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the 2021 BNT Environmental Education Conference!

The BNT is partnering with The Ministry of Education, Bahamas and The United States Embassy Nassau, The Bahamas to host the 2021 BNT Environmental Education Conference! Through this virtual conference, teachers and educators will be provided with practical tools for implementing the new environmental component of the Ministry of Education’s Primary Science Curriculum.

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2021/08/12

W jaki sposób Izrael niewielki kraj na Bliskim Wschodzie, zaspokaja wszystkie swoje wodne potrzeby?

W jaki sposób #Izrael, niewielki kraj na Bliskim Wschodzie, zaspokaja wszystkie swoje wodne ? potrzeby? . Poznaj nasze najbardziej innowacyjne rozwiązania, począwszy od niezwykłych metod oszczędzania, aż po czerpanie wody... z powietrza! #SustainableDevelopment #woda

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2021/08/12

European Holocaust Memorial Day for Sinti and Roma

Ambassador Luc Jacobs participated today in the commemorations of the European Holocaust Memorial Day for Sinti and Roma at the Auschwitz Memorial / Muzeum Auschwitz where he laid wreath at the Monument to the Extermination of Roma and Sinti to honor the victims. On the 2nd of August 77 years ago, the “Zigeunerlager” at Birkenau was eliminated killing the remaining 4300 Roma (men, women and children) who were being held there.

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2021/08/11

Powstanie Warszawskie: 77. rocznica

W ramach obchodów 77. rocznicy wybuchu Powstania Warszawskiego, Ambasada Francji w Warszawie złożyła hołd bohaterom tego zbrojnego zrywu przeciwko niemieckiemu okupantowi, przygotowanego przez polski ruch oporu (a trwającego od 1 sierpnia do 2 października 1944 roku).

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2021/08/11

Independence Day of the Republic of Chad

Chad, landlocked state in north-central Africa. The country’s terrain is that of a shallow basin that rises gradually from the Lake Chad area in the west and is rimmed by mountains to the north, east, and south. Natural irrigation is limited to the Chari and Logone rivers and their tributaries, which flow from the southeast into Lake Chad. The capital, N’Djamena (formerly Fort-Lamy), is almost 1,000 miles (1,600 km) by road from the western African coastal ports. Although it is the fifth largest country on the continent, Chad—much of the northern part of which lies in the Sahara—has a population density of only about 20 persons per square mile (8 persons per square km). Most of the population lives by agriculture; cotton is grown in the south, and cattle are raised in the central region. Chad joined the ranks of oil-producing countries in 2003, raising hopes that the revenues generated would improve the country’s economic situation. Land Chad is bounded on the north by Libya, on the east by Sudan, on the south by the Central African Republic, and on the west by Cameroon, Nigeria, and Niger. The frontiers of Chad, which constitute a heritage from the colonial era, do not coincide with either natural or ethnic boundaries. Relief and drainage In its physical structure Chad consists of a large basin bounded on the north, east, and south by mountains. Lake Chad, which represents all that remains of a much larger lake that covered much of the region in earlier geologic periods, is situated in the centre of the western frontier; it is 922 feet (281 metres) above sea level. The lowest altitude of the basin is the Djourab Depression, which is 573 feet (175 metres) above sea level. In the early Holocene Epoch, possibly until as recently as 7,000 years ago, the lake stood at a level of about 1,100 feet (335 metres) above sea level, or some 180 feet (55 metres) higher than today, and was as much as 550 feet (170 metres) deep. At that stage Mega-Chad, as it has been called, occupied an area of some 130,000 square miles (336,700 square km) and overflowed southward via the present-day Kébi River and then over the Gauthiot Falls westward to the Benue River and the Atlantic Ocean. Older dune systems, flooded by Mega-Chad, form linear islands in the present lake and extend hundreds of miles to the east, the interdunal hollows being occupied by diatomites and other lake sediments. The mountains that rim the basin include the volcanic Tibesti Massif to the north (of which the highest point is Mount Koussi, with an elevation of 11,204 feet [3,415 metres]), the sandstone peaks of the Ennedi Plateau to the northeast, the crystalline rock mountains of the Ouaddaï (Wadai) region to the east, and the Oubangui Plateau to the south. The semicircle is completed to the southwest by the mountains of Adamawa and Mandara, which lie mostly beyond the frontier in Cameroon and Nigeria. Chad’s river network is virtually limited to the Chari and Logone rivers and their tributaries, which flow from the southeast to feed Lake Chad. The remaining Chad waterways are either seasonal or are of insignificant size. The Chari, which arises from headstreams in the Central African Republic to the south, is later joined from the east by the Salamat Wadi and from the west by the Ouham River, its largest tributary. After entering an ill-defined area of swampland between Niellim and Dourbali, it flows through a large delta into Lake Chad. The Chari is about 750 miles (1,200 km) in length and has a flow that normally varies between 600 and 12,000 cubic feet (17,000 to 340,000 litres) per second, according to the season. The Logone, which for some of its course runs along the Cameroon frontier, is formed by the junction of the Pendé and Mbéré rivers; its flow varies between 170 and 3,000 cubic feet (4,800 and 85,000 litres) per second, and its course is more than 600 miles (965 km) long before it joins the Chari at N’Djamena. The level of Lake Chad fluctuates according to the flow of these rivers, as well as according to the degree of precipitation, evaporation, and seepage. The droughts of the 1970s and early ’80s in the Sahel region of western Africa reduced the lake to record low levels. By 1985 it had been reduced to a pool, immediately to the north of the Chari–Logone mouth, occupying about 1,000 square miles (2,600 square km). The size of the lake continued to decline, and in the early 21st century, the area was typically about 580 square miles (1,500 square km). Soils Several types of soil formation occur in Chad, apart from the sand of the desert zone and the sheer rock of the mountainous areas. On the south side of Lake Chad the soils are derived from clayey deposits that accumulated on the floor of Mega-Chad. Along the seasonally flooded banks of the Chari and Logone rivers and the Salamat Wadi, hydromorphic (waterlogged) soils occur. Tropical iron-bearing soils, red in colour, are found on the exposed folds and mounds of the Ouaddaï region’s upland slopes. In the area north of Lake Chad, subarid soils are characteristic, except in the depressions that occur between the dunes on the shores of Lake Chad, where hydromorphic soils liable to salinization are found. Climate of Chad Chad’s wide range in latitudes (that extend southward from the Tropic of Cancer for more than 15°) is matched by a climatic range that varies from wet and dry tropical to hot arid. At the towns of Moundou and Sarh, in the wet and dry tropical zone, between 32 and 48 inches (800 and 1,200 mm) of rain falls annually between May and October. In the central semiarid tropical (Sahel) zone, where N’Djamena is situated, between 12 and 32 inches (300 and 800 mm) of rain falls between June and September. In the north rains are infrequent, with an annual average of less than one inch being recorded at Largeau. Chad thus has one relatively short rainy season. The dry season, which lasts from December to February everywhere in the country, is relatively cool, with daytime temperatures in the mid-80s to mid-90s F (upper 20s to mid-30s C) and nighttime temperatures that drop to the mid-50s F (low to mid-10s C). From March onward it becomes very hot until the first heavy rains fall. At N’Djamena, for example, daytime temperatures average more than 100° F (38° C) between March and June. Heavy rains begin at N’Djamena in July, and average daytime temperatures drop to the low 90s F (mid-30s C), but nighttime temperatures remain in the 70s F (20s C) until the onset of N’Djamena’s dry, cool season in November. Plant and animal life Three vegetation zones, correlated with the rainfall, may be distinguished. These are a wet and dry tropical zone in the south, characterized by shrubs, tall grasses, and scattered broad-leaved deciduous trees; a semiarid tropical (Sahel) zone, in which savanna vegetation gradually merges into a region of thorn bushes and open steppe country; and a hot arid zone, composed of dunes and plateaus in which vegetation is scarce and occasional palm oases are to be found. The tall grasses and the extensive marshes of the savanna zone have an abundant wildlife. There large mammals—such as elephants, hippopotamuses, rhinoceroses, warthogs, giraffes, antelopes, lions, leopards, and cheetahs—coexist with a wide assortment of birds and reptiles. The rivers and the lake are among the richest in fish of all African waters. The humid regions also contain swarms of insects, some of which are dangerous. More … Score: https://www.britannica.com/place/Chad  

