Even in countries with rapidly growing economies, large number of people still resort to open defecation: 626 million in India, 14 million in China & 7 million in Brazil finds this 2012 report which assesses the regional progress on eight MDGs.

This document provides an overview of current thinking and emerging good practice related to humanitarian action in an urban environment.

The objective of this report is to provide an independent assessment of the impact of the CDM with respect to promotion of sustainable development in host countries and transfer of technologies from the developed world to developing countries.

This report is one of three commissioned by the High-Level Panel to facilitate its provision of recommendations. The objective of this report is to provide an in-depth analysis of the evolving context of the CDM, particularly with regard to new and emerging mechanisms, and to locate the CDM within the global climate policy architecture.

The UK Government is committed to reducing carbon emissions to 80% below 1990 levels by 2050. This will require significant abatement in energy intensive industries (EIIs). However, in the absence of a binding global deal to reduce emissions, different countries are pursuing carbon reduction policies at different rates.

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) Project has released a guidebook titled “Technologies for Climate Change Mitigation: Agriculture Sector.” The guidebook describes crop and livestock management technologies and practices that contribute to climate change mitigation while improving crop productivity and reducin

Greening the Economy with Agriculture (GEA) seeks to contribute to the definition and implementation of the green economy in the context of sustainable development, food security and poverty alleviation through the mobilization of the food and agriculture sector.

Institutional investors are becoming increasingly concerned that climate change poses a serious challenge to their investments. Despite growing evidence produced by climate science, global emissions continue to increase, and national and international policy responses remain inconsistent.