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Accustomed to seasonal weather changes of one kind or another everywhere on the planet , from summer heat waves in temperate countries to scorching spells of dry weather in the tropics , we may be tempted to dismiss global warming as ...
Accustomed to seasonal weather changes of one kind or another everywhere on the planet , from summer heat waves in temperate countries to scorching spells of dry weather in the tropics , we may be tempted to dismiss global warming as ...
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The reality of the human neighborhood requires us urgently to seek a compact on establishing a strengthened system of global governance . That is not a new idea . Its necessity has been recognized by farsighted world leaders , from the ...
The reality of the human neighborhood requires us urgently to seek a compact on establishing a strengthened system of global governance . That is not a new idea . Its necessity has been recognized by farsighted world leaders , from the ...
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“ Climate Change : Meeting the Challenge , ” “ Engendering Adjustments for the 1990s , ” 81-82 135 Climate changes , see Global warming Energy , 58–59 , 64 , 148 , 226 , 229 , " Climate Change : The IPCC Scientific 243-45 , 257 , 260 ...
“ Climate Change : Meeting the Challenge , ” “ Engendering Adjustments for the 1990s , ” 81-82 135 Climate changes , see Global warming Energy , 58–59 , 64 , 148 , 226 , 229 , " Climate Change : The IPCC Scientific 243-45 , 257 , 260 ...
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| Title | Our Country, the Planet: Forging a Partnership for Survival |
| Author | S. S. Ramphal |
| Publisher | Lime Tree, 1992 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 6 Aug 2009 |
| ISBN | 0413455815, 9780413455819 |
| Length | 291 pages |
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