India approves Kyoto ratification
The Indian government has sent the right signals before the World Summit on Sustainable Development (wssd) by approving the ratification of the Kyoto Protocol. After the cabinet meeting which
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Energy recovery from domestic and agro-waste streams in Uganda: a socioeconomic assessment
Most of the domestic and agro-waste in African cities end up in open dumps and natural water bodies thus causing severe environmental and health problems. These waste streams have resources such as nutrient
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Other decisions adopted at COP
funding: The Alliance of Small Island States, Africa Group and Least Developed Countries (ldcs) complained that they found it difficult to access funds from the Special Climate Change Fund (sccf)
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Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment 2016
According to UNEP's 10th "Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment 2016", prepared by the Frankfurt School-UNEP Collaborating Centre for Climate & Sustainable Energy Finance and Bloomberg New Energy
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Clear the air for children: the impact of air pollution on children
<p>Almost one in seven of the world’s children, 300 million, live in areas with the most toxic levels of outdoor air pollution – six or more times higher than international guidelines – reveals this UNICEF report.</p>
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Twenty years of failure: why GM crops have failed to deliver on their promises
Twenty years ago, the first genetically modified (GM) crops were planted in the USA, alongside dazzling promises about this new technology. Two decades on, the promises are getting bigger and bigger,
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Listing legume benefits
A COMPREHENSIVE database on legumes, the first of its kind in South Asia is being set up by Sudershan Kumar, a researcher at the National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow. The bean family,
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An endless wait with uncertain future: unpacking the energy crisis
The urgent need to address climate change, the concerns about depleting fossil fuel reserves and volatile global oil prices, and the continuing economic crisis have, amongst other reasons, put “energy”
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2014 Environmental Performance Index
<p>India has been ranked at a low 155th position in this global index that places countries on how well they perform on high-priority environmental issues.</p>
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Post-Durban climate policy architecture based on linkage of cap-and-trade systems
The outcome of the December 2011 United Nations climate negotiations in Durban, South Africa, provides an important new opportunity to move toward an international climate policy architecture that is capable
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These low cost mobile weather stations can help cope with floods, landslides
<p>A low cost mobile weather station made in Sri Lanka can capture and transmit near real-time data on rainfall. It raises alarm in the event of extreme rainfall and other natural disasters, which can help farmers, disaster management officials and the scientists plan ahead. The device, costing US $250, is made primarily from locally sourced materials.</p>
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The Asia-Pacific disaster report, 2010
<p><span id="itro1">Countries in the Asia-Pacific are more prone to natural disasters than those in other parts of the world says this first of its kind regional disaster report launched at 4th Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in South Korea.</span></p>
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El Niño: overview of impact, projected humanitarian needs and response
El Niño has returned to a neutral phase, but the danger has not yet passed. The humanitarian impact of the 2015-2016 El Niño is deeply alarming, affecting over 60 million people globally. According to
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Radio gaga
A US company will provide 108 to 864 radio channels through a global satellite network
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Realism in the climate negotiations
<p><strong>What you measure determines policy</strong></p> <p>Another round of the annual climate meetings is going to take place and the most ambitious outcome will be limited negotiations on some elements,
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Not guilty for a change
Global warming is not responsible for Africa s upsurge of malaria
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El Nino 2015/2016: impact outlook and policy implications
The third Advisory Note on El Nino for Asia-Pacific countries, issued jointly by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard
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Greenhouse break
AFTER the world community woke up to mid fact of living in warmer climes, of the first things they did was to jibe Climate Change Convention. ir then, they have been scurrying Wd to create
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India State of the Environment Report : The Monthly Overview, September 2013
The Kerala government has decided to appeal against two national green tribunal orders that said that the government should take note and adhere to the recommendations of the Western Ghats Expert Ecology Panel (WGEEP) report while approving private and commercial development in eco-sensitive zones. Read more in this September 2013 edition of the Monthly India State of the Environment Report published by the South Asia Environment Portal. Read and Share.
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Some birds respond better to habitat change
it's usually believed that climatic factors like temperature and rainfall have a big say in birds selecting their breeding and feeding ranges. But a new aspect of bird behaviour has come to light