The Bill interprets food security only as distribution of cereals and cooked meals and is completely silent on other important components of food security. There is no commitment towards nutritional security which also requires assurance of other components of nutrition such as pulses and oil.
The recent International Panel on Climate Change special report on extreme weather and climate change presented a stark warning: extreme weather events are already on the rise and failure to take urgent action to reduce emissions will likely lead to an increase in the intensity and frequency of such events in future.
FAO's first flagship publication on global status of land & water resources profiles the state of the natural resource base upon which world food production depends.
Building on recent reviews on climate change impacts on freshwater resources and adaptation strategies, this technical paper analyses existing scientific information on observed and projected impacts of climate change on water, provides information on links between climate change and freshwater resources and on adaptation to climate change in th
The Pesticides Manufacturers and Formulators Association of India (PMFAI) filed an interim application in the Supreme Court seeking permission to export the existing stock of endosulfan formulations.
The Dibru-Saikhowa National Park is situated on the Left Bank of the river Brahmaputra in the extreme east of Assam and falls between the following geographical coordinates: Latitudes: 27° 30’ – 27° 45’N, Longitudes: 95°10’ – 95° 45’E.
Presentation to Tamilnadu Government nominees and people representatives regarding safety of KKNPP on 18-11-2011 in the office of District Collector, Tirunelveli by Expert Group on KKNPP constituted by Government of India.
Read IPCC Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation. It makes a strong link between extreme weather events and GHGs concentrations from anthropogenic emissions.
This document contains the presentation delivered by S. Palit, Community Forestry International (CFI) on "Umiam sub-watershed REDD+ project, Meghalaya, India" during the South Asian Media Briefing Workshop on Climate Change 2011 organized by CSE, held on 16-17 Nov 2011.
