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Asia Monitor
UNU e-Newsletter Issue 20.
March 2007 Asian Institute of Technology will co-host with UNU a signing ceremony to become an associated institute of the UNU. The collaborated research work will focus on the following four identified themes. 1. Urban futures and mega cities; 2. Water management; 2a. Mekong basin and GMSARN research networking 2b. Center of Excellence on Persistent Organic Pollutants 2c. Water Research and applications 3. Online education and information dissemination. 4. Biodiplomacy Initiative
Environmental Monitoring and Sustainable Development: Adequate environmental monitoring in achieving sustainable development Fukuya Iino There are many types of environmental monitoring
activities such as permanent monitoring stations, real time monitoring, early
warning, and research-oriented temporary settings. Although the specifics of
and environmental monitoring design are dependent on a given project’s focus,
all adequate environmental monitoring designs need to consider the following
key elements: Please click here to read more.
Harmful Algal Bloom Monitoring Via Satellite in Northern Borneo Dr. Chun Knee Tan, Global Environmental Information Center, Coordinator Borneo Island, located in the Southeast Asia, is the third largest island in the world. Administratively, Borneo is divided by Malaysia, Brunei and Indonesia. Borneo Island is strongly influence by the Asia monsoon, namely northeast monsoon (November – February) and southwest monsoon (May – August). Please click here to read more.
UNU Event Report UNU Training Workshop on POPs Analysis on Fish-Species This closed training workshop was successfully held between 27 Feb and 1 Mar, 2007 in Japan inviting analytical trainees from 10 project partners. Each trainee received trainings on sample pre-treatment, extraction, and analysis using gas chromatograph – mass spectroscopy instruments for Persistent Organic Compounds such as DDT, Hexachlorobenzene, Heptachlor, Aldrin, trans-/cis-Chlordanes, Dieldrin, and Endrin.
External coming events Dr. Fukuya Iino will represent the UNU to present the UNU’s StEP (Solving the E-Waste Problems) initiative organized by UNU’s StEP team in Bonn.
Dioxin 2007 between 2-7 September 2007 in Tokyo, Japan Dr. Masatoshi Morita, ESD’s programme advisor, is the symposium chair. Dioxin 2007 is nominally sponsored by UNU.
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