Climate Change

Climate change, food security, and socioeconomic livelihood in Pacific Islands

This report assesses the impact of climate change on agriculture and fisheries in three Pacific Island countries, including the impacts on agricultural production, economic returns for major crops, and food security.

Publication Date: 
09/10/2015
M.W. Rosegrant, R. Valmonte-Santos, T. Thomas, L. You, C. Chiang
Asian Development Bank
Tags:
Climate Change, Food Security, Climate Impacts, Pacific Islands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Land Tenure, Climate Adaptation, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Island
Energy

Sustainable energy for all: tracking progress in Asia and the Pacific - a summary report

The Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) initiative is the global effort rallying action towards a transformation in the energy sector by the year 2030.

Publication Date: 
27/09/2015
Asian Development Bank
Tags:
Energy, Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Energy Intensity, Sustainable Development, Asia, India, Women, Health, Children
Agriculture

Organic agriculture and post-2015 development goals: building on the comparative advantage of poor farmers

This compendium is released on the target year of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). While there has been remarkable progress on the MDGs, such as halving the

Publication Date: 
24/06/2015
Sununtar Setboonsarng, Anil Markandya
Asian Development Bank
Tags:
Organic Farming, Poverty, Climate Change, Farmers, Contract Farming, Carbon Sequestration, Environment, Asia, India
Energy

Sustainable energy access planning: a framework

Sustainable energy access planning is aimed at developing a socially inclusive energy supply system that gives both the poor and the nonpoor sustainable access to at least the minimum amount of energy for their basic needs.