Reports and Documents

The concept of this paper was originated in ICTSD’s research and policy dialogues under the Global Platform. The study shows that the impact on net emissions covered by the EU ETS could be large, as with growing aviation emissions, operators will have to buy allowances from other sectors in the EU ETS.

Increased focus has been placed on the issues of energy access and energy poverty over the last number of years, most notably indicated by the United Nations (UN) declaring 2012 as the “International Year of Sustainable Energy for All”.

The UNDP has launched report that provides a step-by-step guide to developing countries in setting up national climate funds and in making informed decisions on climate financing options. This guidebook is based on UNDP’s experience with 750 funds comprising over US$5 billion in resources from various donors.

The annual Asian Development Outlook presents an analysis of developing Asia’s recent economic performance plus its prospects for the next two years. This Update shows whether these forecasts were met, explaining divergence between forecasts and the actual out turn, and firms the forecasts for the next 18 months or so.

In this new report WHO maps the trends in noncommunicable diseases in 193 countries including India and suggests where each government needs to focus to prevent and treat 4 major killers - cancer, heart disease, lung disease and diabetes.

This draft report by the sub-committee on urban transport proposes parameters for the National Mission on Sustainable Habitat (NMSH) . It specially addresses norms for parking and congestion charges, pedestrianization & cycling and the model regulations for integrating transport Planning with master plans.

There has been a rapid transformation of food supply chains in India over the past two decades. Modern retail sales are growing at 49 percent per year and quickly penetrating urban food markets and even rural markets.

Forests are the natural treasure chests of the world, providing a host of ecosystem services that – and this needs to be said very clearly and up front – are paramount to ensuring economic progress and human well-being, not only locally but also at global scale.

The massive scale of urbanization in South Asia is expected to create a surge in demand for solid waste services.

The objective of this document is to narrow down the existing knowledge gaps amongst the common groundwater users. The document has been prepared in a simple question and answer format as Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). In order to keep the subject easy to comprehend, many technical concepts have been explained in simple language.