-024221)

Climate change law : emissions trading in the EU and the UK , Robinson, J.; Barton, J.; Dodwell, C.; Heydon, M. [Eds.]. (English) / London, Cameron May, 2007. , 938 p. ; tables. , ISBN 978-1-905017-35-5 - Call No: Atm-Cl-381 (MON-024227)

Auxilliary Subjects

Our iceberg is melting : changing and succeeding under any conditions , John Kotter (English) / New York, Audio Renaissance, 2006. , ISBN 1-4272-0024-6 - Call No: Aux-Man-Chg-35 (MON-024213)

Interpersonal skills in organizations , de Janasz, Suzanne C.; Dowd, Karen O.; Schneider, Beth Z. (English) / New York, McGraw-Hill, 2006. , 3rd. , xxii, 441 p. ; diagrams, tables. , ISBN 978-0-07-340501-8 - Call No: Aux-Man-Efo-44 (MON-024238)

Be a people person : effective leadership through effective relationships , Maxwell, John C. (English) / Colorado Springs, David C. Cook, 2007. , 2nd. , 192 p. ; , ISBN 978-0-7814-4843-7 - Call No: Aux-Man-Tms-13 (MON-024234)

Strategic intuition : the creative spark in human achievement , Duggan, William. (English) / Columbia Business School, 2007. , 192 p. ; tables. , ISBN 978-0-231-14268-7 - Call No: Aux-Man-Slf-119 (MON-024236)

Getting unstuck : how dead ends become new paths , Butler, Timothy. (English) / Havard Business School, 2007. , xxvii, 204 p. ; charts, diagrams, tables. , ISBN 978-1-4221-0225-1 - Call No: Aux-Man-Slf-120 (MON-024237)

Presentation skills training , Atwood, Christee Gabour. (English) / American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) , 2007. , x, 203 p. ; ill., tables. , ISBN 1-56286-479-3; ISBN 978-1-56286-479-8 - Call No: Aux-Man-Trg-23 (MON-024131)

 

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Development

Environment Development

Havard business review on green business strategy (English) Havard Business School, 2007. , vii, 213 p. ; charts, diagrams. , ISBN 978-1-4221-2108-5 - Call No: Dev-Env-412 (MON-024222)

Land and sustainable development in Africa , edited by Kojo Sebastian Amanor and Sam Moyo (English) / London, Zed Books, 2008. , xi, 226 p. ; ill., tables. , ISBN 978-1-84277-912-5; ISBN 978-1-84277-913-2 - Call No: Dev-Env-(6)31 (MON-024177)

Economic Develpment

Trade, investment and fragmentation of the global market : Is Latin America lagging behind? , Kosacoff, Bernardo; Lopez, Andres; Pedrazzoli, Mara [Eds.]. (English) / United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) , 2008. , 67 p. ; graphs, tables. , ISBN 978-92-1-121664-6, ISSN 1680-8797 - Call No: Dev-Econ-(8=6)17 (MON-024180)

Special products under WTO negotiations : the case for Kenya , Waiyaki, Nicholas; Miencha, Fred; Nyangito, Hezron [Eds.]. (English) / Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) , 2007. , vi, 54 p. ; diagrams, tables. , ISBN 9966 777 14 8 - Call No: Dev-Econ-(676.2)36 (MON-024172)

Trade in services in Latin America and the Caribbean : an analysis of recent trends , Mulder, Nanno; Saez, Sebastian; Camino, Claudia de; Finot, Alfonso [Eds.]. (English) / Naciones Unidas. Comision Economica para America Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) , 2007. , 56 p. ; graphs, tables. , ISBN 978-92-1-121666-0, ISSN 1680-869X - Call No: Dev-Econ-(8=6)16 (MON-024176)

Equilibrium real exchange rates, misalignment and competitiveness in the Southern Cone , Montiel, Peter J. (English) / Naciones Unidas. Comision Economica para America Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) , 2007. , 42 p. ; graphs, tables. , ISBN 978-92-1-121653-0, ISSN 1680-8843 - Call No: Dev-Econ-(8)1 (MON-024178)

Business leadership for sustainable development : eCO2nomy : business leadership toward a low-carbon economy (English) Fundacion Entorno, 2007. , 60 p. ; ill., charts, diagrams, tables. - Call No: Dev-Econ-360 (MON-024272)

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Energy

A Study on the pricing policy of wind power in China , Junfeng, Li; Jingli, Shi; Hongwen, Xie; Yanqin, Song [Eds.]. (English) / Chinese Renewable Energy Industries Association (CREIA) , Greenpeace International, Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) , 2006. , 62 p. ; ill., tables. - Call No: Ener-Ren-Wi-(510)1 (MON-024211)

