In recent years, a number of countries have begun drafting specific legislation aimed at ensuring or promoting the realization of the right to food; these include Argentina,
This report provides an overview of a major ongoing scientific programme being coordinated by government to assess climate change and its impact on India. The results of various studies being done under this programme seek to enhance understanding of the phenomenon of climate change and its impact on various sectors of the Indian economy and society.
This book illustrates the application of bio-cultural community protocols to a range of environmental legal frameworks. Part I focuses on the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and access and benefit-sharing.
Air pollution levels in the megacities of Asia show a stabilizing trend but still exceed World Health Organization
guidelines. Studies also show poor air quality, not only in the megacities of Asia, but also in smaller cities with
populations of 200,000 to 1.5 million. While megacities often receive support for improving air quality; similar
This paper highlights existing knowledge and information about a range of different types of mitigation support and outlines a structure for a future framework for MRV to provide greater accountability and transparency. Mitigation specific financial flows (i.e.
Text of the Supreme Court judgment on mining in the Aravalli Hill Range of Haryana as on 8th October, 2009 . The apex court granted conditional permission for resumption of mining of minor minerals in the Aravalli region of Faridabad and Palwal.
The private sector is already an important source of climate finance. Multilateral and bilateral development banks, for instance, issue generic bonds as a means of raising private finance from capital markets, some of which is then used to support projects that deliver climate change outcomes. However, the major focus of the private sector to date has been on supporting mitigation activities.
This paper has been written on the basis of UN climate change negotiation on AWG-LCA and AWG-KP that has held in Bangkok from 28 September to 9 October 2009. This analysis focuses the areas of discontents of the country Parties and urges for political decisions and commitment from all country Parties for a responsible deal in Copenhagen in December 2009.
Improving energy efficiency is a shared policy goal of many governments around the world. The benefits of more efficient use of energy are well known. Not only does it reduce energy costs and investments in energy infrastructure, it also lowers fossil fuel dependency and CO2 emissions, while at the same time increasing competitiveness and improving consumer welfare.
