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Energy for all: harnessing the power of energy access for chronic poverty reduction

Submitted by sheeja on Tue, 2013-06-18 11:20

This policy guide explores how access to energy can assist with policies for the chronically poor. Over the past two years, the challenge of providing people living in poverty with access to modern energy has been prominent in policy debates.

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Publication Date: 
01/06/2013
Energy
Poverty
Rural Electrification
Electricity
Subsidies
Rural Energy
India
Global
Chulhas (Cookstoves)
LPG
Women
Publisher : 
Chronic Poverty Advisory Network
Attachment(s): 
energy for all.pdf
Main Topic: 
Energy
Author: 
Shonali Pachauri
Andrew Scott
Lucy Scott
Andrew Shepherd
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Pedestrian safety: a road safety manual for decision-makers and practitioners

Submitted by sheeja on Mon, 2013-06-17 14:34

This manual provides information for use in developing and implementing comprehensive measures to improve pedestrian safety. The extent of pedestrian fatalities and injuries, and the importance of addressing the key associated risk factors for pedestrian injury, are examined.

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Publication Date: 
01/06/2013
Pedestrians
Walking
India
Global
Traffic Accidents
Roads
Vehicles
Land Use
Publisher : 
World Health Organization
Attachment(s): 
Pedestrian safety.pdf
Main Topic: 
Transport
Place of Publication: 
Geneva
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Genetically modified foods and crops: some facts that everyone should know

Submitted by sheeja on Sat, 2013-06-15 11:05

Genetic modification in agriculture involves the release of modified living organisms into the open environment. It is a technology which is at present imprecise, potentially hazardous and irreversible.

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Publication Date: 
01/06/2013
GM Crops
Food Crops
India
Agriculture
GMOs
Bt Cotton
Food Security
Malnutrition
Environment
Health Effects
Agricultural Systems
Biotechnology
Publisher : 
Centre for Sustainable Agriculture
Attachment(s): 
2013-GM-Briefing-booklet.pdf
Main Topic: 
Agriculture
Place of Publication: 
Hyderabad
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Status report on Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) 2013

Submitted by sheeja on Fri, 2013-06-14 14:29

This mid-year update of the Status Report on Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) by Ecofys and ECN was launched at the Bonn Climate Change Conference in June 2013. It shows that NAMAs are becoming an increasingly attractive vehicle for developing countries looking to attract climate finance for low-carbon development activities.

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Publication Date: 
01/06/2013
Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs)
Developing Countries
Climate Change
Low Carbon Economy
Development
Publisher : 
ECN
Attachment(s): 
2013-status-report-namas-june-2013.pdf
Main Topic: 
Climate Change
Author: 
Xander van Tilburg
Sophy Bristow
Frauke Röser
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Exploring the effectiveness of local content requirements in promoting solar PV manufacturing in India

Submitted by sheeja on Wed, 2013-06-12 12:43

In a bid to make renewable energy technology deployment strategies politically acceptable, many countries are linking them to socio-economic goals, such as job creation, economic development and building competitiveness. A controversial industrial policy tool that is becoming increasingly popular is the use of local content requirements (LCRs).

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Publication Date: 
01/06/2013
Main Topic: 
Energy
Publisher : 
German Development Institute
Solar Cells
India
Industry
Solar Energy
Renewable Energy
Energy Technology
Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM)
Attachment(s): 
solar pv manufacturing in india.pdf
Author: 
Oliver Johnson
Place of Publication: 
Bonn
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Elements of a new climate agreement by 2015

Submitted by sheeja on Tue, 2013-06-11 14:48

This year’s Perspectives from UNEP and its UNEP Risø Centre in collaboration with the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) focuses on the elements of a new climate agreement by 2015 that will contribute to achieve the 2°C limit for global warming.

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Publication Date: 
01/06/2013
Main Topic: 
Climate Change
Publisher : 
UNEP Risø Centre
Climate Agreements
Climate Change
Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs)
REDD
India
Global
Carbon Dioxide
Air Transport
UNFCCC
Conference Of Parties
Climate Mitigation
Carbon Market
Attachment(s): 
perspectives_2013_web.pdf
Author: 
Karen Holm Olsen
Jørgen Fenhann
Søren Lütken
Place of Publication: 
Denmark
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The Little Green Data Book 2013

Submitted by sheeja on Fri, 2013-06-07 12:19

The Little Green Data Book is a pocket-sized ready reference on key environmental data for over 200 countries. Key indicators are organized under the headings of agriculture, forestry, biodiversity, energy, emission and pollution, and water and sanitation.

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Publication Date: 
01/06/2013
Environment
Agriculture
Forests
Biodiversity
Energy
Carbon Dioxide
Water Resources
Sanitation
Oceans and Seas
Health
India
Global
Publisher : 
The World Bank
Attachment(s): 
Little-Green-Data-Book-2013.pdf
Main Topic: 
Environment
Place of Publication: 
Washington DC
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Guaranteed employment and the poor: the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme

Submitted by sheeja on Fri, 2013-06-07 11:44

India's Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) is the largest public works employment project in the world, employing 55 million households in 2010-11. The program places an emphasis on rural poverty reduction, granting rural households a legal right to employment of up to 100 days per year in public works programs.

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Publication Date: 
01/06/2013
Main Topic: 
Poverty
Publisher : 
International Food Policy Research Institute
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS)
India
Unemployment
Statistics
Poverty
Attachment(s): 
mgnregspn.pdf
Author: 
Yanyan Liu
Chrisopher B. Barrett
Place of Publication: 
Washington DC
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Odisha Food Processing Policy, 2013

Submitted by sheeja on Wed, 2013-08-14 11:42

There is vast untapped potential for food processing industry in the state. In Odisha, about 0.7% of the total produce is processed currently. The National Food Processing Policy strives to achieve 25% fro the current national average of 6% by 2025.

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Publication Date: 
31/05/2013
Food Process Industry
Orissa (Odisha)
Food Policy
Processed Foods
Subsidies
Publisher : 
Government of Orissa
Attachment(s): 
odisha food processing policy 2013.pdf
Main Topic: 
Food Policy
Place of Publication: 
Bhubaneshwar
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A new global partnership: eradicate poverty and transform economies through sustainable development

Submitted by sheeja on Mon, 2013-06-10 14:20

This report sets out a universal agenda to eradicate extreme poverty from the face of the earth by 2030, and deliver on the promise of sustainable development. It calls upon the world to rally around a new Global Partnership that offers hope and a role to every person in the world.

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Publication Date: 
30/05/2013
Attachment(s): 
UN-Report.pdf
Main Topic: 
Environment
Publisher : 
United Nations
Sustainable Development
Poverty
India
Global
Environment
Economic Development
Consumption Patterns
Climate Change

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