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'The signed document will become a basis for the modernisation of structures of the national emergency response system' said Russian Emergency Situations Minister, Sergei Shoigu at his meeting with Commander in Chief of the Nicaraguan Armed Forces, Omar Halleslevens...

Satellite monitoring of the worst fire season since 1996 in key biodiversity areas of the southern most part of the Russian Far East has pinpointed a need to make landholders and state authorities take greater responsibility for fires on their land...

This report examines climate change in Russia and its neighbouring countries. Using case studies from the Arctic Region and the river valleys of central Russia, it surveys the effects of climate change on the environment, the economy and society and pays

A study suggests that extreme weather events in the Arctic will become more common as the winter ice cover retreats, with potentially severe consequences for human activity...

The Russian Federation agreed yesterday to contribute funds to Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) activities in 2009-2010, in support of regional efforts to reduce vulnerability to disasters...

Part 1: Chernobyl's legacy: health, environmental and socio-economic impacts

Nearly 20 years after the Chernobyl nuclear power plant (NPP) accident, many questions remained unanswered regarding the health, environmental, and socio-economic consequences

This Book contains a full training course of 108 lessons and 56 practical exerces. It is accompanied by a multimedia Book on CD-ROM with picture and sound material, a quizz and final evaluation. This Book can be used by primary and secondary teachers. It

For the first time, twenty-three United Nations agencies and convention secretariats have combined their efforts and expertise to produce a collective World Water Development Report, offering a global overview of the state of the world’s freshwater