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 UNITED NATIONS

About 830 million people around the world have not got sufficient food to eat because of natural disasters, armed conflicts and poverty, says the United Nations World Food Programme. "From generation

Publication Date: 
14/02/2001
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Food Supply, Starvation, Natural Disasters, Poverty, UN, War, Africa, Asia, Developing Countries, Food Security
India

 MIAMI GROUP VS rest of the world

Are genetically modified organisms a miracle that will solve the world's hunger problems or a menace that will threaten human health, environment and food security? Attempts to sideline the Cartagena Biosafety Protocol continued in Montpellier, France, ev

Publication Date: 
14/02/2001
Amitabh Khardori
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Global Environmental Agreements, Health Effects, Biosafety, Multinational Corporations (MNCs), Biotechnology, Genetic Engineering, United States Of America (US), Food Security, Sustainable Development
India

 YAWN!

The Indian Science Congress 2001 represented the state of science in India

Publication Date: 
30/01/2001
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Agricultural Research, Seeds, Farmers, Traditional Knowledge, Biodiversity, Biotechnology, Appropriate Technology, Governance, India, Delhi, Food Security
India

 Heard at the conference

"Children in India remain

Publication Date: 
30/01/2001
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Agricultural Research, Seeds, Farmers, Traditional Knowledge, Biodiversity, Biotechnology, Appropriate Technology, Governance, India, Delhi, Food Security
India

 Deja vu

The discussions at the conference were like old wine in old bottles

Publication Date: 
30/01/2001
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Agricultural Research, Seeds, Farmers, Traditional Knowledge, Biodiversity, Biotechnology, Appropriate Technology, Governance, India, Delhi, Food Security
India

 Fixing the drought

To uplift the poor it is important to understand the root cause of poverty

Publication Date: 
30/01/2001
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Food Supply, Water Conservation, Water Harvesting, Drought, Poverty, Public Participation, Governance, India, Food Security
Climate Change

Climate change and dams: An analysis of the linkages between the UNFCCC legal regime and dams

This study looks at the linkages between dams and climate change. It analyses the climate change legal regime as represented by the UN Framework Convention on Climate
Change and its Kyoto Protocol and attempts to highlight the relevance of its provisions, decisions and processes to the planning, appraisal, design, construction, operation and

Publication Date: 
01/11/2000
UNEP
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UNFCCC, Soil Erosion, Dams, Sediment Transport, Deforestation, Climate Change, Green House Gases, Global Warming, Climate Mitigation, Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), Joint Implementation, Climate Adaptation, Food Security, Climate Impacts
India

 To ensure food for tomorrow

Rice and wheat yields are falling. To check it a new initiative has been taken

Publication Date: 
30/10/2000
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Agricultural Research, Plant Breeding, Rice, Wheat, Water Conservation, Irrigation, Technology, Bangladesh, India, Food Security
Industry

 Three avenues, one goal

The focus is on development of hydropower, industries and food production: how sustainably can the targets be achieved?

Publication Date: 
29/09/2000
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Himalaya, Water Resources, Hydroelectricity, Consumption Patterns, Urbanisation, Green Spaces, Population, Tourism, Industry, Community Groups, Bhutan, Sustainable Development, Food Security, Environment Management
Industry

 Making a beginning

Community management of natural resources is still in the nascent stage

Publication Date: 
29/09/2000
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Himalaya, Water Resources, Hydroelectricity, Consumption Patterns, Urbanisation, Green Spaces, Population, Tourism, Industry, Community Groups, Bhutan, Sustainable Development, Food Security, Environment Management

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