Study Guide MUIMUN 2013 World Bank Topic A: Putting an End to Land-Grabbing – towards Fair and Transparent Standards Topic B: Poverty and Social Impact Assessment Münster‚ February 2013 Münster University International Model United Nations (MUIMUN) c/o Arbeitsstelle Forschungstransfer Robert-Koch-Str. 40 48149 Münster Phone: +49 251 833 2943 Web: www.muimun.org E-Mail: secgen@muimun.org Under the direction of the General Secretariat Secretary-General: Bernard Dröge Deputy
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Land degradation will remain an important global issue for the 21st century because of its adverse impact on agronomic productivity‚ the environment‚ and its effect on food security and the quality of life. Productivity impacts of land degradation are due to a decline in land quality on site where degradation occurs (e.g. erosion) and off site where sediments are deposited. However‚ the on-site impacts of land degradation on productivity are easily masked due to use of additional inputs and adoption
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Poverty‚ Witchcraft and Witch-killing in Africa “The campaign to make poverty history- a central moral challenge of our age- cannot remain a task for the few; it must become a calling for the many”. -Kofi Annan‚ United Nations Ex- Secretary-General‚ October‚ 2006 The Kofi Annan’s challenge above is a mean one; a clarion call to every citizen of the world to do their
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6180: ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT TERM PAPER TOPIC: Causes and effects of land pollution and Solid Waste Management K.J.D.AKASH (ME10B027) K.DEEPAK (ME10B028) MANISH JACKSON (ME09B033) List Of Contents: 1) Causes and effects of land pollution 2) Solid Waste Management (SWM) 3) Global overview of Waste-toenergy (WTE) 4) Conclusion and scenario in India LAND POLLUTION: CAUSES AND AFFECTS When we talk about air or water pollution‚ the reactions garnered are stronger. This is because
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Salem Possessed: The Social Origins of Witchcraft‚ Paul Boyer and Stephen Nissenbaum‚ Cambridge‚ MA‚ Harvard University Press copyright 1974. The purpose of this book was to examine the history and social life of Salem Village to try to figure out what was the cause of the events that occurred there. I believe that the authors achieved their objective at least they did to me. Boyer and Nissenbaum’s explanation for the outbreak of witchcraft accusations in Salem hinges on an understanding of
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The land of Supremacy: An Essay on what it means to be An American The United States of America is perhaps the greatest country in the world today. The US obtains a booming economy and by far one of the most ferocious military forces imaginable. The United States is also the ultimate land of opportunity with abundant freedoms and the longest lasting democratic government in the history of the world. One can clearly observe what makes the country so grand; however‚ the real question remains‚ what
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The Waste Land ‘The Waste Land’‚by T.S.Eliot‚ is widely regarded as ‘one of the most important poem of 20th century’ and a central text in modernist poetry.Published in 1922‚the 434 line poem was first appered in united Kingdom.Eliot’s poem loosely follows the legend of the holy Grail and Fisher Kin g combined with the Contemporary condition of British society.He employees many literary and cultural allusions from the western canon‚from Buddism and the Hindu Upanishad in the poem.Of course‚the
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land UNIT 9- LEVEL 6 - LAND LAW SUGGESTED ANSWERS - January 2010 Note to Candidates and Tutors: The purpose of the suggested answers is to provide students and tutors with guidance as to the key points students should have included in their answers to the January 2010 examinations. The suggested answers do not for all questions set out all the points which students may have included in their responses to the questions. Students will have received credit‚ where applicable‚ for other points not addressed
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TASK 1: An assessment of the role of strategic marketing in an organization Although most authors speak about some parts of Strategic Marketing‚ here is included a list of definitions of the term. Some authors appear in different years ( for example‚ Jain)‚ It is understand that they have added new comments or redefined the term after the years. The table and the definitions have been ordered by year of publication. Name Year Definitions Aramario & Lambin 1991 “although marketing has basically an
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What is land pollution? Land pollution is the deterioration (destruction) of the earth’s land surfaces‚ often directly or indirectly as a result of man’s activities and their misuse of land resources. It occurs when waste is not disposed off properly‚ or can occur when humans throw chemicals unto the soil in the form of pesticides‚ insecticides and fertilizers during agricultural practices. Exploitation of minerals (mining activities) has also contributed to the destruction of the earth’s surface
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