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CO2 emission reduction in transport
This report is meant to contribute to the debate between policymakers and research groups on the steps that need to be taken to meet long-term climate targets. This reports shows that the current focus on intermediate targets for the year 2020 needs to be extended to include the long-term targets.
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The effects of political reservations for women on local governance and rural service provision: survey evidence from Karnataka
In 1993, India introduced quota-based political reservations for women in rural areas with the objective to promote gender equality in human development by making rural service provision and local governance inclusive and responsive to the needs of women.
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Cleaning up: ridding the world of dangerous chemicals
Many chemicals are dangerous to human and ecosystem health. Among the worst is a range of synthetic organic compounds that persist in the environment for long periods of time. GEF
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Scientific synthesis on the impacts of ocean fertilization on marine biodiversity
Ocean fertilization has been highly publicized as a cost effective strategy for mitigating climate change. However, these costs do not effectively account for the observed shortcomings in sequestration efficiency, nor the total economic value of ecosystem function which might be lost due to ocean fertilization, and have been significantly underestimated.
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Sustainable development report 2009: Vedanta Resources plc
Vedanta Resources plc (
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Climate change recommendations 2009 G8 and major economies forum
The G8 and MEF Summits in L
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Hydrological extremes in small basins
This volume constitutes the proceedings of the 12th Biennial Conference of the Euromediterranean Network of Representative and Experimental Basins (ERB) held in Krakow, Poland, from 18-20 September 2008.
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Progress with implementing energy efficiency policies in the G8
The overall purpose of this
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Economywide impacts of climate change on agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa
Two possible adaptation options to climate change for Sub-Saharan Africa are analyzed under the SRES B2 scenario. The first scenario doubles the irrigated area in Sub-Saharan Africa by 2050, compared to the baseline, but keeps total crop area constant. The second scenario increases both rainfed and irrigated crop yields by 25 percent for all Sub-Saharan African countries.
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Effectiveness of contract farming practices for agricultural development and equity: a case of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab
This assessment of contract farming practices in Hoshiarpur district in Punjab by CENTAD finds that the system does not allow equal stake to the farmers in deciding terms and conditions of the contract farming practices and there is need to analyse, and make amendments at the policy level.
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Negotiating adaptation: international issues of equity and finance
In the course of 2009, negotiators will need to come to a coherent and alanced policy framework for a future climate change regime. One that takes on board the development needs of vulnerable countries and that passes the test of equity to reflect the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities of each Party.
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Wildlife in a changing world: an analysis of the 2008 IUCN red list of threatened species
Wildlife in a Changing World presents an analysis of the 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
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Doing business in India 2009
Doing Business investigates the regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it. Doing Business in India 2009 presents quantitative indicators to measure the regulations affecting 7 stages in the life of a business: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, registering property, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts, and closing a business.
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Environmental impact assessment for 1750 MW Demwe Lower HE Project, Arunachal Pradesh
The main objective of the study is to prepare the Environmental Impact ssessment report and formulation of Environmental Management Plan for obtaining Environmental Clearance from the regulatory agencies.
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Improving effectiveness and outcomes for the poor in health, nutrition, and population
The global aid architecture in health has changed over the past decade, with the adoption of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and a major expansion of the levels and sources of development assistance, particularly for low-income countries. While key health outcomes such as infant survival and nutritional stunting have improved over the decade in every
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The future is here: climate change in the Pacific
Developing nations in the Pacifi c are at the frontline of global climate change. Livelihoods and food and water sources that have sustained communities over generations are being threatened. People are losing land and being forced from their
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Reducing urban risk in Asia: status report and inventory of initiatives
This thematic review report on urban risk reduction in Asia was prepared by the Asia Regional Task Force on Urban Risk Reduction (RTF-URR) in the context of progress review in the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action.
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Biodiversity conservation and rural livelihood improvement project: social & environmental assessment of Askot landscape
The Government of India has received credit from the International Development Association (IDA) and a grant from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) towards the design and implementation of a new project titled the Biodiversity Conservation and Rural Livelihood Improvements Project (BCRLIP). The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), India, is implementing the BCRLIP.
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Climate and trade policies in a post-2012 world
Climate and Trade Policies in a Post-2012 World is a collection of short forward-thinking articles by leading experts on the relationship between trade and climate change policies.