ICNARC report on COVID-19 in critical care
<p>This report presents analyses of data on patients critically ill with confirmed COVID-19 reported to ICNARC up to 4pm on 16 April 2020 from critical care units participating in the Case Mix Programme
London
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Rights to water and sanitation: a handbook for activists
The purpose of this handbook is to help civil society and those working on water and sanitation issues to adopt a human rights-based approach to advocacy, so that they can improve water and sanitation service regulation and provision at international, national and local levels.
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Biosafety project report: protecting the consumers right to a healthy environment in the Developing World
<p>This publication reviews relevant aspects of consumer protection in relation to modern biotechnology and its products, and outlines the current status of biosafety issues in developing countries. It provides an overview of the main questions posed in the international debate around the use and commercialisation of GMOs.
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Displaced and marginalized: protecting the traditional knowledge, customary laws and forest rights of the Yanadi tribals of Andhra Pradesh
Most of the Yanadi community in Chittoor and Nellore districts are now seeking their livelihoods by getting jobs in other places and are living their life forgetting much about their age old rich traditions and customs. The net result is that traditional knowledge and customary practices that were in practice since times immemorial are dying out day by day.
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Pursuing sustainability: 2010 assessment of country energy and climate policy
This report is the second publication of the ongoing assessment of energy policymaking acrossthe globe by the World Energy Council (WEC). The long-term goal is to generate insights into practices in different countries.
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Water for energy 2010
This study aims to contribute to a better understanding of the critical linkages between water and energy and the impact on both of climate change. It identifies areas of opportunity where investment and new regulations are needed, to ensure sustainable global development. Human civilization has always rested on access to water, and, more specifically, on its utilization.
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Serious damage - Tribal people's and large dams
<p>The report highlights the devastating impact on tribal people of a massive boom in dam-building for hydropower. Drawing on examples from Asia, Africa and the Americas, the report<a href="http://assets.survivalinternational.org/documents/373/Serious_Damage_final.pdf"></a> exposes the untold cost of obtaining
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A bank for the future: maximising public investment in a low-carbon economy
The recent financial crisis cost the UK
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State of the worlds minorities and indigenous peoples 2010
In State of the World's Minorities and Indigenous Peoples 2010, Minority Rights Group International offers a comprehensive overview of the situation faced by minorities in a world increasingly divided along religious lines.
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Building a collaborative platform for climate change: an action research approach
As climate change has risen on the development agenda, so has the demand for research to understand the effects it will have on society and what can be done by governments, businesses, communities and households to deal with its impacts. The rapid increase in development assistance funding for climate change has brought with it opportunities to scale up work on development and poverty reduction.
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Equity and social justice in water resource management in Bangladesh
In Bangladesh, equitable and sustainable water management is critically important due to the country