Waste Atlas Report

Most of dumpsites are located in Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean and Northern Asian countries, namely in areas where more than two third of of the Earth’s population lives. According to World Health Organization (WHO), 24% of global burden of diseases could be attributed to the environment1 and for sure dumpsites have an important contribution.

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Main Author: Waste Atlas Partnership (D-Waste, ISWA, University of Leeds, WtERT, Sweep-Net and SWAPI)
Format: Reports and Books biblioteca
Language:English
Published: 2014
Subjects:environmental assessment, natural resource, natural resource conservation, sustainable development, land pollution, land use, land conservation, ecosystem, management of natural resources, coast protection, coastal area, coastal ecosystem, coastal environment, marine conservation area, marine ecosystem, marine pollution, land-based marine pollution, sea resource, sea water protection, environmental management, waste analysis, waste collection, waste treatment, waste disposal, waste dumping, waste legislation, waste management, waste prevention, waste recycling, Climate Change,
Online Access:https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/9751
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Summary:Most of dumpsites are located in Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean and Northern Asian countries, namely in areas where more than two third of of the Earth’s population lives. According to World Health Organization (WHO), 24% of global burden of diseases could be attributed to the environment1 and for sure dumpsites have an important contribution.