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Aqueduct projected water stress country rankings

India, China and the US could see water stress increase by 40 to 70% by 2040 according to the global water stress rankings released by World Resource Institute. Click here to know which are the world’s most water-stressed countries and regions and how they would be hit by a deeper crisis in the coming decades.

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26/08/2015
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Good practices for regulating wastewater treatment: legislation, policies and standards

This UNEP publication presents a critical analysis of successful cases for regulating wastewater treatment and management in six countries - Argentina, Austria, Finland, Jordan, Singapore and South Africa. It reviews procedures and processes in the implementation of wastewater legislation and may be useful for other countries in addressing the global wastewater challenge.

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Confronting climate uncertainty in water resources planning and project design: the decision tree framework

The Decision Tree Framework described in this book provides resource-limited project planners and program managers with a cost-effective and effort-efficient, scientifically defensible, repeatable, and clear method for demonstrating the robustness of a project to climate change.

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25/08/2015
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World Alzheimer Report 2015: the global impact of dementia

The World Alzheimer Report 2015: 'The Global Impact of Dementia: An analysis of prevalence, incidence, cost and trends’ finds that there are currently around 46.8 million people living with dementia around the world, with numbers set to increase to 74.7 million by 2030 and 131.5 million by 2050.

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Scaling success - Lessons from adaptation pilots in the rainfed regions of India

As climate change threatens India’s food security, adaptation in the agriculture sector is becoming increasingly important. However, for too long, adaptation has been characterized by individual efforts and by small, time-bound pilot projects.

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Better partnerships: understanding and increasing the impact of private sector cooperative initiatives

Based on five running private sector initiatives addressing climate change mitigation, the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership and Ecofys have assessed their potential impact and major lessons learned.

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24/08/2015
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Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on Public Sector Undertakings(PSU): Government of Odisha

Agricultural lands in Odisha were converted for non-agricultural purposes without going into the merits of each case, pointed out the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India.

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The value of water: a framework for understanding water valuation, risk and stewardship

Better methods to account for water’s value could improve corporate decision making, strengthen economic growth and ensure healthier ecosystems, according to a new report by WWF.

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