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Why India is losing its war on hunger

India is confronted with an agrarian crisis and mass hunger, despite producing enough food to feed itself. This paper argues that the country needs urgent action to protect the universal right to food, prioritize land reforms, and sustainably revive agrarian productivity.

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Integrated assessment of black carbon and tropospheric ozone: summary for decision makers

Scientific evidence and new analyses demonstrate that control of black carbon particles and tropospheric ozone through rapid implementation of proven emission reduction measures would have immediate and multiple benefits for human well-being. Black carbon exists as particles in the atmosphere and is a major component of soot; it has significant human health and climate impacts.

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Linking forests and food production in the REDD+ context

In order for REDD+ carbon emission mitigation targets to be reached, the primary driver of forest clearing globally, agriculture, must be fundamentally addressed by governments implementing REDD+ Programmes. This paper evaluates the extent to which countries

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State of the climate in 2010

The primary goal of the annual State of the Climate collection of articles is to document the weather and climate events of the most recent calendar year and put them into accurate historical perspective, with a particular focus on unusual or anomalous events.  This report states that year 2010 was notable for its globally-averaged warmth and for the far-reaching impacts related to signifi

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Key indicators of employment and unemployment in India, 2009-10

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The National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) during the period July 2009 - June 2010 carried out an all-India household survey on the subject of employment and unemployment in India as a part of 66th round of its survey programme.

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The Indus equation

This report by Strategic Foresight is a comprehensve analysis of India-Pakistan controversy over Indus Water treaty and provides recommendations that will assist water cooperation between these two nations in the future.

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National green reporting system of Sri Lanka: reporting guidelines

This publication provides information related to the National Green Reporting System of Sri Lanka and its reporting guidelines. The objective is to recognize, appreciate and reward the manufacturing and

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Extreme weather and climate change: understanding the link, managing the risk

A primer on extreme weather, the paper explains that the recent surplus of extreme weather events is part of a longer trend of rising extremes that reveals a pattern of increasing risk as the planet warms.

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