Proceedings of the national conference on water, food security and climate change in Sri Lanka
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Mapping of drought areas over India
This document by national climate centre of IMD computes district wise drought probabilities across India for 319 districts having long data series of rainfall. Has done mapping for moderate & severe drought probabilities for various districts & demarcates regions belonging to different class intervals of probabilities of drought.
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Current status and options for biotechnologies in food processing and in food safety in developing countries
Food processing makes use of various unit operations and technologies to convert relatively bulky, perishable and typically inedible raw materials into more useful shelf-stable and palatable foods or potable beverages. Processing contributes to food security by minimizing waste and losses in the food chain and by increasing food availability and marketability.
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Promoting economic cooperation in South Asia: beyond SAFTA
Promoting Economic Cooperation in South Asia: Beyond SAFTA examines the distinct development dichotomy that exists in South Asia and tries to find a workable solution to bridge this gap. In spite of rapid economic growth since 1980, there is extensive poverty and inequality in South Asia.
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Wastewater irrigation and health: assessing and mitigating risk in low-income countries
In most developing countries wastewater treatment systems have very low coverage or function poorly, resulting in large-scale water pollution and the use of poor-quality water for crop irrigation, especially in the vicinity of urban centres. This can pose significant risks to public health, particularly where crops are eaten raw.
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Green investing 2010: policy mechanisms to bridge the financing gap
This report provides an update on the status of investment in clean energy and how the sector has survived the financial crisis. It also provides a critical overview of the various public and private sector financing mechanisms at the national, state and local level that could help unleash further necessary investment.
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Statistical yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2009
This yearbook includes data, charts and a textual overview of over 200 indicators, as well as such cross-cutting issues as poverty and gender. Chapter 30 specifically addresses natural disasters and their huge economic and social costs in Asia and the Pacific.
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Achieving 2010 biodiversity target: Indias contributions
The United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed 2010 as the International Year of Biodiversity (IYB) to raise awareness about the underlying threats to and the need for biodiversity conservation.
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The economics of transition in the power sector
The power sector carries a considerably great burden of the CO2 emission reductions required to address climate change, a feature common to many scenarios of emissions abatement. These reductions will only be possible if existing plants are replaced with more efficient and less-emitting types of plants over the coming decades.
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Natural solutions: protected areas helping people cope with climate change
This report clearly articulates how protected areas contribute significantly to reducing impacts of climate change and what is needed for them to achieve even more. It asserts that adaptation is a mechanism to protect and maintain ecosystem integrity, buffer local climate, reduce risks and impacts from extreme events such as storms, droughts and sea-level rise.
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Understanding Indias climate agenda
India has become an important partner for the EU in both multilateral and bilateral relations in a wide range of policy areas, including energy and climate change.
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Labeling genetically modified food in India
In 2006, India proposed a draft rule requiring the labeling of all genetically modified (GM) foods and products derived thereof. This paper assesses the economic implications of introducing such a mandatory labeling policy for GM food. Focuses on four products that would likely be the first affected by such a regulation in India: cottonseed oil, soybean oil, brinjal (eggplant), and rice.
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National economic, environment and development study for climate change: initial summary report
The UNFCCC Secretariat has published an initial summary report titled
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Vision 2030: the resilience of water supply and sanitation in the face of climate change - technical report
This report presents the findings of research into the projected impact of climate change on water and sanitation services by 2020 and by 2030. These time horizons are relevant to investment decision-making and have been used in other water-using
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Water sector performance under scarcity conditions: a case study of Rajasthan, India
This paper makes an attempt to assess the water sector under scarcity conditions in the State of Rajasthan. It adopts the criteria of physical, economic, financial and equity performance across sub-sectors. The assessment brought out clearly that no indicator has shown satisfactory performance in any of the sub-sectors.
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Visit report of effluent treatment plants/common effluent treatment plants in the country
This report includes the visit of Effluent Treatment Plants/ Common Effluent Treatment Plants based on advanced / latest technologies established at Ahemdabad(Gujarat), Mumbai, Tirupur & Erode (Tamilnadu). The purpose of the visit was to study the technologies being employed there and to explore the possibility of using the same in the state also.
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Case studies illustrating the socio-economic benefits of ecological networks
The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has released a brochure titled
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Environmental sustainability index for Indian states 2009
Latest comparative analysis of environmental achievements , challenges and priorities among Indian states. Provides overall picture of state-level sustainability by aggregating data on states
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Financing on-site sanitation for the poor: a six country comparative review and analysis
The present study offers evidence on alternative financing
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Tool for calculating greenhouse gases (GHG) in solid waste management (SWM)
The IPCC's Fourth Assessment Report puts the contribution of the solid waste and wastewater management sector to global greenhouse gas emissions at 2.7%, which might at first sight appear to be comparatively low.