Protecting our Planet Securing Our Future; Linkages Among Global Environmental Issues and Human Needs

Format is approximately 8.5 inches by 10.75 inches. xvii, [1], 95, [3] pages. Appendices. Boxes. Figures (Color). Dr. Robert T. Watson is the Chief Scientist and Director for Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Development at the World Bank. In May 1996, Watson joined the World Bank as Senior Scientific Advisor at the Environment Department. He is also Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Before joining the Bank, Watson was Associate Director for Environment in the Office of Science and Technology Policy in the Executive Office of the President in the White House. Prior to joining the Clinton White House, Watson was Director of the Science Division and Chief Scientist for the NASA's Office of Mission to Planet Earth. Watson has received many national and international awards and prizes, including the AAAS Award for Scientific Freedom and Responsibility in 1993. There is no doubt that the Earth's fragile environment is changing. Over the years our the natural environment has been taken advantage of in order to meet basic human needs, says environmental scientist, Dr. Robert Watson. Watson believes that the Earth's physical and biological systems, which provide us with the goods and services essential for survival, are being degraded. In his presentation, Watson will demonstrate the scientific and policy inter-linkages among these global environmental issues, their relationship with local and regional environmental issues and with our ability to meet basic human needs in a sustainable manner. Also, Watson also will emphasize the global environmental problems that are caused by economic and population growth.…