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Climate Change

Paving the way for climate-resilient infrastructure: guidance for practitioners and planners

The UNDP has launched a guide titled "Paving the Way for Climate-Resilient Infrastructure: Guidance for Practitioners and Planners," which aims to help decision makers in developing countries adapt their national public infrastructure to climate change.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2011
UNDP
Tags:
Climate Change, Climate Adaptation, Infrastructure Development, Developing Countries, Green House Gases, Urban Development, Sustainable Development, Low Carbon Economy, Carbon Dioxide, Disaster Management

Eco-efficient and sustainable urban infrastructure development in Asia and Latin America

Review of current practices and criteria used to integrate environmental and social aspects into urban infrastructure development processes in cities in Asia and the Pacific.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2011
Ranjith Perera, Ariva Sugandi Permana
UNESCAP
Tags:
Infrastructure Development, Urbanisation, Asia, South Asia, India, Sustainable Development, Environment, Urban Development
Industry

Jharkhand industrial policy (draft) 2011

The Jharkhand industrial policy (draft) 2011 has been formulated with the basic objective of optimally utilizing the available resources in planned and systematic manner for the industrialization of the state.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2011
Government of Jharkhand
Tags:
Industry, Jharkhand, Land, Mining, Infrastructure Development, Water Resources, Special Economic Zones (SEZ), Energy, Agro-Based Industry, Food Process Industry, Textile Industry, Tourism Industry, Auto Industry, Finance
Energy

Appropriate grids

To fight climate change, it is not enough to generate electricity from renewable sources. The grid infrastructure must be enhanced too.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2011
Uli Brunner, Jens Drillisch
Development And Cooperation
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9
Tags:
Climate Change, Renewable Energy, Infrastructure Development, Power Transmission, On-Grid
Environment

Environmentalism of the poor

For many disadvantaged communities in developing countries, ecological issues are not a matter of luxury, but a matter of survival. In India, protests and social movements are expressing these worries.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2011
Sunita Narain
Development And Cooperation
38
9
320-321
Tags:
Ecology, Poverty, Developing Countries, India, Infrastructure Development, Conflicts, Development, Mining, Naxalites, Tribals, Sustainable Development
Environment

Environment program: greening growth in Asia and the Pacific

This publication presents a snapshot of the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) environmental strategies, programs, initiatives, partnerships, and a range of activities that demonstrate ADB’s commitment to support environmentally sustainable growth in Asia and the Pacific—a strategic agenda of ADB’s Strategy 2020.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2011
Asian Development Bank
Tags:
Environment, Asia, India, Water Supply, Infrastructure Development, Energy, Agriculture, Transport, Climate Adaptation, Air Pollution
Habitat And Urbanisation

Melbourne named world's most liveable city

Melbourne has edged out long-time front-runner Vancouver to be rated the world's most liveable city, a world-wide survey from the Economist Intelligence Unit said Tuesday.

Publication Date: 
31/08/2011
Business Recorder (Pakistan)
Tags:
Habitat, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Finland, Health Care, Environment, Education, Infrastructure Development, Zimbabwe, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Papua New Guinea
Habitat And Urbanisation

Mumbai among worst cities to live in: Survey

Australia's second-largest city Melbourne has been rated the world's best city to live in, and Mumbai one of the worst, according to a new survey.

Publication Date: 
31/08/2011
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Mumbai, India, Canada, Singapore, Hong Kong, Finland, Health Care, Infrastructure Development
Land

 Is new land bill up to mark?

Draft land bill proposes higher compensation for land acquisitions, but complaints persist.

Publication Date: 
31/08/2011
Jyotika Sood
Down to Earth
20
7
Tags:
Compensation, Farmers, India, Infrastructure Development, Land, Land Acquisition, Land Act 1894, Landless, Legislation, Ministry Of Rural Development, Private Sector, Public Sector, Rehabilitation
Energy

Citing nearby Jaitapur n-project, promoter aborts education hub plan

The world’s largest nuclear power plant being built at Jaitapur has claimed its first victim: a 1,000-acre education hub that was to come up in Nate village just 15 km away.

Publication Date: 
30/08/2011
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Jaitapur, Nuclear Power Plants, Education, Land, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Infrastructure Development

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