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During this weekend, the temperature reached 100 degrees Fahrenheit in Romania; as a result at least four people died. This was a stark reminder of the exceptional heat wave that engulfed Europe in August 2003, which led in a matter of days to the death of more than 22,000 people. According to ...
17 February 2006<br><i>McGill University, Montreal Canada</i><br><br>(In French) <a href="/doc/speech/2006/sp-2006-02-17-mcgill-fr.pdf"><img src='/images/ico-fmt-pdf.gif' border='0' width='20' height='22'></a>
Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, to the International Symposium on the Advancement of Science in the Arab World and Role of International Cooperation, Damascus, Syria, 12-13 December 2006. <br><br><table width=120> <tr><b>Other languages ...
Statement by Hamdallah Zedan, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity to The Tenth Meeting of the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions Working Group on Environmental Auditing<br> Moscow, Russian Federation 27 October – 1 November 2005
President Nelson Mandela made it plain: “The challenges that face conservation and sustainable development have clearly been identified. We need to deal with inequality and divisions.” One of the great challenges is to address the underlying causes of the unprecedented ecological crisis looming ...
Presentation of Dr. David Suzuki to the opening session
Statement by Dr. Hamdallah Zedan, Executive Secretary<br>Geneva, Switzerland, 12 November 2002
Speaking at the opening, the representative of UNEP stated: "This first meeting of the MOP is the culmination of a long journey but it is also the beginning of another one, which may be more challenging. The challenge ahead of us is to translate the objectives of the protocol into reality. Addre ...
Biological diversity is the result of millions of years of evolution and comprises the totality of life on Earth. Ecosystems provide the essential requirements for life, protection from natural disasters and diseases and the very basis for human culture. Indeed biodiversity is not only an envir ...