Reports and Documents

This paper presents a report from a project on “Developing community-based climate smart agriculture through participatory action research in CCAFS benchmark sites in West Africa” which is a joint initiative of CCAFS-West Africa programme and ICRAF-WCA.

Using the Norwegian Environment Agency report Climate mitigation measures and emission trajectories up to 2030 and its proposed action plan for Norwegian emissions of short-lived climate forcers as a basis, this report answers three questions. 1.

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has warned that the aviation industry needs to prepare for severe disruptions as a result of climate change and that it needs to make full use of clean technology and policy tools in order to reduce its carbon footprint.

On 10 May 2016, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change issued a draft Notification proposing a mechanism to deal with projects that have commenced activities before obtaining an environmental clearance [Draft Notification].

As Donald Trump, the climate change denier won the US presidential election has declared victory and will be the 45th president of the United States, this report released by the US Environment Protection Agency (USEPA) presents credible and compelling evidence that climate change is happening now in the United States and globally.

The study on the socio-economic value of plant breeding in the European Union clearly shows the breeding sector has a strong positive impact on growth and employment, as well as on environmental protection and biodiversity preservation.

This report estimates the more tangible cost that poverty brings to society, specifically in the form of the cost to the public purse. It illustrates the magnitude of the cost of poverty in order to show the kinds of savings that a sustained reduction in poverty could bring.

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Water and Air Pollution from Thermal Power Stations, 01/08/2016. Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has reported that all the 164 coal based thermal power plants have provided pollution control systems for control of air and water pollution.

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Schemes for Environmental Conservation, 01/08/2016.

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Fuel Emission Norms, 01/08/2016. BS-IV auto fuel supply has already been commenced in the areas covered in the first two phases.