The impressive growth of consumption of fertilizer in India in the post-green revolution period ensured increase in foodgrain production from 74.0 million tonnes (MT) in 1966-67 to 209.8 MT during 1999-2000.
The fourth session of AWG-LCA is scheduled on 1-10 Dec. 2008 in Pozna?, Poland. The group will hold three focused in-session workshops on:
- Shared vision for long-term cooperative action;
- Risk management and risk reduction strategies, including risk sharing and transfer mechanisms such as insurance;
The main problems and issues in relation to urban transport include quality of life and health as affected by pollution, noise and congestion. Urban transport makes a major
contribution to climate change and consumption of energy, including fossil fuels.
The Bus Riders Union Teatro(Theater) presented Councilmember Greuel's Dilemma, a skit about the BRU's call on Councilmember Wendy Greuel to fund the first comprehensive Bus-Only Lanes in Los Angeles on Wilshire Boulevard.
Improved urban planning, new technologies and infrastructure measures have a
central role to play in more efficient and sustainable transport systems. The EU
should be mindful of subsidiarity, and add value to the activities of cities and regions.
Measures to encourage the provision of good quality, environmentally-friendly (fuel-efficient,
Cereals are by far the most important source of food throughout the world, either directly for human consumption or indirectly in the form of animal feed for livestock products consumed as food. With world population set to rise to nine billion by 2050, there is an urgent need to examine ways to increase cereal production.
Focussing on energy conservation and on renewable energy sectors whose markets are expected to expand in the future, the symposium informed the audience of the latest policies and market trends in India, as well as to introduce notable business strategies of Japanese and Indian businesses in the two fields.
Rapid pace of urbanization has led to generation of large quantities of solid waste and hazardous waste in many cities of India. The rate of generation of waste has increased beyond the handling capacities of civic agencies responsible for collection and disposal of wastes.
The links between ecosystem approaches to health, natural resource management and poverty reduction are being identified as important and relevant across an increasing number of disciplines and institutions. However, specific implementation guidance is scant.
