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Implications of the REDD negotiations for forest restoration
The UN Environment Programme-World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) has published a briefing on the implications of the negotiations on reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries (REDD) for forest restoration.
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Making protected areas relevant
Protected area integration entails a two-fold process. The first involves linking protected areas within a broader network of protected and managed lands and waters in order to maintain ecological processes, functions and services. The second involves incorporating protected area design and management into
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Review of existing cap on the number of three-wheelers in Delhi and its implications for pollution and congestion
EPCA reviews existing cap on number of three-wheelers in Delhi and its implications on mobility, pollution and congestion. Recommends that existing restriction on the number of TSRs imposed by Supreme court be lifted as of April 2010, when the Bharat III norms come into force.
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Determination of onset and withdrawal dates of summer monsoon across India using NCEP/NCAR re-analysis
Following a unified approach, an objective criterion has been developed for the determination of yearwise onset and withdrawal dates of the summer monsoon over the 19 subregions across India.
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Adapting energy, transport and water infrastructure to the long-term impacts of climate change
This report sets out the case for adapting infrastructure in the energy, transport and water sectors so that new and existing infrastructure is able to operate effectively in a long-term changing climate.
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Financing global climate change mitigation
Financing Global Climate Change Mitigation specifically aims at providing an appraisal of the energy efficiency situation worldwide and giving guidance on further action.
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Diverse farming protects against climate change
Responding to climate change is a challenge for global agriculture. In the coming decades, differences in rainfall, temperatures and the ranges of plants and pest species will transform agriculture. Developing countries are predicted to experience stronger impacts than others. For example, by the
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Forest works manual for Uttarakhand under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
This manual has been prepared with the idea to describe the forestry based activities which can be taken up for employment generation under the NREGA by the village people or other grassroots level implementing agencies. The manual consists of seven chapters. The First one gives a brief profile of climate, people inhabiting and other physical features.
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Snow leopard conservation in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh
The Greater and Trans Himalayan regions of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh have great potential in terms of wildlife (flora and fauna). This survey was the first ever survey for the snow leopard in Uttarakhand and some of the areas of Himachal Pradesh till date. It confirms the presence of snow leopard in
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Demonstrating community capacity to program and manage Community Disaster Resilience Fund (CDRF) in India
This report is the summary of a project implemented in Orissa, India which aims to carry out a resilience process at community level in order to bring local priorities and capacities of disaster prone vulnerable communities to disaster risk reduction programming.
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WMO statement on the status of the global climate in 2009
This WMO annual survey on weather and climate change provides evidence that the period, 2000
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Natural Solutions: protected areas helping people cope with climate change
Protected Areas offer a cost effective solution to the impacts of climate change, according to IUCN, The Nature Conservancy, the United Nations Development Programme, Wildlife Conservation Society, the World Bank and WWF.
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Mumbai human development report 2009
This is the first-ever city-level human development report that analyses in-depth various issues such as population, education, slums, gender, and health, among others, that will aid the city
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Solar water heaters in India: market assessment studies and surveys for different sectors and demand segments
This latest assessment of the solar water heater market in India provides an insight into the current market and projects realizable market potential till the year 2022. Finds considerable gap between the projected potential & targets set by JNNSM and suggests a closer scrutiny of the targets set.
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Transportation NAMAs: a proposed framework
This recent paper discusses the importance of addressing greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector in developing countries and suggests that supported NAMAs provide an important opportunity to truly transform the transportation sector in many countries.
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REDD, forest governance and rural livelihoods: the emerging agenda
Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) initiatives are more likely to be effective in reducing emissions if they build on, rather than conflict with, the interests of local communities and indigenous groups (referred to henceforth as
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Irrigation management transfer in India: the processes and constraints
Over the last decade, various policy reforms have been carried out in India
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Vision 2030: the resilience of water supply and sanitation in the face of climate change - technology projection study
Climate change is expected to affect the capacity and operations of existing water and sanitation infrastructure and services.
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IPCC expert meeting on detection and attribution related to anthropogenic climate change: meeting report
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has published a report of the expert meeting on Detection and Attribution Related to Anthropogenic Climate Change. The meeting, organized jointly by Working Groups I (Physical Science Basis and Impacts) and II (Adaptation and Vulnerability), was held in Geneva, Switzerland, from 14-16 September 2009.