Environmental Management

Information Assessment

Guide to good practice in tourism carrying capacity assessment , Klaric, Z.; Mangion, M.L.; Satta, A.; Travis, A.S. (English) / United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) , Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP) , 2003. , 44 p. ; ill., maps, tables. , ISBN 953-6429-50-0 - Call No: Man-EIA-162 (MON-024239)

Impact of industrial policies on the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises (English) United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) , 2007. , ix, 71 p. ; charts, graphs, tables. - Call No: Man-EIA-163 (MON-024242)

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Food, Agriculture and Fisheries

Agriculture

Reducing poverty and hunger in Asia : the role of agricultural and rural development , Braun, Joachim von; Pandya-Lorch, Rajul; Islam, Nurul. (English) / International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) , 2008. , 60 p. ; ill., charts diagrams, maps, tables. - Call No: Food-Agr-(5)3 (MON-024253)

Improving nutrition as a development priority : addressing undernutrition in national policy processes in Sub-Saharan Africa , Benson, Todd. (English) / International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) , 2008. , xiii, 100 p. ; diagrams, tables. , ISBN 978-0-89629-165-2 - Call No: Food-Agr-(6)39 (MON-024194)

General environmental literature

Environmental science demystified : a self-teaching guide , Williams, Linda D. (English) / New York, McGraw-Hill, 2005. , xiii, 413 p. ; ill., charts, diagrams, tables. , ISBN 978-0-07-145319-6 - Call No: GEL-E215 (MON-024224)

UNEP Year Book 2008 : An Overview of Our Changing Environment (English) UNEP. Division of Early Warning and Assessment (DEWA) , 2008. , iv, 53 p. ; ill., charts diagrams, maps, tables. , ISBN 978-92-807-2877-4 - Call No: GEL-E217;GEL-E217;c.2 ;GEL-E-217f;GEL-E217f;c.2 ;GEL-E217s; GEL-E217a;GEL-E217a;c.2 ;GEL-E217r (MON-024202)

Ting and the possible futures , written by Carole Douglis (English) / United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) , 2008. , [30 p.] ; ill. , ISBN 978-92-807-2927-6 - Call No: GEL- E217 (MON-024270)

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Health and HIV AIds

General Health

Road traffic injury prevention training manual , Mohan, Dinesh; Tiwari, Geetam; Khayesi, Meleckidzedeck; Nafukho, Fredrick Muyia [Eds.]. (English) / World Health Organization (WHO) , Indian Institute of Technology, 2007. , vii, 113 p. ; diagrams, tables. , ISBN 92 4 154675 1 - Call No: Hlth-401 (MON-024128)

Disease

Prevention of cardiovascular disease : guidelines for assessment and management of cardiovascular risk (English) World Health Organization (WHO) , 2007. , vi, 86 p. ; ill., diagram, tables. , ISBN 978 92 4 154717 8 - Call No: Hlth-Dis-275 (MON-024122)

Cancer control knowledge into action : WHO guide for effective programmes : Prevention (English) World Health Organization (WHO) , 2007. , vi, 48 p. ; ill., tables. , ISBN 92 4 154711 1 - Call No: Hlth-Dis-277 (MON-024124)

IARC Handbooks of cancer prevention - tobacco control reversal of risk after quitting smoking Volume II (English) International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) , World Health Organization (WHO) , 2007. , xiii, 358 p. ; charts, diagrams, tables. , ISBN 978 92 832 3011 6 - Call No: Hlth-Dis-274 (MON-024121)

Comprehensive cervical cancer control : a guide to essential practice (English) World Health Organization (WHO) , 2006. , 272 p. ; ill., tables. , ISBN 92 4 154700 6; ISBN 978 92 4 154700 0 - Call No: Hlth-Dis-273 (MON-024120)

Antiretroviral therapy of HIV infection in infants and children in resource-limited settings, towards universal access : Recommendations for a public health approach (2006 revision) Final Version (English) World Health Organization (WHO) , 2006. , 100 p. ; tables. - Call No: Hlth-Dis-281 (MON-024164)

Putting people and health needs on the map (English) World Health Organization (WHO) , 2007. , 59 p. ; ill., maps. , ISBN 978 92 4 156337 6 - Call No: Hlth-Dis-280 (MON-024163)

Global surveillance, prevention and control of chronic respiratory diseases : a comprehensive approach (English) World Health Organization (WHO) , 2007. , vii, 146 p. ; diagrams, maps, tables. , ISBN 978 92 4 156346 8 - Call No: Hlth-Dis-276 (MON-024123)

