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Nepal fourth national report to the Convention on Biological Diversity
Nepal has been moving towards the fulfilment of its commitment to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). Since long time, Nepal has been adopting all the decisions emanating from the Conference of the Parties. Nepal has also become party to various legally binding international instruments that are in line with CBD and hence very much committed to meet the international obligations.
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The status and distribution of freshwater biodiversity in Southern Africa
Biodiversity within inland water ecosystems in southern Africa is both highly diverse and of great regional importance to livelihoods and economies. However, development activities are not always compatible with the conservation of this diversity and it is poorly represented within the development planning process.
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Rule: reforming water governance
Effective water governance capacity is the foundation of efficient management of water resources. Water governance reform processes must work towards building capacity in a cohesive and articulated approach that links national policies, laws and institutions, within an enabling environment that allows for their implementation.
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Hydro-climatic disasters in water resources management
Hydro-climatic disasters are responsible for the serious disruption of the functioning of a society or community and widespread human, material or environmental losses. These disasters and the communities exposed to them may be expected to climb with increased climate variability as a result of climate change.
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Economic aspects of adaptation to climate change: integrated assessment modelling of adaptation costs and benefits
This report seeks to inform critical questions with regard to policy mixes of investments in adaptation and mitigation, and how they might vary over time.
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Innovations in national energy efficiency strategies and action plans
The necessity to implement energy efficiency measures is now firmly on the political agenda. The G8, IEA member countries and European Union have clearly stated the importance of action on energy efficiency to address energy security, climate change and
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Emission reductions by the USA in 2020 and the risk of exceeding 2C warming
This report addresses the question of the relationship between the level of emission reductions to be undertaken by the United States by 2020 and the risk of exceeding a global 2
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Financing REDD: meshing markets with government funds
Deforestation accounts for roughly 17 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions. So it is no surprise that in the runup to the December 2009 climate talks in Copenhagen, REDD
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Solar PV rural electrification and energy-poverty: a review and conceptual framework with reference to Ghana
In spite of the intention of governments to increase the use of renewable energy in electricity supply, particularly the use of solar photovoltaic (PV) for energy poverty reduction in rural and peri-urban areas of Africa, there is relatively little information on how solar PV electrification impacts on energy poverty reduction.
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Maximum residue limits (MRLs) for pesticides registered for use on Australian almonds
This information bulletin provides a list of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for pesticides registered for use in Australian on almonds. Listed in the table are MRLs for Australia, as
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Climate change and India: some major issues and policy implications
This working paper by the Ministry of finance examines issues of climate change related to development and finance. Clarifies India
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Knowledge and innovation for agricultural development
Every day, millions of rural people who depend on agriculture
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Towards a global green recovery: recommendations for immediate G20 action
G20 member countries
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Peoples health manifesto - 2009
This health manifesto targeted at the political parties ahead of elections demands for effective measures to achieve the achieve the right to health, which includes the right not only to timely appropriate quality health care but also to the underlying socio economic and environmental determinants of health.
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Climate policy integration: towards operationalization
The climate change debate raises the issue of often identified, but as yet little explored, requirement to incorporate climate policy into other policy sectors, often termed climate
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Mainstreaming poverty-environment linkages into development planning
This handbook is designed to serve as a guide for champions and practitioners engaged in the painstaking task of mainstreaming poverty-environment linkages into national development planning.
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The standing committee on safety in coal mines: addendum to agenda papers for 32nd meeting
Indian Mining Industry makes a major contribution to the national economy and to the well being of the society as a whole. The country
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Environment as infrastructure: resilience to climate change impacts on water through investments in nature
Impacts of climate change, in combination with other drivers of global change, are compromising ability to address global economic, security and social priorities. As floods, drought and
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Agriculture and climate change: an agenda for negotiation in Copenhagen - overview
If fundamental climate change mitigation and adaptation goals are to be met, international climate negotiations must include agriculture.