Reports and Documents

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Investment-grade climate change policy: financing the transition to the low-carbon economy

This report has two objectives: to contribute to policymakers’ understanding of the factors that institutional investors consider when investing in areas such as renewable energy and energy efficiency, and to set out what institutional investors see as ‘investment-grade’ climate change and clean energy policy that would support significant low c

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Issues and challenges for 12th Five Year Plan (2012-17) of Delhi

Govt. of Delhi has initiated the process to prepare the framework of development planning for the national Capital Territory of Delhi for the 12th Five Year Plan (2012-17).

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Indo-US agricultural cooperation: from 'green' to 'evergreen' revolution?

India and the US are poised to expand agricultural cooperation with the hope of bringing about a "Second Green Revolution" in India. Cooperation in this area would, however, need to take into account the interests of Indian farmers as well as issues related to bio-diversity and the environment.

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Review of peat surface greenhouse gas emissions from oil palm plantations in Southeast Asia

Palm oil expansion in Southeast Asia is strongly associated with conversion and degradation of peatland. Find that past studies have generally significantly underestimated emissions from palm oil grown on peatland. In particular, this will have resulted in underestimation of the indirect land use change emissions from many biofuels.

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Manual on animal husbandry statistics

This manual on Animal Husbandry Statistics is one of series of manuals on statistical indicators proposed to be brought out by the CSO.

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Blue revolution: charting South Asia's water future

This report is based on the outcome of discussions during a roundtable conference on ’Blue Revolution: Charting South Asia’s Water Future’ organised on 11 April, 2011, by ORF in collaboration with PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

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Sharing solutions: transatlantic cooperation for a low-carbon economy

This publication, “Sharing Solutions: Transatlantic Cooperation for a Low-Carbon Economy”, highlights the main lessons on how to build a clean economy despite economic and political challenges through transatlantic dialogue.

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Small farmers, big change: scaling up impact in smallholder agriculture

To maximize the potential of agricultural scale up, NGOs need to act as facilitators of multi-stakeholder processes that establish new types of farmer organizations, alliances to influence policy and investment, new business models, and innovative ways of delivery market services.

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Climate change and tourism policy in OECD countries

The UNEP and the OECD have a released a report titled “Climate Change and Tourism Policy in OECD Countries,” which warns that unless resource-efficient policies are developed, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the tourism industry will double over the next 25 years.

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Meghalaya state water policy, 2011: draft

In view of the vital importance of water for human and animal life, for maintaining ecological balance and for economic and development activities of all kinds and considering its increasing scarcity, the planning and management of this resources and its optimal, economical and equitable use has become a matter of utmost urgency.

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