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Looking ahead in world food and agriculture: perspectives to 2050

fuelled by the turbulence of world agricultural markets, the debate on relations among agriculture, food security, natural resources, population growth and economic development has been revamped over the last few years.

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Building the climate change regime: survey and analysis of approaches

This working paper seeks to identify concrete pathways for building an international “climate change regime.” It surveys and analyzes the academic literature as well as proposals by non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and governments.

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Report on possible impacts of communication towers on wildlife including birds and bees

This report on impacts of communication towers on wildlife including birds and bees submitted to MoEF warns of harmful radiation and recommends special laws to protect urban flora & fauna from threats radiation emerging from mobile towers.

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Food, agriculture and cities: challenges of food and nutrition security, agriculture and ecosystem management in an urbanizing world

This paper examines the interaction of urban and rural food systems, not as separate systems, but as two complementary sides of the food systems everywhere that are a continuum between urban and rural landscapes and actors.

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Capacity building for participatory irrigation management in Sindh Province of Pakistan

Through the newly established institutions in irrigation sector, Farmer Organizations (FOs) can play their role as major stakeholders in the operation and maintenance of the irrigation and drainage system.

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Equity unaddressed: a civil society response to the draft approach paper-12th Five Year Plan

This publication is a compilation of responses from civil society organisations to the Draft Approach Paper to the 12th Five-Year Plan.It presents a detailed critique of the Approach Paper in areas such as education, gender, youth development, land issues, water and sanitation, among others.

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Achieving the MDGs targets in nutrition: does inequality matter?

The prevalence of malnutrition in Bangladesh is one of the highest in the world. Millions of children and women suffer from one or more forms of malnutrition including low birth weight, wasting, stunting, underweight etc.

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Migration and global environmental change: future challenges and opportunities

This new report focuses on how human population movements across the world could be affected by global environmental changes between now and 2060.

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World in transition: a social contract for sustainability

In this report, the WBGU explains the reasons for the desperate need for a post-fossil economic strategy, yet it also concludes that the transition to sustainability is achievable, and presents ten concrete packages of measures to accelerate the imperative restructuring.

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Facilitating infrastructure development in India

Asian Development Bank (ADB) has been working in partnership with the Government of India, state governments, and executing agencies to facilitate infrastructure development towards meeting the nation’s economic and human development goals.

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