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Posted on 14/02/2007 15:07:26 |
Dear Dr. Habib El-Habar:
Awhile back I saw an article about a water condensation device that was appropriate for arid regions. The device consisted of, essentially, a basin and a globe. Dirty water could be placed in the central portion of the basin which in turn condensed in the translucent globe. The moisture in the globe ran down into the side of the basin which of course had a separate channel to separate the pure water from the brackish water. Forgive me; I forget the name of these devices (Made in Germany as I recall). The article indicated that international organizations might employ them in areas tha would otherwise need deep wells or expensive desalination projects. What was so appealing about these simple plastic devices were that they were relatively inexpensive and could be distributed to small communities or single families. Does UNEP promote the distribution of these inventions? Have they been a success?
Thank you,
Dan Smithwick
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Daniel Smithwick
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Dear Mr. Smithwick,
Thank you for your message. Indeed UNEP has a Center in Japan who deals with Environmentally Sound Technologies. We have also promoted low cost, simple and practical technologies for water purification in the Mesopotamian Marshlands in South Iraq as well as low cost, simple practical technologies for sanitation purposes. You may want to contact our Center in Japan UNEP/IETC for more information.
Regards. Habib El-Habr
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Posted on 14/02/2007 11:59:33 |
To: Dr. Habib El-Habar
RE: MORE INFORMATION
I am a student currently at Egerton University in my fourth year and doing a project on Distribution and Diversity of Zooplankton in waste water ecosystems. I was therefore requesting if their is any where I can get various previous studies of the aquatic ecosystems and with emphasis on waste water ecology that might be of relevance to my studies. This could go along way to enhance my background knowledge that I have gotten so far with regards to my project.
With thanks
Erick Ochieng Otieno
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ERICK O OTIENO
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Dear Mr. Otieno,
Thank you for your question. As we do not have any publication in this regard at the ROWA office, I suggest you search the Academic organizations in the region such as the Arabian Gulf University (AGU), the American University of Beirut (AUB) who have done some work in this field.
Regards. Habib El-Habr
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Posted on 14/02/2007 08:19:37 |
Date: Feb 14, 2007
From: Kourosh Haddadi Moghaddam
International Sturgeon Research Institute Department of Ecology, Rasht-Iran P.O.Box: 41635-3464 Tel: +98 1325743724-25
Fax: +98 1325743722
Email: khmoghadam@yahoo.com
To: Dr.Habib El-Habar
Subject: Request for financial support
Dear Sir
I am a researcher from Iran . With more than nine years experience I used to work on many biological research projects and have actively attended many scientific meetings held in many different countries. Recently, one of my articles has been accepted for poster presentation in Eco Summit 2007to be held in Beijing , China ,May 22-27,2007 (If you nessesary I eill send my invitation letter). I have a problem with my participation in this meeting and would like to ask you for a kind help in this regard. The problem is that my office does not have any regulation to support my attendance also my salary is very low. In Iran have not any source for financial support and I am not able to provide the main fees including airfare and accommodation. On the other hand, I am deeply willing to be present in the meeting as it will certainly give me invaluable opportunities of visiting and listening to many top level scientists from many countries.. I have heard about your organizations consideration and donation in many similar cases. I know that your organization supports many students and scientists as well. Thus, I thought it may be a right way to ask you for a help to solve my problem. This is a sincere request for giving a chance to me to attend the meeting also I contact with this conference for financial support but unfortunately that response was negative
I hope I can get a positive response and financial support from you. I appreciate you for any help concerning my request.if you necessary I will send you to another documents and Curculum Vita
Would you please inform me when you receive my letter?
Best regards
Kourosh
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Kourosh Haddadi Moghaddam
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Dear Kourosh;
Allow me first to thank you for your contributions to the science field & research development. Unfortunately, Iran is not part of our regional jurisdiction (we cover 12 countries in West Asia not including IRI) and therefore we will not be able to provide any financial support in this regard. In any case, I urge you to write to the Secretary of the subject Conference in China. Usually, when a paper is accepted for presentation at a conference, the author travel & accommodations will be covered by the organizers. Best of luck. Habib
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Posted on 14/02/2007 07:05:23 |
Bonjour Habib,
Je souhaiterai connaitre a quel horizon les nappes freatiques au Liban seront assechees.
Quel est le degre de la polution atteinte ??
En ce qui concerne la polution de la mer A Bahrain et au Liban .Elle a atteint quel degre??
Merci de me repondre et a Bientot
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Georges ZOUEIN
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Cher Georges,
Merci de ta question. Malheureusement je n'ai pas de données récentes en ce qui concerne les nappes phréatiques au Liban. En effet, il y a eu des études faites par l'Université Américaine de Beyrouth, il y a de ça quelques années et il paraîtrait que les nappes vers la cote libanaise sont devenues saumâtres due a la percée de l'eau de mer résultant du nombre important de puits artésiens creusés sans licences durant les années de guerre.
En ce qui concerne la pollution de la mer au Liban, le PNUE a publie en Janvier un rapport sur l'impact du conflit militaire du mois de Juillet/Août 2006 sur l'environnement au Liban et il y a un chapitre sur la pollution des cotes libanaises due au fuel qui a été déversé a la mer. En plus, vu l’absence complète de station d’épuration des eaux usées au Liban, les égouts sont déversés directement dans la mer.
En ce qui concerne la mer a Bahrain, il y a un déversement énorme de sel des stations de desalinisation directement dans le golf ce qui rend la salinité de l’eau de plus en plus élevée. En plus, le trafique énorme de pétroliers (80-100 par jour) dans le golf pollue l’eau du Golf qui se renouvelle chaque 6 ans
A bientot. Habib
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