Southern Africa Economic Outlook 2022
The economic outlook for Southern Africa will be affected by an additional threat that arises from global warming. The 13 countries are intertwined in a climate-water-energy-food nexus with a high reliance
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Union Budget 2014-15
Union Budget 2014-15.
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Power sector wants pvt investment to be encouraged in Budget
The power sector is hoping in Budget 2015-16 the government will announce steps to improve the investment environment for private companies. The clean energy sector, which has been set steep targets, is
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Improving Heritage Management in India
<p>India’s cultural heritage and, inparticular, its archaeological and built heritage is unparalleled in the world. An initial survey indicates the total quantum of India’s built heritage and
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Budgeting for disaster: UK's economic priorities must change, says WWF
The 2015 budget must be the first truly green budget if the UK is to transition towards a sustainable low-carbon economy, says a new report from WWF-UK. The environmental charity released a report
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Global carbon budget 2018
<p>Global emissions in 2018 are projected to increase by more than 2% after three years of almost no growth, reaching 37.1 GtCO2, a new record high as per this latest report. In India, the carbon dioxide emissions in 2018 are likely to be 6.3 per cent more than in 2017, and is expected to touch 2.62 billion tones.</p>
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Study: Farming budget shrinking
Small-scale farmers in Kenya continue to lose billions of shillings in earnings, and stay trapped in poverty cycles as the Government cuts budgetary support for the agricultural sector. A new study indicates
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Rwanda: Activists Point to Decline of Budget Allocated to Food Security
Activists in Rwanda have raised concerns over the national budget allocated to food security and nutrition that has been declining over the five past years, saying that there is need for more public and
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Vulnerability and risk assessments of agriculture sectors in Viet Nam
This case study chronicles Viet Nam’s experiences in conducting vulnerability and risk assessments (VRAs) of selected agriculture sectors at the national level and a cost-benefit analysis (CBA) to support
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Delhi Jal Board approves Rs. 5,137-crore budget
Plans to lay new water lines in Mundka constituency A budget of Rs. 5,137 crore for 2018-19 was approved by the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is also
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Increase in Funds for Namami Gange Programme
Government of India has launched the Namami Gange Programme in June, 2014, with the total budgetary outlay of Rs.20,000 crore for the period from 2014-15 till 31 December 2020 to accomplish the twin objectives
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Angola's national parks could be budgeted- Environment minister
The minister disclosed the information at the end of a visit of the ministerial delegation, which assessed the growth of the ravines that threaten to destroy some social facilities in Luena City. Paula
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A slew of measures in Prabhu's budget to take Indian railways on green path
One of the key proponents of renewable energy in the country, the Union railway minister Suresh Prabhu on Thursday proposed a slew of measures in his maiden rail budget to make Indian railway environment
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Swedish center-left govt promises $627 million for climate in 2018 budget
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden’s center-left government will invest a total of 5 billion Swedish crowns ($627 million) as part of its 2018 budget to counter the effects of climate change, it said on Monday.
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The Carbon Budget
A 2018 IPCC report titled Global warming of 1.5°C has estimated the amount of CO2 the world can emit to stay below 1.5°C global warming over pre-industrial levels. The world had already emitted about 2,200
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After the Paris Agreement, the debt deluge: why lending for climate drives debt distress
Developing countries — especially least developed countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) — face huge challenges in financing their current climate and nature needs. The borrowing space
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Towards a more inclusive Zanzibar economy: Zanzibar poverty assessment 2022
This report assesses recent progress in poverty reduction in Zanzibar. It is based on Zanzibar’s last three household budget surveys and considers the period between 2009 and 2019, with a focus on the
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Govt's decision to give more MSP to farmers may impact consumers: ITC
Arun Jaitley in his 2018-19 Budget Speech had announced that Centre would guarantee a MSP which would be 50 per cent more than the cost of production S Sivakumar - We are evaluating a number of vegetable
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Air pollution in India and the impact on business
Air pollution costs Indian business about USD 95 billion (7 lakh crores) every fiscal year, around 3% of India’s total GDP, a major research report shows. The cost is equal to 50% of all tax collected
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Ending the neglect to attain the sustainable development goals: a rationale for continued investment in tackling neglected tropical diseases 2021–2030
Financing the acceleration of the progress needed to reach the NTD 2030 targets was highlighted throughout the global consultation on which the road map was based and, for some time, a lack of resources