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• Report on international conference on "climate change, biodiversity & food security in the South Asian region"

  In view of the far reaching consequences of climate change in the South Asian region in general, and India, in particular, the present International Conference was organized to address the following: Identify and debate upon the effect of climate change on ecological & socio-economic systems with a focus on biological diversity and food security in the South Asian region; Provide a platform to sci

  • 01/01/2009

  • Punjab State Council for Science & Technology
  • • Agriculture
    • Climate Change
    • Energy
    • Biodiversity
    • India
    • Sustainable Development
    • South Asia
    • Food Security

• Communist Party of India (Marxist): manifesto for the 15th Lok Sabha elections, 2009

  Elections to the Lok Sabha are a significant event in the political life of the country. For the fifteenth time, the people of India are being called upon to elect a new government.

  • 01/01/2009

  • Communist Party of India (Marxist)
  • • Political Parties
    • Politics
    • India

• Sustainable hydro power policy for himalayan states

  H.N. Bahuguna Garhwal University, Srinagar, Uttarakhand had organized a symposium on 14-15 Feb. 2009 on

  • 01/01/2009

  • • Cost Benefit Analysis
    • Environment Impact Assessment (EIA)
    • Himalaya
    • Hydroelectricity
    • Biodiversity
    • Private Sector
    • India
    • Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand)
    • Dams

• Chinas clean revolution

  China has made signifi cant progress in practically every low carbon economic sector in recent years and has already become a leader in a number of critical renewable energy markets. This report chronicles the rapid growth of low carbon industries and policies in China and turns the spotlight on several leading innovators.

  • 01/01/2009

  • The Climate Group
  • • Carbon Dioxide
    • Climate Change
    • Green House Gases
    • Climate Impacts
    • Energy Efficiency
    • Renewable Energy
    • Transport
    • China

• Development and climate change: the World Bank group at work

  In October 2008, the World Bank Group (WBG) adopted the Strategic Framework on Development and Climate Change (SFDCC). The document was developed in consultation with, and endorsed by, governments of 185 member countries.

  • 01/01/2009

  • The World Bank
  • • UNFCCC
    • Climate Change
    • Development
    • Climate Impacts
    • Energy Efficiency
    • Renewable Energy
    • Climate Adaptation
    • World Bank
    • India
    • Developing Countries
    • NGO

• Taking control: how citizens can hold industry to account

  The oil, gas and mining industries look set to remain major players in global development, despite urgent efforts to end the world

  • 01/01/2009

  • IIED
  • • Environment
    • Mining
    • Cost Benefit Analysis
    • Oil
    • Industry
    • Global
    • Development

• Final report study on the economic value of groundwater and biodiversity in European forests

  Written by Chantal van Ham, Thomas Greiber, Gerben Janse and Marta Gaworska, this study explores the state of development of forest-groundwater related payments for environmental services (PES) schemes in the European Union.

  • 01/01/2009

  • IUCN
  • • Forests
    • Ecosystem Services
    • Water Resources
    • Groundwater
    • Water Quality
    • Forest Management
    • Afforestation
    • Biodiversity
    • Europe
    • European Union (EU)

• Urban particulate pollution source apportionment: definition, methodology, and resources

  This paper arises from a concern over the lack of information (quantitatively) on the contributions of different source categories of air pollution in developing countries - especially for fine particulate matter (PM), which is the major contributor to the adverse health effects of air pollution. Without reliable and accurate source information, it is

  • 01/01/2009

  • Simple Interactive Models for Better Air Quality
  • • Air Pollution
    • Urban Air Quality
    • RSPM (PM 10)
    • Air Quality Management
    • Developing Countries

• From conflict to peacebuilding: the role of natural resources and the environment

  This report, which inaugurates a new policy series by UNEP on the environmental dimensions of disasters and conflicts, aims to summarize the latest knowledge and field experience on the linkages between environment, conflict and peacebuilding, and to demonstrate the need for those linkages to be addressed in a more coherent and systematic way by the UN, Member States and other stakeholders.

  • 01/01/2009

  • UNEP
  • • Environment
    • Conflicts
    • Governance
    • UNEP
    • Peace
    • Sustainable Development
    • Disaster Management

• Climate change 101: understanding and responding to global climate change

  In an effort to inform the climate change dialogue, the Pew

  • 01/01/2009

  • Pew Center on Global Climate Change
  • • Climate Change
    • Climate Science
    • Green House Gases
    • Global Warming
    • Climate Impacts
    • Cap And Trade
    • Climate Adaptation
    • United States Of America (US)
    • Global

• Energy policy

  The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has been providing assistance to its developing member countries (DMCs) in the energy sector for the last 40 years, focusing on electricity sector expansion programs, interventions in the oil and gas sectors, institutional capacity building, and power sector reforms, governance, and efficiency improvement.

