Protecting the Environment During Armed Conflict : An Inventory and Analysis of International Law

United Nations Environment Programme http://postconflict.unep.ch/publications/int_law.pdf [Press release] The United Nations Environment Programme has just issued a report to coincide with the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment which is celebrated each year on 6 November. This report inventories and analyses the range of international laws that protect the environment during armed conflict. … Continue reading »

Public Safety Communications and Spectrum Resources : Policy Issues for Congress

Congressional Research Service http://opencrs.com/document/R40859/2009-11-10/?24138 [From summary] Effective emergency response is dependent on wireless communications. To minimize communications failures during and after a crisis requires ongoing improvements in emergency communications capacity and capability. The availability of radio frequency spectrum is considered essential to developing a modern, interoperable communications network for public safety. Equally critical is building … Continue reading »

World Bank Development Indicators in Google Search Results

World Bank, Google http://tinyurl.com/ydj7ept (press release) http://datafinder.worldbank.org/ [UN Pulse]  A special Google public data search feature will show numeric results for 17 World Development Indicators (WDI) sourced to the World Bank with data beginning in 1960, containing a link to Google’s public data graphing tool. Google’s feature lets users see and compare country-by-country statistics and offers … Continue reading »