In this research paper, PATH hopes to identify, adapt and develop water treatment devices and business models for water treatment devices for the economically weaker sections of society. A key to good health is safe and clean drinking water. This however, is not always available to the economically weaker sections.
The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) with this paper discusses standards for water fixtures. The paper also compares labeling and standards of water fixtures in other countries. Water use in buildings, accounts for a high percentage of overall water use in cities. With development and growth there has been an increasing demand for water in India.
This study attempts to develop a case study of the Western Yamuna Canal Command in Haryana with the purpose of developing a general picture of the institutional environment and arrangements related to water resource development and use in the State of Haryana.
Kurichi industrial cluster is located at a distance of 7 km from Coimbatore city. This cluster has two industrial estate developed by SIDCOI and private to an extent of 180 acres. This is the action plan for critically polluted area Kurichi industrial cluster, Coimbatore published by Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board.
The World Bank has released the Synthesis Report of the study titled "The Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change," which estimates the costs of adaptation between US$70-100 billion per year between now and 2050.
The objective of the Task Force on Sustainable Lifestyles
was to explore ways to engage, exemplify, enable and encourage
people, civil society organizations and governments to further
sustainability in people's everyday lives. Nine Task Force projects
cover activities in 43 countries across every region of the world.
The report highlights the devastating impact on tribal people of a massive boom in dam-building for hydropower. Drawing on examples from Asia, Africa and the Americas, the report exposes the untold cost of obtaining
UNICEF UK and UNICEF Kenya have produced this case study to highlight
the specific challenges for children related to climate change in
Kenya; bringing climate models to life with stories from children in
different regions.
Vietnam is likely to be among the countries hardest hit by climate
change, mainly through rising sea levels and changes in rainfall and
temperatures. Agriculture can be extensively affected by climate
change, and designing effective adaptation strategies will be critical
for maintaining food security, rural employment, and foreign exchange
earnings.
