The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is supporting the Government of India (GOI) and State Governments through the Sustainable Coastal Protection and Management Investment Program. The Program is being implemented in the states of Goa, Maharashtra and Karnataka. The environmental assessment and review procedures to be applied to Program subprojects are outlined in this document.
This latest report produced by Lloyd's & Chatham House outlines key trends affecting global energy supplies over the next 10 - 20 years, identifying risks associated with both resource constraints and transition to a lower carbon economy.
Standards to support the design and implementation of government-led REDD+ programs that respect the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities and generate significant social and environmental benefits.
In 2001, then-Surgeon General David Satcher issued a landmark statement that obesity had reached epidemic proportions in America. The country began to react, but slowly.
Climate change is hitting coastal areas hard: rises in sea levels, ocean acidification, extreme events, bleaching and death of coral are all climate impacts which will require adjustments socially and economically. This report provides practical guidance for coastal communities and industries to adapt to climate change.
In the rush to find new sources of energy and reduce our dependency on fossil fuels, offshore wind farms are increasingly seen as an attractive solution, but their potential impact on marine biodiversity should not be overlooked.
This paper examines the role of the external institutional environment captured by effective state-business relations on firm performance. By effective statebusiness relations, mean a set of highly institutionalised, responsive and public interactions between the state and the business sector. Find that
