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HELPING THE FORMER SOVIET UNION FIND SOLUTIONS TO ITS

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Forword. vii

Executive Summary. ix

Acknowledging the Former Soviet Union’s Problems. 1

Defining the Problems 4

Economic Resources and Organizational Constraints .11

Committing US Support to Economic Development and Environmental Sustainability in the CIS. 18

One Solution: The Russian North-Geographic Information System Project (RN-GIS) 25

Conclusion: Making and Implementing Policy 33

Bibliography. 38