  • 01/01/2009

  • Asian Development Bank
  • • Climate Change
    • Energy Policy
    • Energy Efficiency
    • Renewable Energy
    • Energy
    • Fossil Fuels
    • Electricity
    • Governance
    • Asian Development Bank (ADB)
    • Asia
    • India

• Stemming the tide: relief, reconstruction and development in coastal Andhra Pradesh

  This document presents the three-year Andhra Pradesh Relief to Development project which aimed to improve the capacity of target communities to better manage in times of disaster. This project took place in the immediate aftermath of the tsunami, in December 2004, to restore the livelihoods of affected communities.

  • 01/01/2009

  • Aga Khan Development Network
  • • Tsunami
    • Disaster Management
    • Disaster Preparedness
    • Women
    • Children
    • Community Groups
    • Andhra Pradesh
• 

  Outline low carbon (sustainable) urban transport agenda for Asia

  This note is written to generate to stimulate a more comprehensive discussion on how Asia can respond to the growth in CO2 emissions from its transport sector.

  • 01/01/2009

  • Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities Center
  • • Carbon Dioxide
    • Climate Change
    • Transport
    • Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)
    • Urban Transport
    • Asia

• Facing the challenges: world water development report 3 - case studies volume

  Climate, social and economic conditions, markets, consumer values and technology are only a few of the areas of change that the World Water Development Report (WWDR3) describes and discusses in detail.

  • 01/01/2009

  • UNESCO
  • • Water Resources
    • Water Management
    • Climate Change
    • Health
    • Water Supply
    • Poverty
    • Africa
    • Asia
    • Europe
    • N C America
    • South America

• Culture and risk: understanding the sociocultural settings that influence risk from natural hazards

  An e-conference was held in 2008 to discuss

  • 01/01/2009

  • ICIMOD
  • • Himalaya
    • Natural Disasters
    • Disaster Management
    • Disaster Preparedness
    • Traditional Knowledge
    • Religious Beliefs

• Climate change vulnerability mapping for Southeast Asia

  This paper provides information on the sub-national areas (regions/districts/provinces) most vulnerable to climate change impacts in Southeast Asia. This assessment was carried out by overlaying climate hazard maps, sensitivity maps, and adaptive capacity maps following the vulnerability assessment framework of

  • 01/01/2009

  • Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia
  • • Climate Change
    • IPCC
    • Climate Impacts
    • Sea Level Rise
    • Natural Disasters
    • Cambodia
    • Indonesia
    • Laos
    • Malaysia
    • Philippines
    • Thailand
    • Vietnam

• Pathways to a low-carbon economy: version 2 of the global greenhouse gas abatement cost curve

  Whilst leaders in many nations discuss ambitious targets for reducing emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs), there is also an intense debate underway regarding the technical and economic feasibility of different target levels, what emission reduction opportunities should be pursued, and the costs of different options for meeting the targets.

  • 01/01/2009

  • McKinsey & Company
  • • Carbon Dioxide
    • Climate Change
    • Green House Gases
    • Global Warming
    • Emission Targets
    • Carbon Capture and Storage
    • Energy Efficiency
    • India
    • Global

• Water: a global innovation outlook report

  Water: A Global Innovation Outlook Report, is a comprehensive treatment of the challenges and opportunities inherent in modern day management of global water systems. This GIO report takes a hard look at the difficulties society is having managing the most precious resource on earth.

  • 01/01/2009

  • IBM Corporation
  • • Agriculture
    • Water Resources
    • Marine Life
    • Water Management
    • Irrigation
    • Water Pricing
    • Energy
    • Industry
    • India
    • Global

• ITTO/IUCN guidelines for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in tropical timber production forests

  The conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in tropical production forests is not just a technical task for forest managers. It requires that biodiversity concerns be addressed in national level planning and policymaking, at the stage of allocating forests to conservation, production and conversion, and during management planning and field implementation.

  • 01/01/2009

  • International Tropical Timber Organization
  • • Tropical Forests
    • Forest Management
    • Forest Products
    • Biodiversity
    • Biodiversity Conservation
    • Global

• Adaptation planning: what U.S. states and localities are doing

  This paper focuses on adaptation planning efforts by both state and local governments. Many of these efforts are in their earliest stages. Some states are including adaptation within the scope of their state Climate Action Plans addressing GHG emissions. A few others have recognized the need for separate and comprehensive adaptation commissions to parallel their

  • 01/01/2009

  • Pew Center on Global Climate Change
  • • Climate Change
    • Green House Gases
    • Climate Impacts
    • Climate Mitigation
    • Climate Adaptation
    • United States Of America (US)