Our Country, the Planet: Forging a Partnership for SurvivalLime Tree, 1992 - 291 pages |
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... global warming as another of the perennial quirks of nature . We would be as unwise to do so as those were who scorned Noah's biblical warnings about the flood . This time scientists have spoken out as seldom before , warning of the ...
... global warming as another of the perennial quirks of nature . We would be as unwise to do so as those were who scorned Noah's biblical warnings about the flood . This time scientists have spoken out as seldom before , warning of the ...
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... global cooperation . The transformed relations between East and West have created unprecedented opportunities to realize what was set out in the Charter of the United Nations and to establish a new order of global governance . A balance ...
... global cooperation . The transformed relations between East and West have created unprecedented opportunities to realize what was set out in the Charter of the United Nations and to establish a new order of global governance . A balance ...
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... Global warming " Climate Change : The IPCC Scientific Assessment , " 79 Commission on Humanitarian Issues , 205 " Common Crisis , North - South : Cooperation for World Recovery , " 183 " Common Responsibility in the 1990s , ” 224 ...
... Global warming " Climate Change : The IPCC Scientific Assessment , " 79 Commission on Humanitarian Issues , 205 " Common Crisis , North - South : Cooperation for World Recovery , " 183 " Common Responsibility in the 1990s , ” 224 ...
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Our Country, The Planet: Forging A Partnership For Survival Shridath S. Ramphal No preview available - 1992 |
Our Country, The Planet: Forging A Partnership For Survival Shridath S. Ramphal No preview available - 1992 |
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