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17-11-2009
State of Environment Report India 2009 presents an overview of the environmental scenario of the country. It provides an insight on various priority issues related to the current status of environment and assesses the government’s current and proposed policy initiatives to check and monitor further degradation.
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Image: Cover page of the report/ Photo credit: MoEF
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22-09-2009
OECD’s publication Natural Resources and Pro-Poor Growth: The Politics and Economics shows how effective policy making and investments aimed at natural resource management can support economic development and poverty reduction. It offers decision makers a wealth of examples to adopt and replicate.
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Image: Cover page of the publication/ Photo credit: OECD
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17-09-2009
ADB’s publication India’s Sanitation for All: How to Make It Happen assesses the progress in achieving safe sanitation for all under the total sanitation campaign. The document provides insights into the current sanitation services and offers recommendations to key stakeholders in promoting environmentally safe sanitation in the country.
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Image: Cover page of report/ Photo credit: ADB
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09-09-2009
Farm ponds for water, fish and livelihoods a publication of FAO highlights the need for integrated farming system to increase income. It stresses on the need for diversifying livelihood for smallholders to bring in multiple benefits and lead to farmer empowerment.
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Image: Cover page of the report/ Photo credit: FAO
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19-08-2009
Without major reforms and innovations in the way water is used in agriculture, many developing countries will face severe food shortages in future, warns a new report Revitalizing Asia’s Irrigation: To Sustainably Meet Tomorrow’s Food Needs. It suggests the shift to a more economically viable approach.
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11-08-2009
ADB’s publication Powering the Poor collates grassroots stories on resourceful ways to give rural populations access to clean and renewable energy. The report highlights case studies from across Asia and the Pacific on how simple and community-managed innovations have helped enlighten lives in remote areas of the region.
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Image: A Bhutanese woman fixes a solar panel/ Photo credit: ADB
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30-07-2009
IUCN’s Systematic approaches to livelihoods enhancement and diversification: A review of global experiences advocates effective integration of resource-dependent livelihoods with environmental objectives. Calling for a multi-disciplinary approach, it says that cooperation among different agencies and active engagement of communities is critical in achieving sustainable development.
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Image: People's livelihoods need to be incorporated in management strategies/ Photo credit: IUCN
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24-07-2009
Economic meltdown and climate change have raised the profile of forest management on the global agenda, notes FAO’s State of the World's Forests 2009. Highlighting the opportunities stemming from the current crisis, the report calls for increased investment in green development.
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Image: The world has lost more than 70 million hectares of forests between 1990 and 2005/ Photo credit: Newsfood
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03-07-2009
Mountain Biodiversity and Climate Change highlights the need to address the impacts of climate change on the Hindu Kush-Himalayan region. This publication by ICIMOD has been developed from contributions in a conference held last year that brought together some 75 renowned experts.
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Image: Cover page of the report/ Photo credit: ICIMOD
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24-06-2009
UNEP’s Global Trends in Sustainable Energy Investment 2009 documents significant surge in sustainable energy investments worldwide. Despite the worst ever financial crisis, the report notes increased use of renewables and advocates an eco-friendly approach to meet challenges like energy security and resource efficiency.
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Image: Wind energy attracted the highest new investment/ Photo credit: Google
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