Evaluation study on Rural Employment Generation Scheme (REGS) in Meghalaya
The Government of Meghalaya has implemented various Rural Employment Generation Scheme (REGS) in the rural areas of all Districts in Meghalaya
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The economics of adaptation to extreme weather events in Developing Countries
Without international assistance, developing countries will adapt to climate change as best they can. Part of the cost will be absorbed by households and part by the public sector. Adaptation costs will themselves be affected by socioeconomic development, which will also be affected by climate change.
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Global perspectives of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies in emerging countries
CCS is often viewed to be a bridging technology into a future in which renewable energy sources prevail and energy is used as efficiently as possible. Before this future can be reached, emissions from coal-fired power plants and other fossil fuel sources have to be reduced to the greatest extent possible. For the time being, however, use of coal is on the rise. Such
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Clean water for a healthy world
UN-Water is dedicating World Water Day 2010 to the theme of water quality, reflecting its importance alongside quantity of the resource in water management.
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Safety evaluation of certain food additives
The monographs contained in this volume were prepared at the seventy-first meeting of the Joint Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)/ World Health Organization (WHO) Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA), which met at WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, on 16
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Investing in climate change 2010
This pubication says that market drivers for climate change investments remain robust driven by mandates and innovation policy. The 2010 Outlook is bullish for public markets, private equity / venture capital and infrastructure investments.
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Formulating NAMAs in the transport sector: guidance note for parties
This guidance has been put together for the benefit of developing country Parties to consider ways in which mitigation actions in the transport sector. NAMAs play an important role in both the AWG-LCA and the Copenhagen Accord.
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World economic situation and prospects 2010
World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) is a joint product of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and the five United Nations regional commissions. It provides an overview of recent global economic performance and short-term prospects for the world economy and of some key global economic policy and development issues.
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Rajiv Awas Yojana: guidelines for slum-free city planning
Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY) for the slum dwellers and the urban poor envisages a
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Adaptation of forests to climate change: some estimates
This paper is based on a World Bank
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Coastal zones and climate change
This book examines the emerging environmental stresses on coastal areas of the Indian Ocean and the resulting challenges confronting coastal planners and decision makers in a warming world.
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Industrial policy for Delhi 2010-2021
The Industrial Policy of Delhi 2010-2021 that has come out after 1982 aims to promote non-polluting and clean industries with focus on hi-tech, knowledge-based and IT-based Industries. It also envisages operation and maintenance of existing industrial areas and development of new industrial areas on private partnership basis.
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Trade and environment review 2009/2010
This Trade and Environment Review is about finding a policy response to one of the defining challenges of our times
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Climate change and nuclear power 2009
This report summarizes the potential role of nuclear power in mitigating global climate change and its contribution to other development and environment challenges, as well as its current status, including the issues of cost, safety, waste management and nonproliferation. <br>
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Simple water-use accounting of the Ganges basin
This paper applies the principles of water-use accounts, developed in the first of the series, to the Ganges river basin in South Asia. The Ganges basin covers six countries, the river rises in the western Himalayas in the Uttarakhand state of India, A unique feature is the strong seasonal variation in both precipitation and potential evaporation.
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Sustainable groundwater development through integrated watershed management for food security
This paper discusses the results from on-farm community watersheds through groundwater management as the drivers for sustainable management of watersheds in dry land areas. The issues of sustainable development and management of the groundwater resource through integrated watershed management (IWM) approach are also dealt with, in the context of food production and security.
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Green power for electric cars: development of policy recommendations to harvest the potential of electric vehicles
The objective of this study is to establish regulatory options for the EU to ensure that climate policies in road transport result in a push for electricity from renewable sources rather than coal and nuclear or unsustainable biofuels.
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Climate change: filling the financing gap
This booklet focuses on IFC's work in climate change, highlighting leading projects from all regions and explaining their role in filling the financing gap.
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A city-wide approach to carbon finance
Urbanization and climate change will define much of the 21st century. Urbanization leads to improvement in standards of living, and through the increased density and service delivery efficiency of cities, higher growth can be achieved with lower greenhouse gas emissions. Cities and urban agglomerations
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Proceedings of the national conference on water, food security and climate change in Sri Lanka
This is the third volume of the proceedings of the national conference on