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2006

Environmental Law

David R. Hodas

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Vantage Point & Issue Editor, Transboundary Conflicts Issue, David R. Hodas Jan 2006

Vantage Point & Issue Editor, Transboundary Conflicts Issue, David R. Hodas

David R. Hodas

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Climate Change And Land Use In Africa, David Hodas Dec 2005

Climate Change And Land Use In Africa, David Hodas

David R. Hodas

Sub-Saharan Africa faces a major development crisis due to the global climate crisis and rising prices for fossil fuels. By 2030, the world’s energy needs will be 30 percent greater than they are now. This will frustrate Africa’s plans for rapid economic and technological expansion, which are based on the dominant low-cost fossil fuel model. Climate change is also become pressing policy issues. Although Sub-saharan nations emit very little carbon dioxide, their reliance on livestock and agriculture as commercial resources, results in relatively high level of methane and nitrous oxide emission rate. The IPCC has predicted that climate change will …