Climate Change

Workshop report on: improving the regional distribution of Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects in Asia and the Pacific

In accordance with the commitments pledged at Nairobi in 2005 (Nairobi Frame Work in 2006) and Copenhagen in 2009 to enhance distribution of CDM projects and capacity development at the regional and sub-regional levels, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), with co-funding from the secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Cl

Publication Date: 
30/09/2010
IGES
Tags:
Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), Asia, India, UNFCCC, Climate Change
Climate Change

Forests and climate change in the Asia-Pacific region

The study on "Forests and Climate Change in the Asia-Pacific Region" provides assessments on impacts of climate change and adaptation options, highlighting adaptation needs, forest management options and estimations of adaptation costs.

Publication Date: 
30/09/2010
FAO
Tags:
Forests, Climate Change, Asia, India, Climate Impacts, Climate Adaptation, Climate Mitigation, Technology Transfer, Forest Resources, Forest Products, Forest Management, Carbon Sequestration, REDD
Water Resources

Water policy and related operations

When the water policy of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) was approved in 2001, water was widely viewed as one of the greatest global challenges. The challenge was accentuated by, among others, population growth, urbanization, and changes in climatic patterns.

Publication Date: 
30/09/2010
Asian Development Bank
Tags:
Water Policy, India, Water Resources, Water Management, Water Conservation, Asia, Governance
Environment

Green growth, resources and resilience: environmental sustainability in Asia and the Pacific, 2010

This preview of the forthcoming Green Growth, Resources and Resilience report highlights the shifts that have taken place in the outlook for the Asian and Pacific region since 2005. While
the region

Publication Date: 
30/09/2010
UNESCAP
Tags:
Environment, Environment Economics, Economic Development, Energy, Ecosystem Services, Water Resources, Climate Change, Low Carbon Economy, Sustainable Development, Asia, India
Science And Technology

Science: Pressures of a changing age

The global economy is driven by competitive pressures. A recent editorial in Science, that addresses the issue of ‘Nurturing Young Scientists’ in the United States, proclaims: ‘It is imperative to grow our economy through global leadership in science’.

Publication Date: 
24/09/2010
P. Balaram
Current Science
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Tags:
Ministry of Science and Technology, Science And Technology Policy, India, China, Asia, Research, Research Agencies, Science And Technology
Air Pollution

Cleaner, Healthier Cookstoves

Here is a shocking statistic: nearly two million people

Publication Date: 
24/09/2010
New York Times (New York)
Tags:
Air Pollution, Chulhas (Cookstoves), Africa, Asia, United States Of America (US), Health Effects, Global Warming
Agriculture

West Asia curbs threaten Indian rice exports

INDIA

Publication Date: 
23/09/2010
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
India, Rice, Agriculture, Exports, Trade, Asia, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Basmati Rice
Natural Disasters

Asia faces rising cost from disasters, report says

China, India and Indonesia are likely to face much higher losses from natural disasters in coming decades as their economies grow faster than their capacity for disaster prevention and relief, a new report has forecast.

That means more foreign investment projects will be exposed to disaster damage as economic growth brings more factories, roads and other infrastructure to the region, which suff

Publication Date: 
22/09/2010
Daily Star (Bangladesh)
Tags:
Natural Disasters, Asia, Economy, Indonesia, China, Disaster Management, Economic Development
Climate Change

Without looking to West, Asia can take on climate change, poverty

East Timor President Jos Ramos-Horta (second from left) with Swami Navananma Jnana Thapaswi, director, Santhigiri Ashram (left), Shashi Tharoor, MP, and Corinna Ybarra Arnold, head of Cultural Affairs, American Consulate, Chennai, at the inauguration of an international conference on

Publication Date: 
10/09/2010
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Climate Change, Poverty, Asia, China, Japan
Transport

Go public, go underground

More and more Asian govts are focusing on public transport that's both mass-scale and rapid, and, generally, subsurface for better connectivity
Barun Roy / New Delhi September 9, 2010, 0:36 IST

A friend, visiting from Dhaka, recently told me something about that city

Publication Date: 
09/09/2010
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Public Transport, Transport, Asia, Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Singapore, China

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