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It is important to note that people in all regions in the world are vulnerable in one way or another to environmental change , but that their coping capacity is different . Another is that some products of incomplete combustion – particularly methane and black carbon particles – are even more powerful greenhouse pollutants than carbon dioxide , and therefore have higher global warming potential . The Prix Sasakawa du PNUE is awarded every year to individuals with an established track record of achievement and the potential to make outstanding contributions to the protection and management of the environment consistent with UNEP ’ s policies and objectives . Economic instruments in support of agricultural policy goals are , arguably , those that have had the most detrimental effect on the environment . Focusing on poetry by women from the fifteenth century to the mid-nineteenth , the editor claims to " supply a want which must have been frequently experienced by every student of our literary annals . Land degradation , deforestation , lack of access to safe water and loss of biodiversity , compounded by climatic variability , all contribute to a general reduction in environmental quality and to an increase in vulnerability for populations which are dependent on natural resources ( World Bank 1997 ) . Ironically a possible factor in the failure of the expedition was the indiscretion of Giuseppe Mazzini , compiler of this account , who , believing that there was no postal censorship in Britain , mailed details of the plot to another Italian revolutionary in London . Milnes was an eclectic writer with a variety of interests . The theme Give Earth a Chance calls on each and every one of us to contribute to the healing of the ailing planet . Drier soils caused by increased evaporation due to warming were expected in Southwest USA , Mexico , Central America , the Mediterranean , Australia and Southern Africa in every season . However , Sofia Pedro refused to be a footnote of that devastating episode of nature in Mozambique , but a living symbol of the human spirit and resilience in the storm of an increasingly unforgiving hostile environment , which has changed dramatically over the past three decades . In those swift-flowing muddy waters below her were many people who were not so lucky . Principle 6 : The special situation and needs of developing countries , particularly the least developed and those most environmentally vulnerable , shall be given special priority . The results indicated that indoor air pollution from solid fuel use is the tenth major health risk in the world in terms of potentially preventable lost life-years ( Figure 2 ) , and may be responsible for 0.8 – 2.4 million premature deaths each year worldwide ( Smith and others 2004 ) . Urban air pollution , meanwhile , isestimated to be responsible for approximately 800 000 premature deaths every year ( Cohen and others 2004 ) . " A game could also be made of guessing the author of each quotation . Investments in highly efficient , service-oriented and clean public transport followed by incentives for its use are another effective measure in controlling urban pollution . Water use grows under each of the scenarios , as populations expand and incomes grow . The sad irony is that those of us who have little to contribute to the causes of climate change and sea level rise are the first in line to suffer the consequences . Environmental changes almost always have a greater impact on those who live in poverty . Bassi , among the most attractive of the nineteenth-century Italian patriots , is described by the eleventh edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica as " a gentle , unselfish soul , who , although unusually gifted , had an almost childlike nature . The main focus of this volume is on the elaborate engravings of each featured " heroine , " interpretations firmly in the sentimental tradition , intended to " give each exquisite creation a ' local habitation ' in the mind 's eye .