Estimating the value of improved wastewater treatment: the case of river Ganga, India
This paper employs a stated preference environmental valuation method, namely the choice experiment method, to estimate local public
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Innovations in multi-level governance for energy efficiency
Recent IEA analysis highlights member countries
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The little climate finance book: a guide to financing options for forests and climate change
The Little Climate Finance Book is a companion piece to the Global Canopy Programme
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Organic agriculture and carbon sequestration
This document discusses the opportunities and constrains of carbon accounting for organic agriculture management in developed and developing countries. The aim of this document is to describe the potential of organic agriculture to sequester carbon and to meet the requirements of carbon accounting systems, including factors such as carbon permanence, leakage and additionality.
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Poverty and climate change: reducing the vulnerability of the poor through adaptation
Climate change is a serious risk to poverty reduction and threatens to undo decades of development efforts. As the Johannesburg Declaration on Sustainable Development states,
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Water and conflict: incorporating peacebuilding into water development
This document is intended to assist water development practitioners, civil society peacebuilders, and human rights advocates seeking to integrate water and peacebuilding in their work. The purpose is twofold: to furnish a conceptual framework for understanding problems of scarcity and equity, and to provide practical guidance and tools for action.
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No sure fix: Prospects for reducing nitrogen fertilizer pollution through genetic engineering
Industrial farming operations apply massive amounts of nitrogen fertilizer to crops
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Environmental strategies to replace DDT and control malaria
This study sets out the importance of analysing a specific situation in order to develop a holistic strategy of interventions which will be appropriate to the vectors
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Cities, climate change and multilevel governance
Cities represent a challenge and an opportunity for climate change policy. As the hubs of economic activity, cities generate the bulk of GHG emissions and are thus important to mitigation strategies. Urban planning will shape future trends and the concentration of population, socio-economic activity, poverty
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International strategy for sustainable groundwater management: transboundary aquifers and integrated watershed management
This publication comprises the proceedings of the UNESCO Chair Workshop on "International Strategy for Sustainable Groundwater Management: Transboundary Aquifers and Integrated Watershed Management" held on 6 October 2009 at the Laboratory of Advanced Research A, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba City, Japan in conjunction with the JSPS-DGHE Joint Research Project Meeting.
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Land and cultural survival: the communal land rights of indigenous peoples in Asia
Development in Asia faces a crucial issue: the right of indigenous peoples to build a better life while protecting their ancestral lands and cultural identity. An intimate relationship with land expressed in communal ownership has shaped and sustained these cultures over time.
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WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2009: implementing smoke-free environments
The report is the second in a series that tracks the status of the tobacco epidemic and the impact of the interventions that are being implemented to stop it. The report provides a comprehensive overview of the evidence base for protecting people from the harms of second-hand tobacco smoke through legislation and enforcement.
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Role and potential of renewable energy and energy efficiency for global energy supply
The analysis of different global energy scenarios in part I of the report confirms that the exploitation of energy efficiency potentials and the use of renewable energies play a key role in reaching global CO2 reduction targets.
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Sustainable urban transport in Asia 2009: a year in review
Year 2009 can be considered very significant as climate change concerns in transport became the primary driver of the Sustainable Transport agenda.
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Indias ground water irrigation economy: the challenge of balancing livelihoods and environment
This paper attempts to trace the history of irrigation development from early 19th century to the present to emphasize the shifting of focus from the government controlled major and medium surface irrigation systems to farmer-controlled ground water irrigation systems.
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Spatio-temporal analysis of forests under different management regimes using Landsat and IRS images
Following the empirical study, cloud-free satellite data were used to study the forests in multi-temporal dimensions. Use of remote sensing data with visual observation/ground truth data is an advanced tool to study and understand the development patterns of the forests. Based on the vegetation index and land
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The economic impact of AB 32 on California small businesses
Assembly Bill 32 (AB 32), the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, established California
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Bioenergy a sustainable and reliable energy source: a review of status and prospects
The supply of sustainable energy is one of the main challenges that mankind will face over the coming decades, particularly because of the need to address climate change. Biomass can make a substantial contribution to supplying future energy demand in a sustainable way.
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Generic guidelines for preparation of security plan for tiger reserves
This document by the National Tiger Conservation Authority attempts to provide a roadmap at recognising and evaluating threats to any Tiger Reserve and formulating an appropriate response to such threats.
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Assessment of plastic waste and its management at airports and railway stations in Delhi
Disposal of plastics waste has drawn attention of environmentalist due to their nonbiodegradability and unaesthetic views since these are not disposed scientifically and