Poverty, growth, and inequality over the next 50 years
Global poverty has fallen dramatically over the last two centuries, and the fall has intensified in recent decades, raising hopes that it could be eliminated within the next 50 years.
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Overview of civil society organizations in India
India has a long history of civil society based on the concepts of daana (giving) and seva (service). Voluntary organizations3
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Framework for city climate risk assessment: Buenos Aires, Delhi, Lagos, and New York
Estimation of spatially and temporally disaggregated climate risks is a critical prerequisite for the assessment of effective ad efficient adaptation and mitigation climate change strategies and policies in complex urban areas.
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Ask the climate question: adapting to climate change impacts in urban regions
As the first responders to the impacts of climate change, local governments play a crucial role in implementing the actions and strategies that will reduce their communities
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Ask the climate question: adapting to climate change impacts in urban regions
As the first responders to the impacts of climate change, local governments play a crucial role in implementing the actions and strategies that will reduce their communities
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Development at the cost of destruction
Pakistan has initiated a mega power project in its administrative part of Kashmir without fulfilling mandatory environmental obligations required for development projects.
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Sectoral approaches and the carbon market
Sectoral approaches are proposed as a means to broaden the global scope of greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation to developing countries. Market mechanisms are put forward in that context to create incentives for mitigation in developing countries beyond the existing Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), and to
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EIA for the proposed 4X660 MW coal based thermal power plant, Vizianagaram District, Andhra Pradesh
<p>With a view to assess the environmental impacts due to the proposed coal based power plant of 4X660 MW near Komarada village, Alfa Infraprop (P) Limited availed the services of M/s.
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The social and decent work dimensions of a new agreement on climate change
The purpose of this brief is to highlight the close inter-linkages between climate change and the world of work. It aims to promote a better understanding between both spheres and greater coherence between climate, social and labour policies.
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World food and agriculture to 2030/50
This paper sketches out the possible evolution of world food and agriculture to 2050 in terms of the key variables (production and consumption of the main commodity groups and the implications for food and nutrition in the developing countries).
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Undying promise: agricultural biotechnologys pro-poor narrative, ten years on
Many people and organisations have sought to promote genetically modified (GM, transgenic) crops as a
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The value of incremental pharmaceutical innovation: benefits for Indian patients and Indian business
Improved quality of drug products in India, including products that are better suited to India
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Agriculture and climate change: real problems, false solutions
This report gives a brief overview on how current and proposed agricultural practices impact on climate changes, and how proposed measures for 'mitigation and adaptation' impact on agriculture. It focuses on forms of intensive, large-scale (or industrialized) agriculture. It looks at the main proposals in the negotiations for a post -2012 climate agreement.
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Sustainable economic development in conflict-affected environments
This comprehensive Guidebook on Sustainable Economic Development in Conflict affected Environments synthesises that work and contributes to the current international efforts, in particular of the Donor Committee for Enterprise Development (DCED), to improve economic development approaches in these difficult conditions.
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Innovation and technology transfer to address climate change
This paper examines issues surrounding the development and transfer of technologies for addressing the problem of climate change based on the experience of developing countries in addressing problems of innovation and access in the fi eld of medicines.
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Climate change and economic growth
Grim descriptions of the long?term consequences of climate change have given the impression that the climate impacts from greenhouse gases threaten longterm economic growth. However, the impact of climate change on the global economy is likely to be quite small over the next 50 years. Severe impacts even by the end of the century are unlikely.
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FAO and traditional knowledge: the linkages with sustainability, food security and climate change impacts
Traditional farming, fishing, pastoralism/herding, foraging and forestry are based on longestablished knowledge and practices that help to ensure food and agricultural diversity, valuable landscape and seascape features, livelihoods and food security.
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Greenhouse gas mitigation in the cement industry
Results of an economic and policy modeling project aimed at improving understanding of impacts of various carbon policies on emissions reductions in the cement sector.It shows that cement production is likely to more than double by 2030. As a consequence, emissions could increase significantly, albeit at a slower pace than cement production.
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Closing the gap between climate adaptation and poverty reduction frameworks
This Briefing summarises preliminary findings from research conducted for the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
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An assessment of the impact of climate change on the megacities of India and of the current policies and strategies to meet..
Providing basic necessities and ensuring safety and quality of life in a changing climate condition have become complicated management issues in the megacities of India. Cities are already under pressure from the rising population and development activities. Existing urban infrastructure is quite inadequate to face these challenges.