Climate Change

Promoting the use of climate information to achieve long-term development objectives in Sub-Saharan Africa

African governments and businesses are putting their investments at risk from the long-term impacts of climate change because they are failing to take climate information into account, says a new report from the Overseas Development Institute and SouthSouthNorth for the Future Climate For Africa (FCFA) programme and Climate and Development Knowl

Publication Date: 
09/02/2015
By Lindsey Jones, Elizabeth Carabine, Jean-Pierre Roux, Thomas Tanner
Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN)
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Climate Change, Africa, Climate Adaptation, Information, Disaster Management, Environment, Development
Economy

Mobiles for human development: 2014 trends and gaps

The rapid diffusion of mobile technologies around the globe has triggered new opportunities to enhance human development. UNDP and Motorola Solutions have joined forces to support the use of mobile technologies to foster human development and build resilient, sustainable societies.

Publication Date: 
29/01/2015
UNDP
Tags:
Poverty, Education, Health, Governance, Human Rights, Development, Economy, Mobile Phone, Developing Countries
Industry

'Corporates must partner civil societies for CSR activities'

With the eligible corporates mandated under the new Companies Act to spend two percent of their net profit for corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities, experts pitched for partnerships wit

Publication Date: 
28/01/2015
Business Standard (New Delhi)
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Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Tata Steel, Development
Poverty

Achieving development results in Asia and the Pacific 2013-2014

The report covers results achieved in 36 countries and territories in the Asia and Pacific region.

Publication Date: 
26/01/2015
UNDP Regional Centre for Asia and Pacific
Tags:
Poverty, Economic Development, Development, Governance, Sustainable Development, Asia, India, Protected Area Conservation, Environment, Natural Disasters
Economy

A tale of two commissions and the missing links

There have been several missing links in the recent debate on the future of the Planning and Finance Commissions. First, it is not clear whether the debate was more about the future of planning or about the future of the Planning Commission. How do the proposals for institutional reform fix the problems relating to the process of planning and implementation? Second, there are emerging new realities of economic management that the new institution has to grasp and address, requiring new skills and, perhaps, a new set of instruments.

Publication Date: 
24/01/2015
Y Venugopal Reddy
Economic and Political Weekly
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Planning Commission, India, Government Of India (GOI), Finance, Development, Economy
Environment

Australia a leader on trade but lags on environment in development index

Commitment to development index places Australia second to last on environmental policy in terms of how it affects poorer countries

Publication Date: 
22/01/2015
Guardian (UK)
Tags:
Environment, Development, Trade, Developing Countries, Fossil Fuels, Green House Gases, Poverty, Sustainable Development
Environment

Maharashtra government scraps RRZ policy, draws greens' wrath

The state government on Tuesday decided to scrap the river regulation zone policy.

Publication Date: 
22/01/2015
Daily News Analysis (Mumbai)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Rivers, Environmentalists, Environment Act 1986, Industry, Development, Environment
Energy

Handbook for rooftop solar development in Asia

Drawing on the Asian Development Bank’s experience installing the rooftop solar photovoltaic system at its headquarters, the Handbook for Rooftop Solar Development in Asia hopes to demystify the process of developing solar photovoltaic projects in urban areas.

Publication Date: 
21/01/2015
Asian Development Bank
Tags:
Solar Energy, Off-Grid, On-Grid, Renewable Energy, Solar Cells, Asia, India, Development, Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Economy

World employment and social outlook: trends 2015

Formerly entitled Global Employment Trends, the World Employment and Social Outlook – Trends 2015 includes a forecast of global unemployment levels and explains the factors behind this trend, including continuing inequality and falling wage shares.

Publication Date: 
20/01/2015
International Labour Organization
Tags:
Unemployment, Development, Economic Development, Developing Countries, India, Global, Poverty, GDP
Land

Haryana forms policy for grant of Change of Land Use

The Haryana Government has formulated the policy for grant of Change of Land Use (CLU) permission for setting up of Wholesale Trade, Warehouse and Storage in the Commercial Zone.

Publication Date: 
14/01/2015
Pioneer (Chandigarh)
Tags:
Haryana, Land Use, Buildings, Development, Highways, Land

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