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Brighter Africa: the growth potential of the sub-Saharan electricity sector

The management consulting firm finds that there is a direct correlation between economic growth and electricity supply and that the region needs power to survive.

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Urban slums in Delhi

The present report on “Urban Slums in Delhi” is brought out by the Directorate of Economics & Statistics on the basis of sample survey conducted under the 69th NSS Round (July 2012- Dec 2012) in respect of state sample.

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Climate change vulnerability in fisheries and aquaculture: a synthesis of six regional studies

The Fisheries and Aquaculture Department of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) has published a number of reports addressing climate change vulnerability in fisheries and aquaculture based on six regional studies, and disaster risk management (DRM) in fisheries and aquaculture in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the wider

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River stretches for restoration of water quality

This recent study by Central Pollution Control Board highlights the water quality issues in 275 rivers comprising of 302 stretches in 27 states and 2 Union territories. The water data indicates that organic pollution as indicated by Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) continues to be the major water quality issue.

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Kangchenjunga Landscape Nepal: from conservation and development perspectives

The book comprises comprehensive information covering physical, socio-economic, biological and environmental aspects of Kangchenjunga Landscape in eastern Nepal, an important landscape with extraordinary biological and cultural diversity, as well as water resources.

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State of the Indian economy: an opportunity for revival

The last year has been a fortuitously good one for the Indian economy with a sea change in the macroeconomic parameters and a sustainable turnaround on the cards. At a time

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Stormy seas, rising risks: what investors should know about climate change impacts at oil refineries

This report focuses on facilities run by the top five U.S. refining companies, assessing both the extent of their climate risk and the companies’ failure to address that risk and publicly disclose it to their investors.

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Climate-smart livestock sector development: the state of play in NAMA development

Given the projected increase in the demand for animal-source foods in developing countries, trends in livestock GHG emissions and other environmental impacts, there is an urgent need to change livestock production.

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Subsidies, clean energy, and climate change

Estimates show that fossil fuel subsidies average USD 400–600 billion annually worldwide while renewable energy (RE) subsidies amounted to USD 66 billion in 2010 and are predicted to rise to USD 250 billion annually by 2035.

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Conservation, crime and communities: case studies of efforts to engage local communities in tackling illegal wildlife trade

Wildlife crime is at the top of the international conservation agenda. Current strategies for addressing it focus on law enforcement, reducing consumer demand and engaging local communities in conservation. To date considerably more attention has been paid to the first two strategies than to the third.

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