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Scandinavia's Population Groups Originating from Developing Countries: Change and Integration »
Series: Nordic Council of Ministers
Author(s): Pieter Bevelander , Inge Dahlstedt , Marc Eskelund , Kasper Gehrke Pedersen , Rasmus H. Bilde , Miroslav Macura , Line Møller Hansen , and Lars Østby
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publication Date: 01 June 2013
ISBN: 9789289325981
Keywords: Nordic, Norden, Baltic, Baltics, Scandinavia, Labour Demands, Family Reunification, Political Conflicts, Political Agenda, Labour Market
Scandinavia's foreign-origin population has steadily increased over the past six decades. Migration flows into the region have been linked to societal phenomena such as growing labour demands, family reunification...
Nordic workshop on action related to Short-lived Climate Forcers : Organised by the Nordic Council of Ministers Climate and Air Quality Group »
Series: Nordic Council of Ministers
Author(s): Hans Ulrik Skotte Møller
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publication Date: 01 June 2013
ISBN: 9789289325035
Keywords: Nordic, Norden, Baltic, Baltics, Svalbard Declaration, Climate Changes, Air Pollution, Short-lived Climate Forcers (SLCFs), Black Carbon (soot), Methane
Nordic Ministers of Environment adopted in March 2012 the "Svalbard Declaration" with decisions to reduce the negative impacts of the climate changes and air pollution caused by the emission of the so-called Short-...
ODS waste treatment in the Nordic Countries : A Nordic Ozone Group Project 2011 »
Series: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publication Date: 01 June 2013
ISBN: 9789289324502
Keywords: Nordic, Norden, Baltic, Baltics, Environmentally Sound Disposal, Climate Change, Treatment Technologies, Waste Infrastructure, Nordic Chemical Group, Nordic Waste Group
Environmentally sound disposal of Ozone Depleting Substances is increasingly recognized as an important issue in terms of both the protection of the ozone layer and the effect on climate change. However, there is o...
Per and polyfluorinated substances in the Nordic Countries : Use, occurence and toxicology »
Series: Nordic Council of Ministers
Author(s): Athanasios A. Katsogiannis , Gitte Alsing Pedersen , Allan Astrup Jensen , Pia Brunn Poulsen , Eva Cecilie Bonefeld-Jörgensen , Mandana Ghisari , Helga Gunnlaugsdóttir , Dorte Herzke , Sophie Jensen , Christina Jönsson , Hrönn Ólína Jörundsdottir , Stefan Posner , Sandra Roos , and D Xenia Trier
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publication Date: 01 June 2013
ISBN: 9789289325622
Keywords: Nordic, Norden, Baltic, Baltics, Tema Nord, Perfluorinated Substances, PFOS, PFOA, Toxic Effects, Industrial Sectors
This Tema Nord report presents a study based on open information and custom market research to review the most common perfluorinated substances (PFC) with less focus on PFOS and PFOA.The study includes three major...
Perspectives for sustainable development of Nordic aquaculture : The Paban-Report »
Series: Nordic Council of Ministers
Author(s): Anders Alanära , Arnljótur Bjarki Bergsson , Unto Eskelinen , Trude Olafsen , Helge Poulsen , and Trond W. Rosten
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publication Date: 01 June 2013
ISBN: 9789289325714
Keywords: Nordic, Norden, Baltic, Baltics, Fastest Growing Productions, Large Aquaculture Industry, High Unutilised Potential, Technological and Regional Development, Aquaculture Sector, Ministers of Fisheries
Aquaculture is one of the fastest growing productions and the value of aquaculture is now about to pass the value of capture fisheries. Among the Nordic countries, Norway in particular has been able to create a lar...
Pharmaceuticals and additives in personal care products as environmental pollutants : - Faroe Islands, Iceland and Greenland »
Series: Nordic Council of Ministers
Author(s): Mímir Arnórsson , Maria Dam , Kirsten Davanger , Arntraut Goetsch , Dorte Herzke , Sandra Huber , Lennart Kaj , Inge Mortensen , Hrönn Ó. Jörundsdóttir , Mikael Remberger , Martin Schlabach , Richard Schwartson , and Jette Vester
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publication Date: 01 June 2013
ISBN: 9789289325615
Keywords: Nordic, Norden, Baltic, Baltics, Pharmaceuticals, Personal Care Products, Faroe Island, Iceland, Greenland, Waste Water Treatment Systems
The application of pharmaceuticals and personal care products is substantial in industrialized and high-income north-western European societies. Faroe Island, Iceland and Greenland are part of this modern society,...
The Potential for Green Textile sourcing from Tirupur : - on the path to more sustainable global textile chains »
Series: Nordic Council of Ministers
Author(s): Camilla Cecilie Valeur
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publication Date: 01 June 2013
ISBN: 9789289325592
Keywords: Nordic, Norden, Baltic, Baltics, Tirupur, India, Zero Liquid Discharge of Wastewater, Textile Production, Green Textile Cluster, European Eco-label Flower
This report provides a thorough analysis concerning the situation in Tirupur, India, where the local government has imposed strict requirements on zero liquid discharge of wastewater in textile production. The repo...
Product policies on the environmental performance of washing machines : Investigating the synergies and coherence between policy instruments »
Series: Nordic Council of Ministers
Author(s): Anja Marie Bundgaard , Kristina Overgaard Zacho , and Arne Remmen
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publication Date: 01 June 2013
ISBN: 9789289325837
Keywords: Nordic, Norden, Baltic, Baltics, Eco-design, Future Product Policy, Energyrelated Products, Washing Machines, Green Public Procurements, Voluntary Environmental Agreements (VA)
This report constitutes part of the larger project Eco-design and Future Product Policy - Further research on Energyrelated Products. The objective was to investigate how nine policy instruments affect the developm...
The Role of Forests in Climate Change: Nordic Experience : The objective of this project is to discuss the role of forests in Nordic countries in climate change mitigation and discuss the possible roles of forests as a part of a cost-effective climate policy. »
Series: Nordic Council of Ministers
Author(s): Sepul Barua , Marisa Camargo , Majella Clarke , Matias Pekkanen , Anders Portin , and Jussi Viding
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publication Date: 01 June 2013
ISBN: 9789289325967
Keywords: Nordic, Norden, Baltic, Baltics, Role of Forests, Climate Change, Climate Policy, Carbon Stocks, Carbon Sinks, Ground Biomass
The objective of this project is to discuss the role of forests in Nordic countries in climate change mitigation and discuss the possible roles of forests as a part of a cost-effective climate policy. The report ai...
Saltsjöbaden V - Taking international air pollution policies into the future : Gothenburg 24-26 June 2013 »
Series: Nordic Council of Ministers
Author(s): Anna Engleryd , Peringe Grennfelt , Ulrika Håård , and John Munthe
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publication Date: 01 June 2013
ISBN: 9789289326421
Keywords: Nordic, Norden, Baltic, Baltics, Scientists, Air Pollution Science, Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution, European Commission, CLRTAP, Arctic Council
24-26 June 2013, 130 leading international policy makers, scientists, experts and others met at an international workshop in Gothenburg, Sweden, in order to discuss and outline future directions in air pollution sc...