A Review of Multilateral Environmental Agreements and their Implications for Environmental Governance in Kenya
Book Chapter Newscientific evidence indicates that many global ecosystems are reaching dangerous thresholds that raise the stakes for policymakers 0NWI, 2001). For example,the Arctic ice cap has already thinned by 42 percent, and 27 percent of the world's coral reefs have been lost, suggesting...
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ftkenyattauniv:oai:ir-library.ku.ac.ke:123456789/12593 2023-05-15T15:05:15+02:00 A Review of Multilateral Environmental Agreements and their Implications for Environmental Governance in Kenya Environment and Sustainable Development A Guide for Higher Education in Kenya Volume II Olukoye, Godfrey Alati Mukanga, H. 2007 http://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/12593 en eng School of Environmental Studies and Human Sciences, Kenyatta University 9966-776-34-6 http://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/12593 Book chapter 2007 ftkenyattauniv 2022-11-17T09:43:22Z Book Chapter Newscientific evidence indicates that many global ecosystems are reaching dangerous thresholds that raise the stakes for policymakers 0NWI, 2001). For example,the Arctic ice cap has already thinned by 42 percent, and 27 percent of the world's coral reefs have been lost, suggesting that some of the planet's keyecological systems such as forests and mangrove systems are in decline. Environmentaldegradation is also leading to more severe natural disasters, which havecost the world $608 billion over the last decade-as much as in the previous four decadescombined 0NWI, 2001). With many lifesupport systems at risk of long-term damage, the choice before today's political leaders is historic, even revolutionary, in nature: whether to move- forward rapidly to build a sustainable economy or to riskallowing the expansion in human numbers, the increase in greenhouse gas emissions,and the loss of natural systems to undermine the economy. The Japan Society for the promotion of Science in collaboration with Kenyatta University Book Part Arctic Ice cap Kenyatta University Repository Arctic |
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Book Chapter Newscientific evidence indicates that many global ecosystems are reaching dangerous thresholds that raise the stakes for policymakers 0NWI, 2001). For example,the Arctic ice cap has already thinned by 42 percent, and 27 percent of the world's coral reefs have been lost, suggesting that some of the planet's keyecological systems such as forests and mangrove systems are in decline. Environmentaldegradation is also leading to more severe natural disasters, which havecost the world $608 billion over the last decade-as much as in the previous four decadescombined 0NWI, 2001). With many lifesupport systems at risk of long-term damage, the choice before today's political leaders is historic, even revolutionary, in nature: whether to move- forward rapidly to build a sustainable economy or to riskallowing the expansion in human numbers, the increase in greenhouse gas emissions,and the loss of natural systems to undermine the economy. The Japan Society for the promotion of Science in collaboration with Kenyatta University |
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A Review of Multilateral Environmental Agreements and their Implications for Environmental Governance in Kenya |
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A Review of Multilateral Environmental Agreements and their Implications for Environmental Governance in Kenya |
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A Review of Multilateral Environmental Agreements and their Implications for Environmental Governance in Kenya |
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A Review of Multilateral Environmental Agreements and their Implications for Environmental Governance in Kenya |
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A Review of Multilateral Environmental Agreements and their Implications for Environmental Governance in Kenya |
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