International trade is a key component of sustainable development. This brochure offers a set of messages on sustainable development and trade that may be pronounced at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (commonly known as Rio+20), which will take place in Brazil in June 2012.
The future vision of Agricultural Policy of Rajasthan shall be to ensure food and nutritional security and economic empowerment to the people through accelerated yet sustainable growth in agriculture.
This study investigates the effects of climate and socioeconomic change on the livelihoods of mountain people in the Hindu-Kush Himalayan (HKH) region, causes of vulnerability, and the ways people's cope with and adapt to change, with the overall aim of contributing to enhancing the resilience of vulnerable mountain communities.
This publication discusses the activities and findings from the second phase of the Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network (ACCCRN), a program supported by the Rockefeller Foundation. Changes in climatic conditions represent one of the greatest challenges facing humanity over coming decades.
The Ship Breaking and Ship Recycling Rules-2011 herein after referred to as `Rule' has been formulated in pursurance of the Hon'ble High Court Division of Supreme Court, in writ petition No. 7260 of 2008 dated May 24, 2011 taking into consideration the directions contained in the order.
The Social Determinants of Health (SDH) Sectoral Briefing Series, produced by the World Health Organization (WHO), in partnership with the Regional Office for the Western Pacific, includes a report that describes challenges facing transport policy-makers and authorities, how they address them, and areas for potential collaboration between health
Thousands of cities in the developing world face rising pressures on water provision due to population growth and urbanization, and climate change worsens these impacts.
This report by Naandi Foundation on hunger and malnutrition in 112 districts across nine states of India has revealed that 42.3 per cent children under the age of five years are underweight, 58.8 per cent are stunted and 11.4 per cent are “wasted”.
The Review of Developments in Transport in Asia and the Pacific 2011 is a biennial publication of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).
Managing climate change caused by greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions has been recognized as one of the world's greatest challenges in current times, in particular in Asia and the Pacific which accounts for most of the world's GHG emissions.
