Blue Skies Blue Seas

Author : Martin Heger
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 1464818134
Total Pages : 435 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Blue Skies, Blue Seas written by Martin Heger and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2022-05-04 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While economic and social indicators in many Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries have improved over the past three decades, the region’s blue natural assets—clean air, healthy seas, and coastlines—have degraded virtually everywhere. Air pollution levels in the region’s cities are among the highest in the world. Per capita marine plastic pollution is among the highest in the world; coastal erosion rates are the second fastest in the world. These combined challenges threaten local communities, livelihoods, and economies. In fact, the economic cost of MENA’s deteriorating skies and seas is estimated at more than 3 percent of GDP per year. Blue Skies, Blue Seas: Air Pollution, Marine Plastics, and Coastal Erosion in the Middle East and North Africa reviews integrated solutions that the authors identify as the “four I’s†?: • Inform stakeholders about the sources of these challenges. • Provide incentives that improve environmental outcomes for the public and the private sector. • Strengthen institutions to lower air and plastic pollution and to mitigate uncontrolled development and erosion of coastlines. • Invest in abatement options and promote sustainable solutions. Restoring MENA’s blue skies and seas will benefit the health, livelihoods, and incomes of residents. There will inevitably be trade-offs, but choosing a path of green growth will create jobs, diversify economies, and make the region a better place for current and future generations. The actions of policy makers today will shape the trajectory of economies and communities for decades to come.

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ISBN 13 : 9781415628249
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Deep Blue Sea written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces various colors by presenting a colorful scene on a rock in the deep blue sea.

Author : Sarah Sundin
Publisher : Revell
ISBN 13 : 1441232710
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Blue Skies Tomorrow (Wings of Glory Book #3) written by Sarah Sundin and published by Revell. This book was released on 2011-08-01 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lt. Raymond Novak prefers the pulpit to the cockpit, but at least his stateside job training B-17 pilots allows him the luxury of a personal life. As he courts Helen Carlisle, a young war widow and mother who conceals her pain under a frenzy of volunteer work, the sparks of their romance set a fire that flings them both into peril. After Ray leaves to fly a combat mission at the peak of the air war over Europe, Helen takes a job in a dangerous munitions yard and confronts an even graver menace in her own home. Will they find the courage to face their challenges? And can their young love survive until blue skies return? Filled with daring and romance, Blue Skies Tomorrow will capture readers' hearts.

Author : Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond
Publisher : Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 1984894366
Total Pages : 41 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Blue written by Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond and published by Knopf Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2022-02-15 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover a world of creativity and tradition in this fascinating picture book that explores the history and cultural significance of the color blue. From a critically acclaimed author and an award-winning illustrator comes a vivid, gorgeous book for readers of all ages. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR • New York Public Library • Chicago Public Library • Kirkus Reviews For centuries, blue powders and dyes were some of the most sought-after materials in the world. Ancient Afghan painters ground mass quantities of sapphire rocks to use for their paints, while snails were harvested in Eurasia for the tiny amounts of blue that their bodies would release. And then there was indigo, which was so valuable that American plantations grew it as a cash crop on the backs of African slaves. It wasn't until 1905, when Adolf von Baeyer created a chemical blue dye, that blue could be used for anything and everything--most notably that uniform of workers everywhere, blue jeans. Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond's riveting text combined with stunning illustrations from Caldecott Honor Artist Daniel Minter, this vibrant and fascinating picture book follows one color's journey through time and across the world, as it becomes the blue we know today.

Author : Ali Vali
Publisher : Bold Strokes Books Inc
ISBN 13 : 1602824207
Total Pages : 343 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Blue Skies written by Ali Vali and published by Bold Strokes Books Inc. This book was released on 2009-05-18 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Commander Berkley Levine is content with her life as a Top Gun instructor in Fallon, Nevada, flying F-18s for the Navy and trying to get over the death of her sister. A change of government and a new equality initiative places Captain Aidan Sullivan at the helm of the Navy's newest carrier, the USS Jefferson. Her first mission could have serious international consequences if she fails. Aidan's orders are to destroy two sites housing the nuclear program of an unfriendly nation, and she can think of only one person she trusts enough to get the job done: her old lover Berkley. Blue Skies will take you from Fallon, Nevada, to the Sea of Japan and beyond, as Berkley leads an elite group of pilots over enemy territory. As they embark on this adventure, Berkley and Aidan try to rediscover what they gave up for family, duty, and country.