Planning

Assessing financing, education, management and policy context for strategic planning of human resources for health , Bossert, Thomas; Barnighausen, Till; Bowser, Diana; Mitchell, Andrew [Eds.]. (English) / World Health Organization (WHO) , 2007. , 86 p. ; diagram, tables. , ISBN 978 92 4 154731 4 - Call No: Hlth-Pln-6 (MON-024126)

Building foundations for eHealth progress of Member States : Report of the WHO Global Observatory for eHealth (English) World Health Organization (WHO) , 2007. , 86 p. ; ill., diagrams, maps, tables. , ISBN 92 4 156335 4 - Call No: Hlth-Pln-7 (MON-024127)

Services

WHO Global report on falls prevention in older age (English) World Health Organization (WHO) , 2008. , iv, 47 p. ; charts, diagrams, tables. , ISBN 978 92 4 156353 6 - Call No: Hlth-Ser-4 (MON-024168)

Promoting safety of medicines for children (English) World Health Organization (WHO) , 2007. , 59 p. ; tables. , ISBN 978-92-4 -156343-7 - Call No: Hlth-Ser-1 (MON-024165)

Women, ageing andhealth : a framework for action : focus on gender (English) World Health Organization (WHO) , 2007. , 55 p. ; ill., diagrams, tables. , ISBN 978 92 4 156352 9 - Call No: Hlth-Ser-3 (MON-024167)

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Oceans

Costal areas

GESAMP (IMO/FAO/UNESCO-IOC/UNIDO/WMO/IAEA/UN/UNEP)Joint Group of Experts on Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection 2008. Assessment and communication of environmental risks in coastal aquaculture (English) Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection (GESAMP) , Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) , United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) , International Maritime Organization (IMO) , 2008. , xii, 198 p. ; ill., charts diagrams, maps, tables. , ISBN 978-92-5-105947-0, ISSN 1020-4873 - Call No: Ocn-Cst-118 (MON-024266)

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Social and Political Affairs

Gender

No More! : The right of women to live a life free of violence in Latin America and the Caribbean (English) United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) , United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) , United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) , Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) , 2007. , 143 p. ; ill., charts, diagrams, tables. - Call No: SPE-Wom-(8=6)8 (MON-024183)

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Society

Ageing and development in a society for all ages (English) United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) , 2007. , 40 p. ; charts, diagrams, tables. - Call No: SPE-Soc-(8=6)9 (MON-024182)

Strengthening efforts to eradicate poverty and hunger : dialogues at the Economic and Social Council (English) UN. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) , 2007. , xiv, 278 p. ; ill., charts diagrams, map, tables. , ISBN 978-92-1-104575-8 - Call No: SPEC-Soc-Qua-118;SPE-Soc-Qua-118;c.2 (MON-024187)

Indigenous peoples and urban settlements : spatial distribution, internal migration and living conditions , Del Popolo, Fabiana; Oyarce, Ana Maria; Ribotta, Bruno; Rodriguez, Jorge [Eds.]. (English) / Naciones Unidas. Comision Economica para America Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) , 2007. , 83 p. ; graphs, maps, tables. , ISBN 978-92-1-121658, ISSN 1680-8991 - Call No: SPE-Soc-(8=6)8 (MON-024179)

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Pollution

Water

Wastewater purification : aerobic granulation in sequencing batch reactors , Liu, Yu [Ed.]. (English) / London, Taylor & Francis, 2007. , xi, 324 p. ; ill., charts, diagrams, tables. , ISBN 1-4200-5367-8 - Call No: Pol-Water-63 (MON-024228)

 

Terrestrial Ecosystems

Forests

Sharing the blame : global consumption and China’s role in ancient forest destruction , Stark, Tamara; Cheung, Sze Pang. (English) / Greenpeace International, Greenpeace China, 2006. , iv, 63 p. ; ill., charts diagrams, maps, tables. - Call No: Ter-For-(510)5 (MON-024209)

Ecology, planning, and management of urban forests : international perspectives , Carreiro, Margaret M.; Song, Yong-Chang; Wu, Jianguo [Eds.]. (English) / New York, Springer, 2008. , xv, 467 p. ; ill., charts diagrams, maps, tables. , ISBN 978-0-387-71424-0 - Call No: Ter-For-222 (MON-024229)

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Technology

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Water

Water Resources

Community-based water law and water resource management reform in developing countries , Koppen, Barbara van; Giordano, Mark; Butterworth, John [Eds.]. (English) / Reading, CAB International, 2007. , xvii, 280 p. ; ill., charts diagrams, maps, tables. , ISBN 978-1-84593-326-5 - Call No: Water-Res-127 (MON-024223)