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averting conflict over water - 0 views
http://www.unep.org/dewa/water/groundwater/pdfs/Groundwater_INC_cover.pdf - 1 views
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Page 22 and onwards states the negative impacts of over extraction of ground water resources
Malalai Yusufzai: Young activist attacked in Pakistan's Swat - 0 views
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Malalai was just 11 years old when the Taliban took over the Swat Valley, and ordered girls' schools to close. In her diary, which she kept for the BBC's Urdu service under a pen name, she exposed the suffering caused by the militants as they ruled. Malalai Yusufzai was attacked on her way home from school in Mingora, the region's main town
Who creates harmony the world over? Women. Who signs peace deals? Men - 1 views
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Around the world, women make peace in their homes and communities on a daily basis. But when it comes to negotiating and signing peace deals on a national or international level they are almost universally shut out, according to a report that calls for a more balanced approach to resolving conflict.
Sustainable Chicago 2015 - 2 views
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This PDF file shows the agenda that shows the specific challenges opportunities as a result of new enforcements for the environmental sustainability. It focuses on the choices, commitments and actions that will deliver immediate results over the next few years.
China Bus over Highway - 4 views
Population and consumption 'key' - 0 views
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Over-consumption in rich countries and rapid population growth in the poorest both need to be tackled to put society on a sustainable path, a report says. An expert group convened by the Royal Society spent nearly two years reading evidence and writing their report.
Trump threatens to sue Scotland over wind farm plan - 1 views
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"It was Donald Trump's long-held dream. To build the best links golf course in the world in Scotland... After initial opposition to the project from environmental groups, Trump now has a green problem of his own, in the shape of an offshore wind farm."
Afghanistan Online: The Plight of the Afghan Woman - 0 views
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The vast majority of Afghanistan's population professes to be followers of Islam. Over 1400 years ago, Islam demanded that men and women be equal before God, and gave them various rights such the right to inheritance, the right to vote, the right to work, and even choose their own partners in marriage.
HR Magazine - UK gender pay gap is typically over £4,907 annually - 0 views
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This article mentions how there is a 10% pay gap between men and women due to the few variety of jobs that women occupy. In order to fix this problem of gender gap in the work place, the EU is planning to increase number of women on boards of business.
Greenland ice sheet melted at unprecedented rate during July - 0 views
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The Greenland ice sheet melted at a faster rate this month than at any other time in recorded history, with virtually the entire ice sheet showing signs of thaw. The rapid melting over just four days was captured by three satellites. It has stunned and alarmed scientists, and deepened fears about the pace and future consequences of climate change.
Mexican Immigrants in the United States - 1 views
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Over the past five decades, Mexicans have constituted the single largest group of immigrants to the United States originating from Latin America. In 2011, 11.7 million Mexican immigrants resided in the United States, representing 29 percent of the US immigrant population and close to 4 percent of the overall US population.
How Is Fukushima\'s Fallout Affecting Marine Life? - 0 views
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The Fukushima nuclear disaster delivered an unprecedented amount of radioactivity into the sea over a relatively brief time. How did that pulse of cesium and other radioisotopes make its way through the marine food chain?