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International Convention on Children's right
CyberDodo and Ants (1-1)
CyberDodo and Bees (1-5)
Beaches (1-6)
The Convention (2-1)
Definition of the Child – Article 1 and 2 - (2-2)
The Mission of CyberDodo (2-40)
CyberDodo and the waste of energy (1-20)
CyberDodo and persons with disabilities (2-20)
The importance of the media – Article 17 - (2-15)
CyberDodo and the Dangers of Fire (1-7)
Rivers (1-8)
Understanding the best interests of the child (2-3)
CyberDodo and the Monkeys (1-13)
Camels (1-31)
CyberDodo and Water (1-32)
Medicinal plants (1-33)
CyberDodo and the Penguins (1-34)
CyberDodo and child soldiers (2-30)
CyberDodo and the Cheetah (1-23) 
CyberDodo and the TseTse fly (1-47)
CyberDodo fights against the sexual exploitation of children (2-27)
CyberDodo and Coral (1-16)
CyberDodo and ground water tables (1-53)
The Right to a Nationality (2-37)
CyberDodo and the Forests (1-9)
CyberDodo takes on Obesity (2-34)
CyberDodo and the Eagles (1-21)
CyberDodo and the Implementation of the Agreement (2-4)
CyberDodo and Tortoises (1-24)
CyberDodo and the Freedom of Expression (2-13)
CyberDodo and the farmyard (1-25)
CyberDodo fights against Child Trafficking (2-28)
CyberDodo and Rhinos (1-28)
CyberDodo takes on the cigarette (2-35)
CyberDodo takes on child abuse (2-16)
CyberDodo fights against child labour (2-25)
CyberDodo and greenhouse gases (1-40)
CyberDodo fights against drug abuse (2-26)
CyberDodo and Street kids(1-38)
CyberDodo fights against child abduction (2-11)
CyberDodo and Clones (1-4)
CyberDodo and the Whales (1-10)
CyberDodo and the Right to Education (2-38)
CyberDodo and Dolphins (1-11)
3 minutes to discover CyberDodo!
CyberDodo defends the Right to Freedom of Expression in the Courts (2-12)
CyberDodo and solar energy (1-45)
CyberDodo and the Elephants (1-22)
CyberDodo fights against hunger (2-6)
CyberDodo and the Ozone Layer (1-35)
CyberDodo and Urban pollution (1-19)
CyberDodo and mother’s milk (2-7)
CyberDodo and Nutrition (1-55)
Raising awareness of the Convention (2-39)
CyberDodo and city maintenance (1-41)
CyberDodo and the Sea Lion (1-18)
CyberDodo and Dodos (1-2)
CyberDodo fights against sexual aggression (2-33)
Multimedia Press Release
CyberDodo and the Sharks (1-27)
CyberDodo and the Molluscs (1-26)
CyberDodo and illegal animal trafficking (1-30)
CyberDodo and the Right to Live with one’s own Parents (2-09)
CyberDodo and draught horses (1-36)
The Right to have a name
CyberDodo and the Dams (1-37)
CyberDodo commits to the right to respect of personal privacy (2-14)
CyberDodo and the Alligators (1-39)
CyberDodo and abandoned animals (1-43)
Let us fight against the sexual exploitation of children
Hall of Fame (Winners of CyberDodo's tournaments)
CyberDodo and Urban pollution (1-19)
What is urban pollution ? 1/2
It is basically the collection of pollutants created by cities, the number and dangerousness of these pollutants which would certainly surprise city dwellers everywhere ! Air, water, ground the entire environment is involved
Certainly, the situation is different in western countries versus in poorer countries, in countries with warmer climates as opposed to colder ones, but a global consciousness must definitely be engaged in order to make cities less polluted and hence less dangerous for their inhabitants.
Air
Cities are the source of numerous dangerous gases, particularly vehicles (passenger cars, lorries, buses, etc) which produce, in particular, carbon dioxide (CO2), carbon monoxide (CO), sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrous oxides (Nox), benzyne, ozone, etc. in addition to fine particles emitted by diesel motors which represent a serious threat to human health.
Heating installations use fossil fuels which also pollute the air of our cities. However, in numerous urban agglomerations, the main source of the deterioration of air quality is from industrial facilities which spew out veritable poisons into the air, which is then breathed by riverside residents.
Smog, which so commonly caps our famous megalopolises is a terrifying palpable demonstration of atmospheric pollution.
Water
For more than a century, cities have functioned as super magnets, attracting millions of rural residents to their proverbial shores.
Each of these individuals has needed water to live, that is, to drink, to prepare food, and also to wash up and for other basic needs. Cities under constant development must therefore constantly increase their water resources and their water treatment capacities.
In numerous countries, this has created nearly insurmountable problems and hundreds of millions of human beings are not guaranteed daily access to potable water ; as regards wastewater the lack of effective collection and treatment facilities means that wastewater is often quite simply dumped back into Nature, often into the ocean, which creates serious and lasting pollution problems.
Lest we not forget the cleansing effect of rainwaters which wash numerous pollutants into the ground and other water sources, including lakes and oceans.
See our informational report on groundwater for more information.
