Climate Change

World Bank Sees Carbon Finance Role For Years

The World Bank's carbon finance initiatives will likely be needed for at least five years, as the United Nations struggles to create a self-sufficient, international carbon market, the manager of t

Publication Date: 
27/01/2012
Jeff Coelho
Planet Ark (Australia)
Tags:
World Bank, Climate Change, Carbon Market, Finance, Kyoto Protocol, COP 17 (Durban Summit), Developing Countries, Green House Gases, Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), Carbon Offset, Wind Energy, Biomass, European Union (EU), Cap And Trade
Economy

Starting to unravel

Is the Indian model of growth in the age of financial globalisation beginning to weaken? (Editorial)

Publication Date: 
14/01/2012
Economic and Political Weekly
47
2
7-8
Tags:
Globalisation, Economic Development, India, China, Trade, Exports, Private Sector, Finance
Science And Technology

A long stretch

The UK government hopes to squeeze even more out of science — without paying a penny extra. (Editorial)

Publication Date: 
12/01/2012
Nature
481
7380
113-114
Tags:
Science And Technology Policy, United Kingdom (UK), Finance
Economy

Govt okays Rs17,000 cr annual plan for 2012-13

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Tuesday decided on an Annual Plan size of Rs 17,000 crore during 2012-13, the first year of the 12th Five-Year Plan.

Publication Date: 
11/01/2012
Pragtivadi (Bhubaneswar)
Tags:
Orissa (Odisha), State Electricity Board (SEB), Finance, Economy
Energy

Lenders warming up to green power projects

With thermal power projects facing environmental hurdles and coal-linkage issues, banks are increasingly warming up to project proposals from the non-conventional (solar and wind) energy sector.

Publication Date: 
07/01/2012
Business Line (New Delhi)
Tags:
Environment, Coal, Solar Energy, Wind Energy, Finance, Gujarat, Rajasthan, National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), Mining, Forests, Subsidies, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE)
Agriculture

Record payment of crop loans in Ajmer

Central cooperative banks disbursed crop loans worth a record Rs.605 crore in the Ajmer division of Rajasthan during 2011 as part of the State Government's drive to promote agricultural production

Publication Date: 
06/01/2012
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Ajmer (D), Crops, Farmers, Budget, Finance, Agriculture
Health

Progressivity of health care financing and incidence of service benefits in Ghana

The National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme was introduced in Ghana in 2004 as a pro-poor financing strategy aimed at removing financial barriers to health care and protecting all citizens from catastrophic health expenditures, which currently arise due to user fees and other direct payments. A comprehensive assessment of the financing and benefit incidence of health services in Ghana was undertaken.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2012
James Akazili, Bertha Garshong, Moses Aikins & et al
Health Policy & Planning
27
1
Tags:
Health Care, Ghana, Finance, Health Insurance, Africa
Energy

IRENA handbook on renewable energy nationally appropriate mitigation actions (NAMAs) for policy makers and project developers

This Handbook focuses on the role that Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) can play in promoting Renewable Energy (RE) in developing countries.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2012
International Renewable Energy Agency
Tags:
Renewable Energy, Peru, Kenya, Grenada, South Africa, Energy Policy, Finance, Climate Mitigation, Developing Countries, Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), Kyoto Protocol, Public Sector, Private Sector, Climate Change
Climate Change

Adaptation financing and practice: observations from community-based projects in India

Adaptation financing entails a multitude of challenges when it comes to selecting and implementing measures that are to be sustainable. This article depicts general difficulties with respect to adaptation financing.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2012
Ashish Chaturvedi, Rachna Arora, Arnab Mukherji, & et al
GTZ (India)
Tags:
Climate Change, Climate Adaptation, India, Finance, Climate Impacts, Coastal Erosion
Climate Change

Climate finance: Developing Countries’ perspective

Climate finance is vital to help poor and most vulnerable countries cope with the adverse effects of climate change, but it is still a hotly debated issue at the international level.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2012
Isabella Massa
South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics and Environment (SAWTEE)
Tags:
Climate Change, Finance, Climate Agreements, Developing Countries, Climate Mitigation, Climate Adaptation

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