Newsletter September 2008
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10 Sep 2008 - 18 Jan 2016
Dear UN Atlas Member,
This month we feature news stories on the tropical storms and hurricanes that have recently battered the Caribbean and coastal Gulf areas. These are particularly devastating to poor countries, such as Haiti, whose resiliency to extreme weather events is low. At last a degree of normality has returned to some areas affected by Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar, earlier this year. We include a UN report on how to make low-lying population centres more resistant to the increased frequency of climate extremes. We also include items on marine wildlife, Aboriginal land rights and progress by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in West Africa. Finally, we highlight the upcoming global conference on small-scale fisheries, Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries, to be held in Bangkok, Thailand from 13-18 October 2008.
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Thank you,
The UN Atlas of the Oceans Editors
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This month we feature news stories on the tropical storms and hurricanes that have recently battered the Caribbean and coastal Gulf areas. These are particularly devastating to poor countries, such as Haiti, whose resiliency to extreme weather events is low. At last a degree of normality has returned to some areas affected by Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar, earlier this year. We include a UN report on how to make low-lying population centres more resistant to the increased frequency of climate extremes. We also include items on marine wildlife, Aboriginal land rights and progress by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in West Africa. Finally, we highlight the upcoming global conference on small-scale fisheries, Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries, to be held in Bangkok, Thailand from 13-18 October 2008.
If this newsletter may interest someone you know, please forward it. Contribute to and participate in the growing Atlas community by becoming an active Member of the UN Atlas today.
Thank you,
The UN Atlas of the Oceans Editors
Visit the UN Atlas of the Oceans Web site
Comments? Please write to [email protected]
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