Towards a global forest partnership: consultation, assessment and recommendations - final report
IIED conducted an independent consultation on the World Bank
Filters
- Reports
Search Results
-
-
Biodiversity conservation in the Kangchenjunga landscape
Around the world, the old paradigm,
-
Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and their implication on urban management and regional planning in India
Under the new industrial policy announced in 2002 and the export-import policy announced thereafter, SEZs have been sought to be created in several parts of the country for promoting industrial production and export growth. Their strategic view was looking to target foreign investors in combination with domestic suppliers, in order to make major inroads into world markets. SEZ Act, 2005 was passed by Parliament in May 2005 and received Presidential assent on 23rd June 2005. A large number SEZs have been given in-priniciple approvals, in different parts of India.
-
Bioenergy, food security and sustainability: towards an international framework
There is increasing international recognition that while growth in bioenergy offers new opportunities for sustainable agricultural development, it also carries significant risks. With use of current technologies and set policies, the growth in liquid biofuels is contributing to the rise of commodity prices and may have negative impacts on food security and the environment.
-
Financial mechanisms for adaptation to and mitigation of climate change in the food and agriculture sectors
Climate change will have a disproportionate impact on poor developing countries - compared to the expected net effects in developed regions - due to a combination of more severe climatic impacts in areas that are already vulnerable today, coupled with inadequate resources, technology and organizational capacity to adapt to them.
-
National urban transport policy and its implications
In order to support the required level of economic activities in urban areas it is imperative to maintain the mobility of people by providing reliable, comfortable and sustainable transport network so that the people could easily access to their work places, educational centers, recreational places etc.
-
Driving climate change: how the car industry is lobbying to undermine EU fuel efficiency legislation
The stone age procession is a reminder that the car industry is still trapped in the "dinosaur dynamic" of building ever-faster and increasingly powerful gas-guzzlers at the expense of the climate. This report shows how the car industry, led by the Germans, has misled and manipulated the EU for 17 years.
-
An impact evaluation of Indias second and third Andhra Pradesh irrigation projects
Irrigation has made a major contribution to poverty reduction in the past decades, enabling higher yields and better nutrition. Despite these achievements, large-scale irrigation schemes have usually yielded low returns and attracted negative publicity because of their adverse environmental and social impacts.
-
Climate change and water
This technical paper addresses the issue of freshwater. Sealevel rise is dealt with only insofar as it can lead to impacts on freshwater in coastal areas and beyond. Climate, freshwater, biophysical and socio-economic systems are interconnected in complex ways. Hence, a change in any one of these can induce a change in any other. Freshwater-related issues are critical in determining key regional and sectoral vulnerabilities. Therefore, the relationship between climate change and freshwater resources is of primary concern to human society and also has implications for all living species.
-
Environmental benefits of organic cotton production: the experience of BioRe in Central India
The detrimental effect of the high usage of fertilizer and pesticides in conventional cotton production is well known. The figures as you all know are as follows: Cotton uses 25% of the world
-
Farmers as owners - Madhya Pradesh, India: improving livelihoods through community-owned institutions
The state of Madhya Pradesh is one of India
-
The political economy of urban water in India and Southeast Asia
This report compares the performance of urban water bureaucracies in 21 major cities in India with 18 major cities across Southeast Asia using survey data and political economy analyses. It finds that water bureaucracies in Southeast Asia are substantially more effective and efficient compared with those in India.
-
Weather and climate services in Europe and Central Asia: a regional review
This paper reviews the status of weather and climate services in Europe and Central Asia (ECA).Worldwide, the accuracy and value of weather and climate services are rising, bringing great economic benefits. However, many national hydrometeorological
-
Manual on hazard resistant construction in India
This manual focuses on construction of hazard resistant masonry buildings as well as restoration and retrofitting of the existing masonry buildings .It has been observed that even RCC construction is also often done in a non-engineered manner. Hence, some basic but critical information is provided on RCC construction also.
-
Endosulfan meets the POPs screening criteria
The Persistent Organic Pollutant (POPs) Scientific Review Committee recently concluded that the pesticide endosulfan fulfills the criteria of a persistent organic pollutant. Endosulfan is now in the same league as other highly toxic and persistent pesticides such as aldrin, dieldrin, chlordane and heptachlor, which are banned worldwide.
-
Rapid EIA for 600 MW (2 x 300) Coal Based Thermal Power Plant at Village-Bade Bhandar, Raigarh
With a view to assessing the potential environmental impacts due to proposed activities, KWPCL has retained M/s Anacon Laboratories Pvt. Ltd., Nagpur to undertake Environmental Impact assessment studies for various environmental components, in order to identify the impacts and its mitigative measures. The report also envisages the prediction of the
-
Coastal management zone notification '08: the last nail in the coffin
The objectives of the Coastal Management Zone Notification '08 are peppered with politically correct terms -
-
Toward a constructive dialogue on federal and state roles in U.S. climate change policy
In the United States to date, most of the first genuine steps toward addressing the challenge of climate change have taken place at the state level. Many states have proceeded in a meaningful, comprehensive fashion while the federal government struggles to take its first significant step toward legislative or regulatory action. Yet it is clear that these state actions, even when taken together, are not enough to put the United States on a course to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to the level deemed necessary by the science.
-
Food outlook: global market analysis
All agricultural commodities covered in this report are of critical importance to global food and feed markets. They constitute much of the world's food consumption, generate income to farmers and represent the largest portion of food import expenditures across the world. The analysis in the report puts in perspective market developments in recent months with a view to providing some insights into how the outlook might unfold for the commodities covered during the coming months.
-
Another inconvenient truth: how biofuel policies are deepening poverty and accelerating climate change
The current biofuel policies of rich countries are neither a solution to the climate crisis nor the oil crisis, and instead are contributing to a third: the food crisis. In poor countries, biofuels may offer some genuine development opportunities, but the potential economic, social, and environmental costs are severe, and decision makers should proceed with caution.