A recent article published by the Alan Robock on 20th September, 2018 in the Earth and Space Science News, provides guidelines to persons wishing to get their papers published in their journal of choice.
Please click on the link below to read the complete article: Getting Your Paper Published Part 2: Good Grammar, Clear Figures.
You can also check out the related article Getting Your Paper Published Part 1: Don’t Annoy the Reviewers.
The period for accepting proposals is open from 18 September to 16 October 2018, therefore all project submissions received during that period will be admissible. Interested persons can visit the official website for project submission guidelines or contact the Youth for Water and Climate (YWC) Secretariat at ywcplatform@gmail.com.
Results would be announced during the period 9 November to 2 December 2018 and winners would be showcased during the COP24 (the 24th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)). COP24 will take place in December, in Poland.
In the article linked below, we see that one man, Ben Morison, has taken on the challenge of becoming a change agent, in terms of making persons see that plastic pollution can be remodeled and reused in developing areas, without the need for high tech technologies. This was done by building the FlipFlopi dhow, with volunteers using ten tonnes of recycled plastic, which was sourced from the beaches of Lamu , as well as, from the streets of Nairobi, Malindi and Mombasa.
One can read about Ben Morison and his team’s accomplishment and their future initiatives by clicking the link Flamboyant Flipflopi Dhow Seeks Sea Change – How we view plastic
With many of us becoming aware of the detriment that plastics pose to the environment, as a result of recent research and campaigns carried out for World Environment Day, there are some persons who are truly taking on an active role in finding a solution for single use plastics or plastics on a whole.
For instance, in one article “Boxed In” by Janice Kaspersen, the editor of Stormwater Magazine by Forester Media, she looks at boxed water sold in biodegradable containers.
Another recent article published on September 4th 2018, Janice Kaspersen, discusses how chemists at the University of Illinois, are trying to create plastics that break down in components that would not interfere with the environment under certain conditions such as heat and ultraviolet light.
Such tests and innovations make me really hope that the scourge of plastics can be brought under control.
What do you guys think? Do you think that we will ever truly be able to “beat plastic pollution?
With our upcoming beach clean-up campaign in mind, I recently read an article on the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) website that puts a bit of fun into cleaning up other people’s messes, while maintaining a healthy environment.
Such an event is known as The Plastic Cup, which sees various teams (known as Plastic Pirates) travelling along the Tisza River, a major tributary of the Danube River, that passes through countries such as Ukraine, Hungary, Romania and Serbia, in boats made from recyclable materials, collecting plastic refuse that populate the waterway.
Doesn’t that sound like fun!
To read more about such a fun but noble event click on the following link The world’s river and streams need more of this Plastic Cup
One can also visit the additional resources posted within the article such as the event’s official website and official story video trailer for more information.
As someone who is aware of the havoc that plastics can pose for the environment and even as an employee in the water sector, I must admit that I cringe when organizations claiming corporate responsibility to society do not try to limit the use of plastics within their operations. I am sure, many of you may question whether they know that plastics harm the environment while travelling along waterways, endangering marine life, depositing microplastics, and even causing issues in wastewater treatment plants.
One such plastic culprit is the straw which we get attached to juice boxes for our kids, when we buy fast food and even when we visit local restaurants.
Yet, I was glad to see in a recent article from United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), that there are countries who are willing to bring about the necessary change, even going so far to charge companies that go against the ban of plastic straws.
One can read more about this by following the link Latin America wakes up to the problem of plastic straws
The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) is seeking an Executive Director to chart a course for and oversees the continued development of the Centre, ensuring that the Centre continues to be recognized as a Centre of Excellence, building upon existing partnerships and creating new partnerships with similar institutions at all levels. Peruse the official […]