Author : Edwin Palmer Hoyt
Publisher : iBooks
ISBN 13 : 9780743458351
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Blue Skies and Blood written by Edwin Palmer Hoyt and published by iBooks. This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this exciting work, an eminent authority on naval history offers a definitive account of one of the most critical naval battles of World War II in the Pacific.

Author : Susan Abulhawa
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1408865130
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Blue Between Sky and Water written by Susan Abulhawa and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-04-23 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of the international bestseller Mornings in Jenin comes a powerful, passionate story of a family separated by conflict, and the tragedy they endure 'The story Susan Abulhawa tells in this marvellous novel is hard to bear but impossible to ignore ... precise, courageous, and dazzling' Teju Cole 'Gripping and deeply moving ... Suffering and resilience are difficult things to witness, but this powerful, politically engaged novel does so with a transformative literary grace.' Independent on Sunday It is 1947, and Beit Daras, a rural Palestinian village, is home to the Baraka family – oldest daughter Nazmiyeh, brother Mamdouh, beautiful, dreamy Mariam and their widowed mother. When Israeli forces descend, sending the village up in flames, the family must take the long road to Gaza, in a walk that will test them to their limits. Sixty years later, in America, Mamdouh's granddaughter Nur falls in love with a doctor. Following him to his work in Gaza, she meets Alwan, who will help Nur discover the ties of kinship that transcend distance – and even death. Told with raw humanity, The Blue Between Sky and Water is a lyrical, devastatingly beautiful story of a family's relocation, separation, survival and love.

Author : Jay D. Peterson
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
ISBN 13 : 1452951942
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sky Blue Water written by Jay D. Peterson and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2016-09-06 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Dakota people who first inhabited the state to its generations of immigrants and today’s residents, Minnesota has long had a vibrant and unique storytelling tradition. A rich and often under appreciated part of this tradition is youth storytelling—a movement of which Minnesota is a national forerunner. Here, for the first time, two of the state’s beloved independent booksellers collect a wide array of short stories for young readers that pay homage to Minnesota's diverse cultures and stunning landscapes. Sky Blue Water celebrates young adult and intermediate fiction from some of Minnesota’s most beloved and award-winning authors to emerging talents and many more. With each turn of the page, every young reader will find a poignant and relatable story: tales of discovering hidden truths about one’s family, dealing with a difficult bully, and falling for the new kid who dresses like a cowboy, as well as settings from Rainy Lake to Lake Calhoun and time periods from Prohibition to the present day. Featuring primarily never-published stories, this anthology beautifully captures the essence of a Minnesota adolescence in twenty short stories and poems. Sky Blue Water features a Q&A between Minnesota classrooms and the contributing authors as well as curriculum materials for families, teachers, and students. This collection embodies passion for fostering literacy in young readers. A portion of the proceeds from Sky Blue Water will go to the Mid-Continent Oceanographic Institute, a Twin Cities organization offering free tutoring and writing assistance for students ages six to eighteen. Contributors: William Alexander; Swati Avasthi; Kelly Barnhill; Mary Casanova; John Coy; Kirstin Cronn-Mills; Anika Fajardo; Shannon Gibney; Pete Hautman; Lynne Jonell; Kevin Kling; Margi Preus; Marcie Rendon; Kurtis Scaletta; Julie Schumacher; Joyce Sidman; Phuoc Thi Minh Tran; Anne Ursu; Sarah Warren; Stephanie Watson; Kao Kalia Yang.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1608 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Merchant Vessels of the United States written by and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 1608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : United States. Coast Guard
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1026 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Merchant Vessels of the United States... written by United States. Coast Guard and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 1026 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: