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Africa and the G77 present their negotiating positions
The African Group and the G77 plus China outlined their negotiating positions in back to back press conferences at the Barcelona climate talks on 3rd November 09. This document contains: 1 African Group press conference 2. G77 and China press conference
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Africa and the G77 present their negotiating positions
The African Group and the G77 plus China outlined their negotiating positions in back to back press conferences at the Barcelona climate talks on 3rd November 09. This document contains: 1 African Group press conference 2. G77 and China press conference
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Statement by Yvo de Boer at the opening of the Barcelona climate change talks 2009
This document is the statement by Yvo de Boer at the opening of the Barcelona Climate Change Talks 2009 on 2 November 2009 at Barcelona, Spain.
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Focus on EPR's systems
<p>Areva has come under pressure after a joint statement from safety regulators urged it to revise control systems for its EPR design.</p>
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Climate change impact on hill agriculture and farmers adaptive strategies: a case study of Kullu valley in Himachal Pradesh
This study conducted during January- March, 2007, in the Kullu Valley of Himachal Pradesh in India, takes the apple as an indicator crop to investigate the positive and negative effects of climate change on farm economy. It explores the impacts it had on the agricultural economy of the hill farmers who were forced to abandon apple farming, and those to whom apple farming came to be a new option.
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Report of the expert group to review the methodology for estimation of poverty (Tendulkar Committee Report)
<p>The poverty ratio or the number of poor as a percentage of total population in India for 2004-05 is estimated at 37.2 per cent, according to this report submitted by the Suresh Tendulkar committee recently.
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Roof above the head: qualitative assessment of rural housing in India
<p>The development of rural housing in a manner that results in adequate, quality shelter for inhabitants of Mahatma Gandhi’s “real India” is a challenge before the nation. What are the issues confronting rural housing development in India? The litany of its woes is endless.
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The climate debt crisis: why paying our dues is essential for tackling climate change
The Climate Debt Crisis marks a major step in efforts to draw the links between the overuse of the world
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Ensembles: climate change and its impacts at seasonal, decadal and centennial timescales
This report is a summary of the research and results of the
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Witnessing change: glaciers in the Indian Himalayas
This new WWF study explores how the glaciers in the Indian Himalayas are going through change and says that smaller glaciers in the Himalayas are proving much more vulnerable to climate change impacts than previously thought, with significant implications for the livelihood and freshwater supplies of millions.
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Climate change, poverty and environmental crisis in the disaster prone areas of Pakistan
This latest OXFAM report reviews the impact of climate change on Pakistan
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Charting our water future: economic frameworks to inform decision-making
This latest report by 2030 Water Resources Group, led by IFC & McKinsey warns that governments must address booming water demand or face grave human and environmental. Says that that in 20 years, water demand will be 40% higher than it is today, and more than 50% higher in the most rapidly developing countries.
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The human perturbation of the carbon cycle
The carbon cycle is closely linked to the climate system and is influenced by the growing human population and associated demands for resources, especially for fossil-fuel energy and land. The rate of change in atmospheric CO2 reflects the balance between carbon emissions from human activities and the dynamics of a number of terrestrial and ocean processes that remove
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World energy outlook 2009
The 2009 edition of the World Energy Outlook (WEO) provides updated projections that take into account the implications of the global credit crisis, the economic slowdown and the recent slump in the prices of oil and other forms of energy.
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Towards food sovereignty
This paper describes how achieving food sovereignty will entail a fundamental shift away from the industrial and neo-liberal paradigm for food and agriculture towards: More direct democracy and greater citizen participation in framing policies for food
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Indian climate policy: Choices and challenges
In order to negotiate effectively on an international regime for climate change, US policymakers must have an accurate understanding of the constraints and considerations that determine the negotiating positions of key countries. India plays a pivotal role in these efforts.
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Improving the proof: evolution of and emerging trends in impact assessment methods and approaches in agricultural development
Assessing impacts of public investments has long captured the interest and attention of the development community. This paper presents the evolution of different methods and approaches used for ex ante appraisal, monitoring, project evaluation, and impact assessment over the last five decades.
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Adaptation to climate change by reducing disaster risks: country practices and lessons
With the threat of increased disasters from climate change, many countries are already taking steps to reduce their vulnerability to weather and climatic hazards, such as floods, cyclones, heatwaves and droughts. Adaptation to climate change is a relatively new concern, but it can call on a rich tradition spanning many decades of practices to reduce disaster risks.
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Regional geo-data sharing initiative in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan region
Geographical information and remote sensing systems play a special role in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan region in support for informed decision making.