Transport

Alternative financing sources for sustainable transport: public-private partnerships and institutional investors

The role of the transport sector in achieving climate change and sustainable development action is indispensable. Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) can be an alternative financing source for sustainable transport.

Publication Date: 
17/06/2015
Sustainable Low Carbon Transport (SLoCaT)
Tags:
Transport, Climate Change, Sustainable Development, Finance, Private Sector, Public Sector, India, Global
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World Wealth Report 2015

Strong economic and equity market performance helped create nearly a million (920,000) new millionaires globally in 2014, as High Net Worth Individuals (HNWIs) grew in both number and wealth to 14.6 million and US$56.4 trillion, respectively.

Publication Date: 
17/06/2015
Capgemini
Tags:
Economy, Environment, Industry, Population, India, Global, Finance, GDP, Health, Health Care, Education
Food Policy

Food system shock: the insurance impacts of acute disruption to global food supply

Global food systems are increasingly susceptible to acute disruption and systemic shocks could lead to food price rises, food riots and changes in stock market values.

Publication Date: 
16/06/2015
Lloyds
Tags:
Food Supply, Food Prices, Food Security, Extreme Weather Events, El Nino, India, Global, Crops, Crop Insurance, Agriculture
Health

State of inequality: reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health

The report looks at the state of inequality in health, answering key questions: according to the latest available data, what is the status of inequality across and within countries? How have levels of health changed in population subgroups over time?

Publication Date: 
16/06/2015
WHO
Tags:
Child Health, Maternal Health, Infant mortality, Children, Immunisation, Malnutrition, Women, India, Global, Statistics
Water Resources

Uncertainty in global groundwater storage estimates in a total groundwater stress framework

Groundwater is a finite resource under continuous external pressures. Current unsustainable groundwater use threatens the resilience of aquifer systems and their ability to provide a long-term water source. Groundwater storage is considered to be a factor of groundwater resilience, although the extent to which resilience can be maintained has yet to be explored in depth. In this study, we assess the limit of groundwater resilience in the world's largest groundwater systems with remote sensing observations.

Publication Date: 
16/06/2015
Alexandra S. Richey, Brian F. Thomas, Min-Hui Lo & et al
Water Resources Research
1-56
Tags:
Groundwater, Groundwater Assessment, Global, NASA, Remote Sensing, Groundwater Recharge, Ganga, Brahmaputra, River Basin, Hydrology, China, India, Water Pollution, Irrigation, Water Demand, Food Security, Agriculture
Water Resources

Quantifying renewable groundwater stress with GRACE

Groundwater is an increasingly important water supply source globally. Understanding the amount of groundwater used versus the volume available is crucial to evaluate future water availability. We present a groundwater stress assessment to quantify the relationship between groundwater use and availability in the world's 37 largest aquifer systems. We quantify stress according to a ratio of groundwater use to availability, which we call the Renewable Groundwater Stress ratio.

Publication Date: 
16/06/2015
Alexandra S. Richey, Brian F. Thomas, Min-Hui Lo & et al
Water Resources Research
1-60
Tags:
Groundwater, Water Supply, Global, NASA, Indus, India, Pakistan, Africa, California, Agriculture, Groundwater Recharge, Water Pollution, Hydrology, United States Of America (US), Canada, Ganga, Irrigation, Congo
Environment

Green turf' offers a secured career

JAIPUR: Career opportunities in the environment science offer research-based work, thrill, adventure and fat pay packages.

Publication Date: 
16/06/2015
Shoeb Khan
Times Of India (Jaipur)
Tags:
Rajasthan, Environment Education, Environmentalists, Global, Climate Change, Air Pollution, Water Pollution, Environmental Science, Environment
People

Demographic vulnerability: where population growth poses the greatest challenges

The Population Institute released a report on how population growth is affecting the development prospects of the world’s most fragile countries.

Publication Date: 
15/06/2015
Population Institute
Tags:
Population, Population Trends, Poverty, Malnutrition, Health, Environment, Water Resources, Food Security, Urbanisation, India, Global, Climate Change
Environment

Mind the gap? a comparison of international and national targets for the SDG agenda

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will set the global development agenda for the next 15 years, with SDG targets acting as a benchmark of progress for rich and poor countries alike.

Publication Date: 
15/06/2015
Andrew Scott, Paula Lucci, Tom Berliner
Overseas Development Institute
Tags:
Sustainable Development, Environment, Poverty, Education, Health, Women, Water Resources, Sanitation, Energy, Child Health, India, Global, Governance
Environment

The little green data book 2015

The Little Green Data Book 2015 is a pocket-sized ready reference on key environmental data for over 200 countries. Key indicators are organized under the headings of agriculture, forestry, biodiversity, oceans, energy, emission and pollution, and water and sanitation. For the third year, The Little Green Data Book presents a new set of ocean-related indicators, highlighting the role of oceans in economic development.

Publication Date: 
Monday, June 15, 2015
The World Bank
Tags:
Environment, Statistics, Agriculture, Forests, Biodiversity, Energy, Carbon Dioxide, Water Resources, Sanitation, Health, Air Pollution, India, Global

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