Reports and Documents

The report was prepared by Dr. Mihir Shah, Member, Planning Commission to examine ways in which the Operational Guidelines of MGNREGA could be revised.

The global economic crisis of 2008-2009 led to a sharp reduction of growth worldwide with an increase in millions of poor persons. The World Bank Group responded with an unprecedented expansion of support, especially to middle income countries.

A UNDP/GEF Global Solar Water Heating Project is also under implementation by the Ministry which aims at accelerating the market development of solar water heating and facilitating the installation of 5 million m2 of installed collector area by 2012.The objective of the project is to leverage the Ministry’s National Programme and create markets

This is an assessment of recent trends and projected future changes in climate, specifically focused on the Indo-Gangetic Plains (IGP).

The UNEP Foresight Report contains a description of the 21 emerging environmental issues identified through the UNEP Foresight Process.

This report examines the impact of environmental regulation within countries as well as regulatory distance between countries on international technology transfer.

The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) and the Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities (CAI-Asia) hosted a workshop on measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the transportation sector on 9 February 2012 held in Manila, Philippines.

This summary of the fifth Global Environment Outlook report released by UNEP focuses on deteriorating state of the global environment and lists priority areas for action and policy recommendations.

Crop models demonstrate that food production is vulnerable to climate change in many regions through a combination of temperature change, water stress and extreme weather.

This report highlights promising examples of successful collaborations already under way, such as India’s National Solar Mission; Kenya’s efforts to design an investment-grade renewable energy strategy; the South Africa Water Partners Network; and the Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania.