Indian wind energy outlook 2009
The study examines the potential of wind power in India up to the year 2030. It explains how wind energy can provide up to 24% of India
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Migration and urban poverty in India: some preliminary observations
Decision to Migrate is mostly a choice - except in compelling
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Regional analysis of rainfall extremes of part of Western Ghat, India
The state of Kerala in the southwestern corner of the Indian peninsula is climatically unique in many respects because of the impact of the Western Ghat Mountains. This results in a wide range of climates and the associated marked gradient in the annual total of rainfall which ranges from ~6000 mm at the crest of Western Ghat, to as low as 600 mm in the valley portion.
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Greenhouse gas mitigation: issues for Indian agriculture
By some estimates, agricultural practices account for 20 percent of India
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Poverty and agrarian distress in Orissa
The relatively lower reduction of poverty in Orissa, 0.2 percentage points per annum from 48.6% in 1993-94 to 46.4% in 2004-05, has been a matter of concern. The current exercise attempts to analyse whether part of the explanation lies in the state of affairs in agriculture. An analysis for 2004-05 shows that incidence of poverty is 47% for rural and 44% for urban Orissa.
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The Montreal Protocol: India's success story
The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer has since been recognized as an extraordinary environmental success in global cooperation to protect the ozone layer. The Montreal Protocol has completed more than 20 years of its progress.
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Working for the climate: renewable energy and the green job [r]evolution
The climate crisis and the financial crisis are not two competing issues that need to be addressed separately by the world community. The solution to one is, in fact, the answer to the other. Investment in energy efficiency and renewable energy helps the economy by increasing employment in the power sector, while reducing energy costs and easing the over-use of precious natural resources.
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South Asia environment outlook 2009
The South Asia Environment Outlook 2009 covers the state and trends of the environment (land, air, water, biodiversity) and five key issues - Climate Change, Food Security, Water Security,
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Sanjay lake -- dying silently
The CSE report on Sanjay lake situated in East Delhi. This rainwater lake was to be developed before the 2010 Commonwealth Games but the negligence of DDA and the Delhi Tourism Department who are in charge of the lake has made it a pool full of mud and sewage. <br> The report is available at http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/<br>newsletter/sanjay_lake.htm
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World development report 2010: development and climate change
This report by World Bank suggests that an effective climate deal needs to frame development and climate within a single agenda. It shows how the global response to climate change can strengthen, rather than undermine, development in the world's poorest countries.
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Commodity price volatility and nutrition vulnerability
This paper examines the impact of commodity price volatility on calorie attainment and its variability for households at the nutritional poverty line in Bangladesh. It focus on the first two moments of the distribution of calorie consumption and consider the differential impacts across socioeconomic groups within the country.
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Commodity price volatility and nutrition vulnerability
This paper examines the impact of commodity price volatility on calorie attainment and its variability for households at the nutritional poverty line in Bangladesh. It focus on the first two moments of the distribution of calorie consumption and consider the differential impacts across socioeconomic groups within the country.
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Mapping drought patterns and impacts: a global perspective
This study examines the global patterns and impacts of droughts through the mapping of several drought-related characteristics
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Revised guidelines for implementation of artificial recharge projects under the central sector scheme "ground water management..
Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) in association with State Ground Water Departments has assessed that 1065 talukas/blocks/mandals fall under over exploited and critical categories. Ground water levels have been on the decline in urban/semi-urban areas and rural areas and the issues of ground water quality are natural corollary.
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Building climate resilience in the agriculture sector of Asia and the Pacific
Building greater climate resilience into the agriculture sector in Asia and the Pacific must begin with an understanding of the likely added risks and vulnerabilities the sector will face from climate change.
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Toward a progressive Indian and global climate politics
This paper discusses domestic politics around climate change in India as an entry point to understanding India
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Service level benchmarks for urban transport
Benchmarking is now well recognized as an important mechanism for introducing accountability in service delivery. It can help Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) and utilities in identifying performance gaps and effecting improvements through the sharing of information and best practices, ultimately resulting in better services to people.
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Improving energy security and reducing carbon intensity in Asia and the Pacific
No segment of the world
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World investment report 2009: transnational corporations, agricultural production and development
The WIR09 reveals that after decades of slow growth, TNC interest and participation in agriculture