Connect from Off Campus
Researching from home? Use the VPN Links below to access our databases.
Tell me what you think!
World Water Day - 22 March 2012
Water and Food Security
International World Water Day is held annually on 22 March as a means of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources.
An international day to celebrate freshwater was recommended at the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED). The United Nations General Assembly responded by designating 22 March 1993 as the first World Water Day.
Each year, World Water Day highlights a specific aspect of freshwater. On this page, we present a brief overview of the different themes that have been the focus of World Water Day celebrations.
Key Sites
Key Earth System Science sites
- BIOSIS Previews (1926-present) *
BIOSIS Previews abstracts and indexes information in the life sciences and environment from more than 5,500 sources all around the world, including: journal articles, meeting and conference reports, books and patents. Over 560,000 new citations are added - Columbia earthscape: an online resource on the global environment * Provides full-text information resources related to education and research in the earth sciences and public policy, including papers, conference, journal abstracts, books and databases. Material is contributed and selected by scholars and research institu
- Compendex (Engineering Index) (1868-present) * Citations with abstracts to worldwide literature in engineering and technology excluding patents Subject: Technology -- Abstracts; Engineering -- Abstracts; Technology -- Indexes; Engineering -- Indexes
- Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management (1967+ ) *
Environmental biotechnology, engineering, pollution - GeoRef (geophysics, paleontology) (1785 - present) *
GeoRef contains citations for over 3,500 journals plus numerous conference papers, theses, and other publications in the fields of geology, geophysics, and paleontology. Citations cover the years 1785-present for geology of North America and the years 193 - NTRL (National Technical Report Literature) * The National Technical Information Service acquires, indexes, abstracts, and archives the largest collection of U.S. government-sponsored technical reports in existence. The NTRL offers access to these authenticated government technical reports to libraries and technical information users.
- GEOBASE (1980- ) * Interdisciplinary database covering physical and human geography, geology, ecology, and Third World studies. Includes citations and abstracts published in several print journals.
- Treatise on Geochemistry *
Comprehensive coverage of the full range of disciplines and topics in the field of geochemistry. Sections include: Meteorites, Comets, and Planets; The Mantle and Core; The Crust; The Atmosphere; Surface and Ground Water, Weathering, and Soils; The Oceans - Treatise on Geophysics * Comprehensive coverage of the full range of disciplines and topics in the field of geophysics. Sections include: Seismology and structure of the Earth; Mineral physics; Geodesy; Earthquake seismology; Geomagnetism; Crust and lithosphere dynamics; Mantle d
- Encyclopedia of Earth An electronic reference about the Earth, its natural environments, and their interaction with society. The scope of the Encyclopedia of Earth is the environment of the Earth broadly defined, with particular emphasis on the interaction between society and
- Web of Science (1900-present) * The ISI® Science Citation Index Expanded provides access to current and retrospective bibliographic information, author abstracts, and cited references found in approximately 8,060 major journals across 173 disciplines, to 1900.
- NOAA Climate Climate Program Office incorporates the Office of Global Programs, the Arctic Research Office, the Climate Observations and Services Program, and coordinates climate activities across NOAA.
- INSPEC (physics and geophysics, 1898 - present) * INSPEC is produced by the Institute of Electrical Engineers and provides access to the world’s leading scientific and technical literature in physics, geophysics, lectrical engineering, electronics, communications, control engineering, and computing.
- NOAAWatch - NOAA's All Hazard Monitor NOAAWatch Web site is a Web portal offering information about ongoing environmental events, and explains the role of NOAA in prediction, monitoring, and recovery from environmental hazards.
Research Librarian for Chemistry, Earth System Science, and Russian Studies |
 Mitchell C. Brown   Contact Info Research Librarian for Chemistry, Earth System Science, and Russian Studies Scholarly Communications Coordinator mcbrown@uci.edu University of California The UCI Libraries P.O. Box 19557 Irvine, CA 92623-9557 |
Loading...
