Using the science of

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Using the science of Environmental Economics and
ICT as Integrated Tools In our Approach of
Sustainable Development
Eng. Mounzer Saijare
MINISTRY OF LOCAL ADMINISTATION AND ENVIRONMENT
GENERAL COMMISION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Definitions A- Environmental Economics It is
the science that studies the reaction
relationship between economics and environment
. B- Sustainable Development It is the
progressive actions to increase the level of
humans recourses conjugating with installation
of productive projects . C- Sustainable
Development concerning Environmental sector It
is to achieve all possible economics development
with the conservation of all the natural
recourses . it is the right of the coming
generation in natural resources investment
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II- Sort of Relationship between Environment and
Economics A- Contradictions relationship
here there are two situations 1- No
Environmental Degradation with Bad Economics'
situation because of a- the lack of
Integral Management to invest the natural
renewable resources b- the lack of good
quality of humans resources 2-Advanced
Economics with Environmental Degradation
because of a-inability of the government
to apply the Environmental Standards on
private companies . b-Short-term planning for
the natural resources
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II- Sort of Relationship between Environment
and Economics B- Harmonys relationship
here there are two situations 1-
environmental and economical degradation
because of a- old industrials
technologies b- the ignorance of the
environmental standards c- low level
of humans resources 2- the Environment and the
Economics are advancing all together, this
which we considered as a Sustainable
Development
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III- How can we apply Environmental Economics and
ICT as integrated tools in our approach of
Sustainable Development ? We can
achieve this target through this steps 1-
Estimating the cost of environmental degradation
for all sectors (water , land , air ,etc ) .
as percentage of Gross Domestic Product
through - the scientific methods of the
environmental economics - databases
which contain all data about pollution of
natural resources and its effects on environment
- software that depend on the scientific
methods of the environmental economics -
networks and GIS system to collect and represent
the data
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III- How can we apply Environmental Economics
and ICT as integrated tools in our approach
of Sustainable Development ? We can
achieve this target through this steps 2-
fined one or more solution to recover the cost
of environmental degradation such as convert
it to taxes , which must be bayed by
degradations subjects . 3- showing the
estimated figures throw nice advertisements
, on target of raising the environmental
public education .
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Environmental Applications of ICT in Syrian
Arab Republic
Eng. Mounzer Saijare
MINISTRY OF LOCAL ADMINISTATION AND ENVIRONMENT
GENERAL COMMISION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
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The ICT make our planet as small village it very
good for us ,we who are working in field of
Environment Managing and protecting , because our
projects always need an international
co-operation to achieve its targets . The General
Council for Environmental Affairs (GCEA) in
Syrian Arab Republic has applied this idea
through a lot of projects which are depending at
a large rate on the ICT , in co-operation with an
international agencies.
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The General Council for Environmental Affairs
(GCEA) in Syrian Arab Republic has a lot of
projects which are depending at a large rate on
the ICT, in co-operation with an international
agencies. Through ICT projects the GCEA aims to
achieve the following I- Environmental
Monitoring II- Environmental Management III-
Environmental Awareness which was included in
GCEA responsibilities by the Syrian Environmental
Law
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I- ICT Environmental Monitoring project
The Database of the Programme for the Assessment
and Control of Pollution in the Mediterranean
region (MED POL)
The reference UN\UNEP\MAP\MED POL MED POL,
started in 1975 in The Barcelona Convention as
the environmental assessment component of
Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP). Currently in its
third phase, MED POL focuses on managerial
aspects of pollution control and on the
implementation of the relevant Protocols (dumping
and land-based sources (LBS)). For the specific
needs of the MED POL Phase III Programme the
development of a new database was initiated in
the MED POL unit.. First release of the Database
was completed in March 2003, and since then data
in standard formats are loaded into the Database
routinely .
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I- ICT Environmental Monitoring project
The database of the Programme for the Assessment
and Control of Pollution in the Mediterranean
region (MED POL)
Syrian Arab republic singed LBC protocol in 1993
. And it is now an active member of MED POL
network and database.
GIS maps show us the MED POL Phase III Monitoring
sites in Syria and MED POL countries
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II- ICT Environmental Managing project
Establishing a Geographical Information System
(GIS) for Integrated Coastal Management Between
Jbeil/Amsheet ( Lebanon ) and Latakia ( Syria )
With co-operation of EU / SMAP programme
Establishing a Geographical Information System
(GIS) in order to identify and specify the
environmental risks and economic options of the
coastal strip concerned, leading to an action
plan for sustainable coastal management
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II- ICT Environmental Awareness project
1- Establishing the Atlas and the Database of
the Biodiversity in Syria with co-operation
of UNDP
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II- ICT Environmental Awareness project
2- Establishing two movies CD about
industrial pollutions
with co-operation of UNIDO
Murder club the president of this club
describe its members ( every one
who pollutes the Environment
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Tomorrow a row of people are waiting for
each turn to sit in unreal
garden ( our tomorrow if we
continue damaging our
real nature )
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