Nairobi, Kenya and Washington, DC: United Nations Environment Programme, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, The World Bank, 1998. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Trade paperback. Format is approximately 8.5 inches by 10.75 inches. xvii, [1], 95, [3] pages. Appendices. Boxes. Figures (Color). Dr. Robert T. Watson is the Chief Scientist and Director for Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Development at the World Bank. In May 1996, Watson joined the World Bank as Senior Scientific Advisor at the Environment Department. He is also Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Before joining the Bank, Watson was Associate Director for Environment in the Office of Science and Technology Policy in the Executive Office of the President in the White House. Prior to joining the Clinton White House, Watson was Director of the Science Division and Chief Scientist for the NASA's Office of Mission to Planet Earth. Watson has received many national and international awards and prizes, including the AAAS Award for Scientific Freedom and Responsibility in 1993. More