Localizing
Subtitle: Agenda 21 in Palestine.
Contributors: Maʻhad al-Abḥāth al-Taṭbīqīyah--al-Quds; Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung.
Publisher: Applied Research Institute, Jeruslaem, ARIJ
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Jerusalem
Language: eng
Number of pages: 248
Subjects: Economic development -- Environmental aspects -- West Bank; Economic development -- Environmental aspects -- Gaza Strip; Natural resources -- West Bank; Natural resources -- Gaza Strip
Other titles: Agenda 21 in Palestine
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
"In cooperation with the Palestinian Ministry of Environmental Affairs, with support from the German Fund for Palestinian NGO's, managed by Friedrich Nauman Foundation."
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Introduction1; title: Part 1:; title: 1.1 Agenda 217; title: 1.2 Main Themes of Agenda 21 7; title: 1.3 Overview of related Chapters 9; title: 2.0 Procedures of Localizing Agenda 21 11; title: 2.1 Work Methodology 11; title: Part II: Overview of the Palestinian Environment; title: I. Palestinian Environmental Constrains 15; title: 2. Physical Data 19; title: 2.1 Location 19; title: 2.2 Topography 20; title: 2.3 Climate 28; title: 2.4 Demography 31; title: 3. Pressures on the Environmental Resources 35; title: 3.1 Water resources 35; title: 3.2 Wastewater35; title: 3.3 Agriculture Wastes37; title: 3.4 Industrial and Hazardous Wastes 37; title: 3.5 Solid Wastes Management 38; title: 3.6 Shoreline and Marine Pollution 41; title: 3.7 Noise Pollution 41; title: 3.8 Land Use and Land Degradation 42; title: 3.9 Air Pollution48; title: 3.10 Biological Diversity 48; title: 3.11 Natural Resources 49; title: 3.12 Forests and Desertification 50; title: 3.13 Energy Generation and Consumption50; title: Part III: Palestinian Localized Agenda; title: 5.1 Integrating Environment and Development in; title: Decision Making Process 57; title: 5.2 Protecting of the Atmosphere66; title: 5.3 Combating Deforestation81; title: 5.4 Managing Fragile Ecosystems: Combating; title: Desertification and Drought103; title: 5.5 Managing Fragile Ecosystems: Sustainable; title: Mountain Development119; title: 5.6 Conservation of Biological Diversity145; title: 5.7 Protection of the Quality and Supply; title: of Freshwater Resources: Application; title: of Integrated Approaches to the Development,; title: Management and Use of Water Resources161; title: 5.8 Environmentally Sound Management of; title: Toxic Chemicals, including Prevention; title: of Illegal Interational Traffic in; title: Toxic and Dangerous Products206; title: 5.9 Environmentally Sound Management; title: of Hazardous Wastes, including; title: Prevention of Illegal International; title: Traffic in Hazardous Wastes219; title: 5.10 Environmentally Sound Management; title: of Solid Wastes and Sewage; title: Related Issues225.