India and Environment
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- The BLDS environment collection
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Search for the latest environment-related print documents on this country from the British Library for Development Studies collection
- Water Scarcity in Bangladesh. Transboundary Rivers, Conflict and Cooperation
- A. Kolas 2013
- It is often assumed that transboundary water systems are potential sources of conflict that can exacerbate political, social, and economic tensions and cause disputes concerning the distribution, use and management of water. While som...
- Mobilizing climate investment: the role of international climate finance in creating scaled-up low-carbon energy
- C. Polycarp; L. Brown; X. Fu-Bertaux 2013
- It is estimated that developing countries need US$ 531 billion per year additional investment in energy supply and demand technologies, between now and 2050, in order to limit global temperature rise to two degrees above pre-industria...
- Governing the forests: an institutional analysis of REDD+ and community forest management in Asia
- J. Puppim de Oliveira; T. Cadman; H. Ok Ma / International Tropical Timber Organization, 2013
- This report examines the history, structure and monitoring mechanisms of REDD+ to better understand how it impacts upon, and interacts with, Community Forest Management (CFM). It presents case studies of CFM and REDD+ governance from ...
- Meeting India's renewable energy targets: the financing challenge
- D. Nelson; G. Shrimali; S. Goel / Climate Policy Initiative, 2012
- This paper analyses the challenges for designing Indian national policy to attract investment in wind and solar energy at a reasonable cost. It also examines the impact of national and state policies on various classes of renewable en...
- Greening rural development in India
- United Nations Development Programme, 2012
- Greening rural development can stimulate rural economies, create jobs and help maintain critical ecosystem services and strengthen climate resilience of the rural poor. This report by the Ministry of Rural Development, India, with sup...
- The state of environmental migration 2011
- F. Gemenne / International Organization for Migration, 2012
- This report is the second volume in an annual series, which aims to provide regular assessments on the changing nature and dynamics of environmental migration. This volume focuses on cross-border displacement and the securitisation of...
- A statistically predictive model for future monsoon failure in India
- J. Schewe / IOPscience, 2012
- Indian summer monsoon (ISM) rainfall is the major prerequisite of agricultural productivity in the region and its variability severely affects the livelihoods of a large share of the world’s population. While average ISM rainfall...
- Development support program for stone quarry affected communities in West-Bengal and Jarkhand, Pilot Project 2010-2012, Evaluation Report
- R. Kumar 2012
- The project is implemented particularly for the benefit of those Santhal communities who are working in stone quarry and crusher units of Jharkhand and West Bengal. The major focus areas of the project are occupational Safety, Health,...
- Community-Based Biodiversity Management South Asia Programme (CBM-SA) Mid-Term Evaluation Report
- C. Pionetti 2012
- The Community-Based Management of Biodiversity programme is funded by the Norwegian NGO Development Fund in South Asia and coordinated by LI-BIRD in Nepal. The CBM approach is being implemented in 29 sites across four countries with t...
- Roadmap for attaining a sustainable energy sector in India
- S. Teske; A. Pratap; S. Sawyer / Greenpeace International, 2012
- This paper is the result of a collaborative effort between Greenpeace, the European Renewal Energy Council and the Global Wind Energy Council. It presents a roadmap to attain a sustainable energy sector in India that ensures continued...
- Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR)
- Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR) helps rural people in India to alleviate poverty through participatory watershed development and management.
- Institute of Green Economy (IGREC)
- Institute of Green Economy (IGREC), based in India, has been set up with the aim of helping evolve a path of economic development that leaves as little negative impact on the earth and its environment as possible.
- Current Conservation
- Current Conservation is published by an informal alliance of natural and social scientists to promote interdisciplinary research in conservation and to foster communication among scientists, resource managers, educators and policy makers. Current Conservation is an open access journal, published and distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
- Partners for Urban Knowledge, Action and Research (PUKAR)
- Globalisation in an urbanised world
- Kerala Research Programme on Local Development
- Developing scientific research capability in Kerala
- Applied Environmental Research Foundation, Pune, India (AERF)
- Research NGO concerned with conservation and sustainable development
- Winrock International India, New Delhi (WII)
- Environmental research and capacity building organisation
- Nalsar University of Law, Hyderabad, India
- University conducting research on law-related issues
- The Centre for the Study of Culture and Society (CSCS)
- Indian centre for social science research in media and governance
- Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS)
- Indian research and training organisation specialising on social science research
