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Scaling up demandside energy efficiency improvements through programmatic CDM
Under the World Bank's Sustainable Development Network Integration "Challenge Fund Initiative,' a joint "ESMAP - Carbon Finance Unit' team examined the synergies and possibilities of scaling up implementation of dispersed, demand-side EE efforts using the emerging programmatic CDM (pCDM) concept. This paper focuses on the key recommendations of this analysis, the potential scaling-up opportunities, and underlying operational synergies between EE programs in developing countries and pCDM.
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Urban environments, wealth and health: shifting burdens and possible responses in low and middle-income nations
This paper examines urban health in low- and middle-income countries, in relation to two sets of environmental issues: persistent local environmental health burdens, and most notably the water, sanitation and housing deficiencies prevalent in the poor neighbourhoods of so many urban settlements; and emerging global environmental burdens that will be experienced in urban areas, and most notably those associated with climate change.
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Nurturing the rural sanitation revolution in India
The Total Sanitation Campaign was launched in 1999, advocating a shift from a high to a low subsidy regime, and greater community involvement.
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International business report 2007: country focus - India
India’s economy is expanding at an impressive and accelerating pace. This survey reveals that businesses in most countries remain optimistic about economic prospects for the year ahead.
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Performance of chemical and petrochemical industry at a glance (2001-2007)
Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals has been publishing from time to time various statistical
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International conference on organic agriculture and food security: 3-5 May 2007, FAO, Italy
Access to food involves entitlements for producing or acquiring food, which are discussed in this paper under three main headings: access to productive natural resources including land, water, agrofor
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Disaster risk preparedness in agriculture: good practice samples from Asia
In the recent past, most Asian countries have greatly improved their capacities to monitor hazards and to warn, evaluate and provide emergency relief to victims of disasters. As a result, the number of lives lost to disasters such as floods, storms and extreme temperature has decreased significantly. However, the vulnerability within the agriculture sector has continuously increased due to its high level of exposure. It is essential to re-align all disaster management programmes in the agriculture sectors from response to prevention and preparedness.
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Environmental governance through valuation and payment for specified forest ecosystem services in Uttarakhand
This report identifies ecosystem services and stakeholders and determines spatio-temporal dimensions of the identified services. It documents past and present trends of resource utilization in various forest types. It also documents functional attributes of different forest types including biotic stresses.
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Innovative schemes and programme interventions under NRHM
<p>Innovative schemes and programme interventions under NRHM.</p>
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Lithium: Minerals yearbook 2007
<p>In 2007, lithium consumption in the United States was estimated to be 2,200 metric tons (t) of contained lithium, 12% less than the estimates for 2006 and 2005. Decreased U.S. consumption was likely the result of the tight worldwide supply of lithium during the fi rst half of 2007. Increased demand for lithium from foreign battery manufactures further reduced material available for U.S.
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Comparative statement of M/s Bhilai Steel Plant, Bhilai, 2007: Kutela Bhata Oxidation Pond Out Let
Comparative statement of M/s Bhilai Steel Plant, Bhilai, 2007: Kutela Bhata Oxidation Pond Out Let.
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The poultry industry in India
This paper seeks to capture the dynamics of the industry over the more recent past. Utilizing production, price and export data from the period 1995 to 2004, the study seeks to: examine the trends and
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Demarcation of HTL, LTL and delineation of CRZ boundary at Mundra and Tunda, Guld of Kuchchh, Gujarat
This report details the process of physical demarcation of HTL, LTL and CRZ boundary across the stretch of land as described in para 1. The report identifies the horizontal position of HTL associated
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Hydropower development in India: a sector assessment
This report is intended to be a reference document for various parties involved in hydropower development in India. It provides an assessment of the hydropower development potential in India.
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State of air pollution in Indian cities
Air quality data generated by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) for 2007 under the National Air Quality Monitoring Programme (NAMP) presents deadly facts about air pollution levels in Indian cities.
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The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006
An act to recognise and vest the forest rights and occupation in forest land in forest dwelling scheduled tribes and other traditional forest dwellers who have been residing in such forests for generations but whose rights could not be recorded; to provide for a framework for recording the forest rights so vested and the nature of evidence required for such recognition and vesting in respect of fo
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Climate change and water resources
This paper describes what climate change is, including how it is affecting the world live in and the timeframe within which these changes are expected to happen. It then considers why climate change needs to be a priority in development planning, including the inequitable burden it places on the poor and developing countries, as well as the impacts on the world’s water resources. Finally, this paper concludes by presenting measures to address climate change, including some current campaigns.
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The Tungabhadra river basin: proceedings of the first stakeholder meeting
A stakeholder workshop for the Tungabhadra basin was organised by the Society for Promoting Participative Eco-system Management (SOPPECOM) and the UNESCO Centre for Water Law, Policy and Science of Dundee University in Scotland in Hospet, India (Karnataka) on 9-10 January 2007.
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Global energy revolution: a sustainable world energy outlook
This publication provides stimulating analysis on future scenarios of energy use, which focus on a range of technologies that are expected to emerge in the coming years and decades. There is now universal recognition of the fact that new technologies and much greater use of some that already exist provide the most hopeful prospects for mitigation of emissions of GHGs.