Frontiers 2017: Emerging Issues of Environmental Concern - Chapter 4: Sand and Dust Storms: Subduing a Global Phenomenon

United Nations Environment Programme

Frontiers 2017: Emerging Issues of Environmental Concern - Chapter 4: Sand and Dust Storms: Subduing a Global Phenomenon

dc.contributor.author	United Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.organization	Science Division
dc.contributor.other	Shepherd, Gemma
dc.date.accessioned	2017-12-03T06:44:46Z
dc.date.available	2017-12-03T06:44:46Z
dc.date.issued	2017
dc.description	Sand and dust storms are inter-connected with a range of environmental and development issues that extend across national, regional, and continental bounds. Anthropogenic climate change will further exacerbate decades of unsustainable land and water resource management in regions that generate sand and dust storms. This threat can be diminished by quick and effective action. Full report is available at: https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/22255	en
dc.format	pdf
dc.identifier.isbn	978-92-807-3664-9
dc.identifier.isbn	978-92-807-3664-9
dc.identifier.other	DEW/2124/NA
dc.identifier.uri	https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/22267
dc.language	English
dc.language	French
dc.language	Spanish
dc.language	Russian
dc.language	Arabic
dc.language	Chinese
dc.relation.ispartof	Frontiers 2017: Emerging Issues of Environmental Concern, pp. 46-56
dc.rights.accessLevel	Public
dc.subject	sand
dc.subject	dust storm
dc.subject	land degradation
dc.subject	international cooperation
dc.subject.sdg	SDG 15 - Life on Land
dc.subject.sdg	SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
dc.title	Frontiers 2017: Emerging Issues of Environmental Concern - Chapter 4: Sand and Dust Storms: Subduing a Global Phenomenon	en
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dc.type	Technical report
wd.identifier.newrelease	Yes	en
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wd.identifier.sdgio	http://purl.unep.org/sdg/SDGIO_00000051