The purpose of the workshop was; to provide a broad base of input to the writing of the draft chapters for IPCC's Second Assessment Report, and to provide an opportunity for policy advisors in several regions of the world to gain a better understanding of the scope and nature of Working Group Ill's assignment. Working Group Ill has been charged with addressing the so-called cross-cutting issues related to greenhouse gases and climate change. This means primarily those issues of a regional or global social and economic nature, and evaluation of policy options. Many of these aspects of climate science, especially in the social and economic sciences, are new departures for IPCC.

This State of the Environment Report includes all the environmental problems that have been identified to date in Takelau, as well as serve to illustrate the severity of some of these problems and how we may expect to resolve them. This SOER report has been designed to assist the whole community to increase its environmental awareness as well as its capacity to respond to Takelau's immediate environmental needs.

This summary report of the coastal sensitivity of the Strait of Malacca has been compiled as background material for the International Maritime Organisation (IMO).

The NEAP provides an overview of Zambia's environmental problems, existing legislation and institutions and strategy options for improving environmental quality. The plan is based on a review of relevant studies and reports, local knowledge at provincial level, and a process of consultation and discussion involving central and provincial governments....