The Role of Environmental Degradation in 1 Population Displacement by Steve Lonergan INTRODUCTION HE UNHCR IN THE 1993 STATE OF THE WORLD’S REFUGEES, IDENTIFIED FOUR ROOT CAUSES OF REFUGEE FLOWS. THESE were: political instability; economic tensions; ethnic conflict; and environmental degradation. The claim Tthat environmental degradation was a root cause of refugee flows was a direct response to a growing number of articles positing ...
MODULE - 1 Environmental Science Senior Secondary Course Environment through Ages Notes 3 DEGRADATION OF NATURAL ENVIRONMENT When humans evolved more than two millions years ago, the natural resources were over abundant as compared to human needs. As human population increased, more and more food and resources for shelter were required and these were drawn at an increasing rate from the environment. Even today, natural ...
MODULE - 7 Environmental Science Senior Secondary Course Environmental Management Notes 25 ENVIRONMENT RELATED INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANISATIONS The role of national government is critical for control of environmental pollution control, conservation and improvement of environment for promoting sustainable development. To address the diverse environmental issues a number of environment related institutions and organization have been setup at international, national level by United Nations, national governments ...
ENST 100: Introduction to Environmental Studies Units: 4 Fall 2019, MW 2:00-3:20 pm Location: VKC 156 Instructor: Dr. David Ginsburg Associate Professor (Teaching) Office: CAS 116c Office Hours: TBA Email: dginsbur@usc.edu Phone: 213-740-8576 (office) Course Description/Rationale This course will give you an overview of how the natural world works, the ways in which humans are perturbing the natural world, and the ways in which ...
Environment Management MODULE - 3 Resource Management 15 Notes ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT The day is not far off when a drop of water is going to cost us as much if not more than a drop of oil! And soon, we will have no more forests left to clear! Worse still, whatever little land will be left for agriculture, will have no capacity to grow anything ...
Environmental Degradation and Disaster Management MODULE - 4 Contemporary India: Issues and Goals 26 Notes ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT If you live in a village, you would have seen the trees being cut for using the land to grow crops or to construct houses. You may have also observed that small water bodies that existed some time ago are no longer seen now. If ...
MODULE - 4 Environmental Science Senior Secondary Course Contemporary Environmental Issues Notes 10 ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION Developmental activities such as construction, transportation and manufacturing not only deplete the natural resources but also produce large amount of wastes that leads to pollution of air, water, soil, and oceans; global warming and acid rains. Untreated or improperly treated waste is a major cause of pollution of rivers and ...
Class Notes Class: XII Topic: ENVIRONMENT and SUSTAINABLE Subject: ECONOMICS: INDIAN ECONOMIC DEV. DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT OF ENVIRONMENT: According to the Environment (Protection) Act 1986, "Environment includes water, air and land and the interrelationship which exists among and between water, air, land and human beings and other creatures, plants, micro-organisms and property." The above definition suggests that: (i) There are physical (or ...
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