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28 Al-Hajraf, S. (2011). Solar energy and supply diversification for Kuwait’s future
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29 Al-Mudhhi, S.M. (2010). Role of Environment Public Authority in
supporting Kuwaiti Engineering and Consultancy offices to establish the
culture of the water and energy saving and environment friendly green
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30 Al-Mutawa, Kh. (2011). Green buildings in Kuwait. In Proceedings of the
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Further reading
- Al-Tahw, G. (2006). Application of Groundwater Vulnerability to Pollution from
Activities in the State of Kuwait – Geographical Information Systems . Unpublished
MSc Thesis. Arabian Gulf University, Bahrain (in Arabic).
- Al-Yousifi, A.G. (1998). The Evidence. CRM Publishing, Canada.
- McKinnon, M. and Vine, P. (1992). Tides of War: Eco-Disaster of the Gulf. IMMEL
Publishing, UK.
- Major Environmental Treaties, Conventions, Protocols and Agreements signed and
Ratified by the State of Kuwait. Department of International Affairs, KEPA, Kuwait,
2009.
- Utilities Developing Company (UDC) (2009). Sulaibiya Wastewater Treatment and
Reclamation Plant. Kuwait. Available from
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1 Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Forum Economic Minister’s Meeting, PIFS (10)
FEMN.03, Alofi, Niue, 26-28 October 2012. Maximising the sustainable returns
from fisheries resources in the Pacific. Available from .
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2 World Bank Pacific Islands Fisheries Sector Engagement Strategy. March
2012. Available from
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3 Forum Fisheries Agency Economic Indicators Update, October 2011. Available
from
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4 Secretariat of the Pacific Community: The western and central Pacific tuna
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5 Gillett, Robert. (2009). Fisheries in the Economies of the Pacific Island Countries
and Territories. Asian Development Bank. Available from
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6 Pratt, Cristelle and Hugh Govan. November 2010. Our Sea of Islands – Our
Livelihoods – Our Oceania: Framework for a Pacific Oceanscape. Pacific Islands
Forum Secretariat. Available from
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Portuguese-Spanish transboundary water management cooperation
Rui Rodrigues is a leading technical and scientific expert in the Portuguese
water resources community. He is currently engaged in the new institutional
water resources management model in the Portuguese Environmental Agency
framework. He holds a PhD in Water Resources and is Associate Professor at the
Superior Institute for Education and Sciences (ISEC), lecturing and coordinating
the classes of Water Resources and Extreme Phenomena in River Basin
Management.
Rwanda’s firm steps on the road to Rio+20
1 Census on 1994 genocide victims in Rwanda, Ministry of Local Government
(MINALOC), 2002.
2 Vision 2020, Government of Rwanda (GoR), 2000.
3 Government of Rwanda (GoR) Leadership Retreat, 2012.
4 Economic Impact of Climate Change in Rwanda, Stockholm Environment Institute
(SEI), 2009.
Suggested further reading
- From Post-Conflict to Environmentally Sustainable Development, UNEP, 2011.
- Rwanda State of the Environment Report and Outlook, Republic of Rwanda (RoR),
2009.
Views from the ground: the role of subnational governments in sustainable
development
1 Network of Regional Governments for Sustainable Development (nrg4SD):
2 Down to Earth: Territorial Approach to Climate Change (TACC) programme.
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3 Decision X/22. Available from www.cbd.int/authorities.
4 Istanbul Water Consensus. Available from
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1 International Trade Union Confederation (2011). Growing Green and Decent Jobs.
Social equity, gender equality and environmental justice
1 World Bank - World Development Report 2012, Gender Equality and
Development
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2 FAO (2011). The State Of Food And Agriculture 2010-2011.
3 Nidhi Tandon (2012). Empowerment of women in a green economy in the
context of sustainable development and poverty eradication.
4 See Both
these concepts (social capital and care economy) essentially capture the ‘values’ of
human investment and activity in the economy.
5 Available from
6 An estimated US$700-900 billion of subsidies go to support fossil and nuclear
energy annually. See UNEP, Towards a Green Economy (2011). Some USD 1 billion
per day goes to subsidies for unsustainable agriculture (bad for public health, bees,
ecosystems, soil, biodiversity).
7 A 2011 study by the UK trade unions shows that 70 per cent of the austerity
measures are a greater burden on women than on men.
8 Preamble, WAA21. Available from
9 Rio Agenda 21, Chapter 24.
10 Agenda 21 formalized nine sectors of society through which all citizens could
participate in the United Nations activities on achieving sustainable development.
These nine sectors are officially called Major Groups.
11 The International Journal on Cancer published in its January 2012 magazine a new
study from France, carried out by the national French institutes INSERM and IRSN
in cooperation with the national child cancer registry of the hospital of Villejuif,
including 2,753 child leukaemia cases diagnosed between 2002 and 2007 and a
control group of 30,000. The addresses were geocoded around 19 nuclear power
plants.
12 Available from
How organizations can manage social responsibility for sustainability
1 Garriga, E., and Melé, D. (2004). Corporate Social Responsibility Theories:
Mapping the Territory. Journal of Business Ethics, vol. 53(No. 1/2), pp. 51-71.
2 ISO 26000:2010(E). ISO 26000, Guidance on social responsibility (First edition).
Geneva: International Organization for Standardization.
A vision for sustainability transformation at a knowledge base institution
1 University Sains Malaysia, USM (2007). Constructing Future Higher Education
Scenarios – Insights from Universiti Sains Malaysia. Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia,
Penang, Malaysia, ISBN 978-983-861-328-6.
2 Dzulkifli, R., Zakri, H., Zainal, A., Koshy, K. (2010). Transforming higher
education for a sustainable tomorrow case of learning by doing at Universiti
Sains Malaysia. Published by Tudor Rose on behalf of UNESCO, ISBN
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3 Ramlee, M. and Abu, A. (2004). Malaysia transitions toward a knowledge-based
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4 Zainal, A. and Hamoon, K. (2008). Regional Centre of Expertise as
transformational platform for sustainability: a case study of Universiti Sains
Malaysia, Penang. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, vol. 9,
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5 Universiti Sains Malaysia, USM (2008). Transforming Higher Education for a
Sustainable Tomorrow, Penang, Malaysia. This strategy document formed the basis
for USM’s application for the APEX (Accelerated Program for Excellence) award in
2008. ISBN 978-983-3986-30-9.
6 Universiti Sains Malaysia, USM (2009). Transforming Higher Education for a
Sustainable tomorrow 2009: Laying the Foundation. Universiti Sains Malaysia.
ISBN 978-983-861-459-7.