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The rise of hydro-diplomacy: strengthening foreign policy for transboundary waters

What contribution can diplomats and technical experts make to support transboundary water cooperation? And how can such cooperation be leveraged to facilitate wider-ranging regional integration?

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Demand in the desert: Mongolia’s water–energy–mining nexus

Mongolia’s mining-based economic development and the sustainability of its urban economies depend on both water and energy. The examination of the water

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Water security: putting the concept into practice

The paper debates that water security can never be fully achieved, because ever-changing physical and economic conditions will require the continuous adaptation of water systems and behaviors in order to meet the growing demands and changing climatological conditions.

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Economic survey, Assam 2013-14

The State economy of Assam has witnessed a picturesque change over the period from 2004-05 to 2013-14, as the primary sector witnessed a shift to service sector and the service sector has flourished rapidly in the State economy, says the report of the Economic Survey, Assam, 2013-14 tabled on the Assam Assembly.

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Groundwater governance and irrigated agriculture

The paper provides an excellent overview of the global groundwater economy and assesses the opportunities it offers for irrigated agriculture and also the risks it poses for depleting and degrading aquifer systems.

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First mile, last mile: how federal transit funds can improve access to transit for people who walk and bike

This report looks at how biking and walking can be integrated with transit and the federal transit funds that can support projects and programs to increase accessibility among people who bike, walk, and take transit.

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The IBNET water supply and sanitation blue book 2014

Well-run water utilities play an important role in ending poverty and boosting shared prosperity. Consumers need reliable access to high quality and affordable water and sanitation services.

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Renewable energy opportunities for Island tourism

This report assesses the business case for the deployment of Renewable Energy Technologies (RETs) in island tourism.

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Expectations for a new climate agreement

With the objective of stimulating timely and open discussion of the current attempt to formulate a new climate agreement—to be reached at the 21st meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP-21) in Paris during November of 2015—analysis is conducted of the expected developments in the lead-up negotiations.

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