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carbon sink natural
systems that absorb and store carbon dioxide from the atmosphere (9) |
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catchment area also
known as watershed, the total area of land that slopes towards and drains into a river (12) |
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cleaner production reducing
the impact of industry on the environment (8) |
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climate average
weather over a period of 30 years or more (9) |
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climate change change
in the average climate over time taking place more quickly than expected from
natural variation (9) |
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climate variability natural
short term fluctuations in the expected average climate (9) |
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concentration amount
of a substance in a known volume of water or air (7) |
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condense change
of physical state from gas to liquid (4) |
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Constitution (of Ethiopia) supreme
law of Ethiopia (15) |
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convention formal
multilateral agreement usually open for for participation by the global
community of nations that becomes legally binding on those that ratify
it (14) |
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critical times (for handwashing) times
when hands should be thoroughly washed to remove possible contamination from
pathogens including after urinating or defecating, before and after eating or
preparing food, after cleaning a child's bottom (13) |
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