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2021/08/11

30 Best Things to do in Lisbon, Portugal

Lisbon is more than Portugal’s capital; it’s one of the world’s most hospitable cities. Lisbon’s landscape has steep winding alleys and cobbled roads twisting above and below each other. The people are kind and welcoming. Situated at the Tagus river’s mouth, Lisbon is the perfect place for quality seafood at an affordable price. The weather is fantastic too! Temperatures in the city rarely drop below 15 Celsius, making Lisbon an ideal Autumn and Winter escape.

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2021/08/10

Wysokie odznaczenie dla Janusza Gasta

Prezydent Austrii Alexander Van der Bellen przyznał wieloletniemu sekretarzowi generalnemu – a od 2019 r. wiceprzewodniczącemu – Towarzystwa Polsko-Austriackiego, inż. Januszowi Gastowi, Złotą Odznakę Honorową za Zasługi dla Republiki Austrii w uznaniu za jego wszechstronne działania na rzecz pogłębiania relacji między Austrią i Polską oraz wspierania pozytywnego obrazu Austrii w Polsce.

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2021/08/10

Ambasador Jestřáb odwiedził Bydgoszcz

Ambasador Ivan Jestřáb spotkał się w dniu 23 lipca 2021 roku w Bydgoszczy z wojewodą Mikołajem Bogdanowiczem i przedstawicielami czeskich i polskich przedsiębiorstw. Wojewoda Mikołaj Bogdanowicz goscił w dniu 23 lipca br. w Kujawsko-Pomorskim Urzędzie Wojewódzkim w Bydgoszczy Ambasadora Czech Ivana Jestřába, któremu towarzyszył konsul honorowy Dariusz Zimny.

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2021/08/10

Missão Virtual de Startups Brasileiras à Polônia

Estamos felizes em anunciar que neste 19 de julho iniciaram as inscrições para a Missão Virtual de Startups Brasileiras à Polônia ?. O projeto é realizado pela Embaixada do Brasil em Varsóvia e Sebrae, em cooperação com Startup HUB Poland e Polish-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce no âmbito do Programa Diplomacia da Inovação (PDI) do governo federal. A Missão tem por objetivo incentivar a internacionalização de empresas inovadoras brasileiras no mercado polonês e europeu.

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2021/08/09