Reports and Documents

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has as its Strategic Objective 5 to “Increase the resilience of livelihoods to threats and crises”. In support of its national counterparts, FAO aims to address the current and future needs of vulnerable people affected by the 2015‒2016 El Niño event.

The report analyses the evolution of the transport sector (freight and passenger) and its pressures on the environment since 2000, including the impacts of the economic recession in 2008. It makes use of the latest available data in order to assess key trends, measures and overall progress in meeting policy targets.

Growing from 6 operators in 2012 to 41 by mid-2015, carsharing is rapidly expanding in emerging markets worldwide. What is the future of carsharing? What impact will this innovation have on cities? What are the key challenges for ensuring that carsharing becomes a vehicle for sustainable mobility?

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Renewable energy for electrification of villages, etc., 14/12/2015. Decentralized Distributed Generation (DDG) under DeenDayalUpadhyaya Gram JyotiYojana (DDUGJY) is a flagship programme of Govt.

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Clearance for diversion of forest land for coal mining, 14/12/2015. The Government of India grants prior approval under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 to use forest land for the purpose for various development projects. During the period of last six years i.e.

Question raised in Rajya Sabha Air quality in cities, 14/12/2015. Biomass, stubble or agriculture residue burning impacts air quality in the vicinity, be it city, town or village.

The much-awaited Paris Agreement on climate change was adopted by all members of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on Saturday.

The first atlas of its kind, this new publication offers a comprehensive, regional understanding of the changing climate and its impact on water resources in five of the major river basins in the region: the Indus, Brahmaputra, Ganges, Salween and Mekong.

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Respiratory Ailments due to Air Pollution, 11/12/2015. Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) had sponsored three epidemiological studies to assess the long term impact of air pollution on human health.

While global hunger figures are decreasing, the number of food insecure people in mountain areas rose 30 percent between 2000 and 2012, according to a new study, released by FAO and the Mountain Partnership on International Mountain Day.