Agriculture

The second report on the State of the Worlds Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

The Second Report on the State of the World

Publication Date: 
30/09/2010
FAO
Tags:
Plant Biodiversity, Food Security, Agriculture, India, Global, Genetic Resources, Ecosystem Services, Protected Area Conservation, Climate Change, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Breeding, Private Sector, NGO
Climate Change

Climate risk and financial institutions: challenges and opportunities

Climate change creates risks and opportunities for the private sector in emerging markets, and may impact the performance of financial institutions and the companies they invest in.

Publication Date: 
30/09/2010
Vladimir Stenek, Jean Christophe Amado, Richenda Connell
International Finance Corporation
Tags:
Climate Change, Environment, India, Global, Finance, Climate Impacts, Agriculture, Energy, Water Resources, Land Acquisition, Biodiversity Conservation, Private Sector
Water Resources

Water: Private, Limited - issues in privatisation, corporatisation and commercialisation of water sector in India

There is a surge of privatisation in the water sector in India. It is being justified in the name of bringing in new investments and increasing efficiency to address the myriad problems of the water sector. At the same time, a series of restructuring programs in many states are attempting to reform the water sector and transform it into a fully commercial and market operation.

Publication Date: 
30/09/2010
Gaurav Dwivedi, Shripad Dharmadhikary, Rehmat
Manthan Adhyayan Kendra
Tags:
Water Privatisation, Water Resources, India, Water Supply, Water Policy, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Private Sector
Environment

Capital Myths and the New Copernican Revolution

In the prevalent world view, the ecology is perceived as a subset of the economy where intense state interventions and ideological scaffoldings are needed to sustain this rule of capital. However, this order of things seems to be changing where the economy is now, increasingly, being perceived as a subset of the ecology.

Publication Date: 
17/09/2010
Aditya Nigam
Economic and Political Weekly
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38
13
Tags:
Ecology, Environment, Environment Economics, Mining, Vedanta Aluminium, Private Sector, India, Global, Industry
Health

Inequities in access to health services in India: Caste, class and region

Despite India

Publication Date: 
17/09/2010
Rama Baru, Arnab Acharya, Sanghmitra Acharya & et al
Economic and Political Weekly
45
38
49
Tags:
Health, Health Care, India, Infant mortality, Rural Health, Child Health, Public Sector, Private Sector, Immunisation
Biodiversity

Biodiversity conservation: Challenges beyond 2010

The continued growth of human populations and of per capita consumption have resulted in unsustainable exploitation of Earth’s biological diversity, exacerbated by climate change, ocean acidification, and other anthropogenic environmental impacts.

Publication Date: 
10/09/2010
William M. Adams, Michael R. W. Rands, Leon Bennun
Science
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5997
1298
Tags:
Biodiversity Conservation, Ecosystems, Invasive Alien Species, Climate Change, Private Sector, Convention On Biological Diversity (CBD), REDD, Benefit Sharing, Public Participation, Biodiversity
Mining

Amending the Mining Act

Profit sharing by mining firms might open an window of innovative accounting, says the author.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2010
Sugato Hazra
Resource Digest
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10
4
Tags:
Mining, Legislation, India, Mineral - Based Industry, Private Sector, Public Sector, Tata Iron and Steel (TISCO), Displacement, Mines Act 1957, Benefit Sharing
Economy

The day after tomorrow: a handbook on the future of economic policy in the developing world

The 2008

Publication Date: 
31/08/2010
Otaviano Canuto, Marcelo Giugale
The World Bank
Tags:
Economy, Environment, Developing Countries, India, Poverty, Trade, Private Sector, Finance, Debt, Governance, Economic Development
Climate Change

A strategy to engage the private sector in climate change adaptation in Bangladesh

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) published a report by Asian Tigers Capital Partners that highlights that involvement by the private sector is critical for Bangladesh to prepare for both the challenges and opportunities of climate change.

Publication Date: 
31/08/2010
International Finance Corporation
Tags:
Climate Change, Climate Adaptation, Bangladesh, Private Sector, Agriculture, Water Management, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Agriculture

Never an empty bowl: sustaining food security in Asia

The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has released a report, with the Asia Society, by a high-level Task Force on Food Security and Sustainability in Asia titled "Never an Empty Bowl: Sustaining Food Security in Asia." The report presents steps that governments, businesses, NGOs and regional and international organizations can take, highlighting the potential for public-private partner

Publication Date: 
31/08/2010
International Rice Research Institute
Tags:
Food Security, Asia, India, Rice, Research, Private Sector, Public Sector, Agriculture, Poverty, Food Policy, Food Prices, Food Safety, Biotechnology, Crops

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