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La Niña: Early warning - early action analysis for a potential La Niña in 2016/2017

The publication consolidates a synthetic analysis on La Niña and its potential impacts on agriculture and food security, specifically in the regions that are now dealing with the consequences of El Niño.

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A tale of clean cities: insights for planning urban sanitation from Kumasi, Ghana

This case study is part of a research project by Partnerships in Practice for WaterAid to learn from sanitation planning processes of cities in developing countries that are making good progress in provision of sanitation services to all.

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Shared mobility: innovation for liveable cities

Urban authorities face numerous challenges as they try to manage the access and mobility needs of their citizens. Some of these are related to uncertainty about how new services, technologies and emerging social trends affect citizens’ mobility choices.

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Sustainable agricultural development for food security and nutrition: what roles for livestock?

This report addresses the economic, environmental and social dimensions of agricultural development, with the objective of ensuring food and nutrition security, in terms of availability, access, utilization and stability.

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2015-2016 El Nino early action and response for agriculture, food security and nutrition

The publication provides an overview of the impacts of the El Niño phenomenon on agriculture and food security. El Niño is the warming of sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific, which occurs roughly every two to seven years, lasting from six to 24 months.

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A technical summary of Euro 6/VI vehicle emission standards

This briefing paper looks closely at the Euro 6/VI vehicle emissions standards, which tighten the limits on air pollutant emissions established in prior European standards, and require the best available technology for vehicle emissions control.

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Information overload? A review of databases on climate change mitigation policy

This briefing presents a review of 24 databases on climate change policies, with a focus on climate change mitigation policies. The review, the first step in a larger analysis, focuses on understanding what information is available.

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Meeting carbon budgets 2016: progress report to Parliament

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This is the Committee’s eighth annual report detailing the UK’s progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and meeting carbon budgets. The Progress Report shows that UK emissions have fallen rapidly in the power sector, but that progress has stalled in other sectors, such as heating in buildings, transport, industry and agriculture.

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