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
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Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries (REDD)
This paper summarises the importance of wetlands in relation to climate change, as a basis for examining their potential role in the measures for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) being discussed under the Kyoto Protocol. The question is addressed also in relation to relevant aspects of other intergovernmental agreements.
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Adapting to climate change in the water sector
Water is the key medium that links atmospheric temperature rises to changes in human and physical systems. Climate change will alter the hydrological cycle in many ways. The trigger is the warming of the atmosphere and oceans, which will change major weather systems.
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High-Level India-EU Seminar in Delhi
The High-Level Dialogue between India and the EU met in Delhi on 3-4 February alongside the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS) under the joint chairmanship of Nitin Desai and Sir Crispin Tickell.
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Poverty lines and lives of the poor: underestimation of urban poverty - the case of India
This paper describes the development of poverty lines in India, from the 19th century to the present, and assesses their limitations as an indication of poverty.
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Standard bearers: horticultural exports and private standards in Africa
This report is an output of the project small-scale producers
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Chilling facts: the big supermarket refrigeration scandal
Supermarket refrigeration is making a worrying contribution to climate change. About one quarter of the carbon footprint of supermarkets comes from the cooling gases used in their refrigeration systems
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New directions for integrating environment and development in East Africa
This paper synthesizes the findings of a study carried out by Ecoagriculture Partners and the International Institute for Environment and Development on behalf of the David and Lucile Packard Foundation to explore opportunities for sustainable development in East Africa.
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Taking control: how citizens can hold industry to account
The oil, gas and mining industries look set to remain major players in global development, despite urgent efforts to end the world
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Tackling climate change, reducing poverty: the first report of the Roundtable on climate change and poverty in the UK
This report presents the concerns and observations of a wide range of organisations about the impact of climate change on the most vulnerable members of society. The broad platform is one of shared concern. Specific policy recommendations, though, remain those of the individual organisations operating in their particular field of competence.
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Beyond borders: the need for strategic global adaptation
After taking a back seat to mitigation, adaptation to climate change has come of age. It is now one of the four more or less co-equal pillars of the 2007 UN climate talks