- National water mission - vol I
- India Water Portal, 2009
- Draft proposal prepared by the Ministry of Water Resources, Government of India. With water scarcity projected to worsen as a result of climate change, the plan sets a goal of a 20% improvement in water use efficiency through pricing ...
- National water mission - vol II
- India Water Portal, 2008
- Draft prepared by the Ministry of Water Resources. It estimates that currently about 83 percent of developed water resources is used by Irrigation sector alone in our country. This may get progressively reduced to about 75 percent in ...
- Up in smoke? Latin America and the Caribbean the threat from climate change to the environment and human development
- New Economics Foundation, 2006
- This report is an in depth analysis of the impacts of changes wrought by climate change and anthropogenic factors in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and the responses of the communities, organisations and governments to these ch...
- What is Additionality? Part One: A Long Standing Problem
- M. Gillenwater / GHG Management Institute, 2012
- This article is the first in a three-part series whose overall aim is to more precisely define the terms 'additionality' and 'baseline' in the context of environmental policy and propose a conceptual framework for applying these conce...
- What is Additionality? Part Two: A Framework for More Precise Definitions and Standardised Approaches
- M. Gillenwater / GHG Management Institute, 2012
- This article proposes a conceptual framework for offset policy makers and programme administrators to shift the additionality and baseline assessment process from subjective 'tests' towards more standardised approaches based on explic...
- Conservation Management of Rivers and Wetlands Under Climate Change: A Synthesis
- R.T. Kingsford 2011
- Dams, diversion of water, invasive species, overharvesting and pollution are degrading rivers and wetlands. Climate change may exacerbate impacts of these threats through predicted reductions in rainfall and increased temperature, dec...
- Web Oficina Nacional de Mecanismo de Desarrollo Limpio / National Council for Climate Change and Clean Development Mechanism, Dominican Republic
- This site, developed in close collaboration between governments of Japan and Dominican Republic, is Dominican Republic's information dissemination vehicle to promote stakeholder's activities in Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Projects in the Dominican Republic.
- REDD-net
- REDD-net is the hub for knowledge sharing and resources on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+). Aimed at southern civil society organisations and practitioners in REDD, you can find the latest information on REDD, share your experiences and use the resources available to help build pro-poor REDD projects and policies.
- ASB Partnership for the Tropical Forest Margins
- The ASB Partnership for the Tropical Forest Margins is devoted entirely to research on the tropical forest margins. ASB, which was founded as Alternatives to Slash-and-Burn in 1994, is currently focussed on reducing deforestation and emissions from land use change, including forestry and agriculture, while ensuring viable livelihoods and enhancing social and environmental co-benefits.The partnersh...
- Integrating Protected Areas into Climate Planning
- J. Ervin 2011
- Though protected areas have grown considerably over the last 130 years, there has been a recent decline in the growth of new protected areas and problems with ineffective management. At the same time, society increasingly expects prot...
- Vulnerability of Small Island Developing States jeopardising progress in MDGs
- Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations, 2010
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) face unique and special challenges. This report highlights key developments and recent trends for SIDS in a number of developmental areas. The paper notes that the population in most SIDS w...
- Adopting defluoridation technologies in Malawi
- B. Thole; W. Masamba; S.M. Sajidu; J.F. Mwatseteza / University of Malawi - The Polytechnic, 2007
- In Malawi Fluorosis is common in places such as Nkhotakota, Karonga, some parts of Nsanje, Chikwawa, Machinga, Mangochi Sajidu and Lilongwe Msonda.Malawi has not attempted to undertake drinking water defluoridation seriously in the fl...
- Investments and strategic challenges in large- and small-scale irrigation in Africa
- L. You; C. Ringler; G. Nelson / AgEcon Search, 2010
- Irrigation in Africa has the potential to boost agricultural productiviy by at least 50 percent, but at the moment, food production is almost entirely rainfed. This paper analyses large, dam-based and small-scale irrigation investment...
- How can climate change and water be integrated?
- M. Hedger (ed); J. Cacouris (ed) / Tearfund, 2008
- This report identifies how climate change adaptation can be integrated within the water sector to benefit the poor and vulnerable people. It draws on primary research at the community and national level using empirical evidence from N...
- Malawian irrigation techniques
- D.M.S. Kadyampakeni; H.R. Mloza-Banda; D.D. Singa / National Research Council of Malawi, 2007
- This study was carried out it the 2003 Malawian dry season to compare agronomic, technical, socio-economic and financial aspects of different irrigation technologies and water management techniques for two advanced bean lines. ...
- The implementation of water resource management in the Lake Chilwa catchment area, Malawi
- G.M.S. Chavula / University of Malawi - The Polytechnic, 2010
- The Lake Chilwa Basin is important for fishing,agricultural production, research and a source of water supply for the Municipality of Zomba, Southern Malawi. The local population depend on the flood plain of Lake Chilwa for rice ...
- A bio-economic model of fishery exploitation of Lake Malombe Chambo, Malawi
- F. Manguza-Tembo / Bunda College of Agriculture, 2002
- The importance of fisheries resources to the economy of Malawi cannot be understated. These resources make a significant contribution to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), provide both direct and indirect employment and supply relative...
- Up to a certain level of privatisation: environmental damage and privatisation are friends!
- R. Pal; B. Saha / Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, India, 2010
- This working paper analyses the impact of privatisation on the environment, where the level of privatisation is endogenously determined. The paper clarifies that the production process in many industries emits pollutants, which d...
- Horizon scanning: development possibilities in Zambezi river basin
- L. Beck; T. Bernauer / International Peace Research Institute, Oslo, 2010
- This paper suggests that there are many development possibilities in Zambezi river basin (ZRB), considering the very low current level of consumptive water use there. The document finds that: current intern...
- Journal debating pastoralism issues
- C. Kerven (ed); R. Behnke (ed) / Odessa Centre, 2010
- Open access journal aimed at providing a central forum where those concerned with pastoralism can confront each other’s ideas, data and analysis, and discuss the implications of their work. Pastoralism will encourage debate by c...
- Society for Research and Initiatives for Sustainable Technologies and Institutions (SRISTI)
- Aims to strengthen the creativity of grassroots inventors, innovators and ecopreneurs engaged in conserving biodiversity and developing eco-friendly solutions to local problems
- Program for Measuring Incremental Costs for the Evironment, GEF (PRINCE)
- Program of technical studies that applies the incremental cost framework to the four focal areas of Global Environment Facility (GEF) operations: Biological Diversity, Climate Change, International Waters, and Ozone Depletion. Although incremental costs provide an important input into other GEF operational issues such as project screening and selection, and cost-effectiveness of proposed activitie...
- People and Planet
- Previously called Third World First. People & Planet is an organisation of student groups at universities and colleges across the UK campaigning on world poverty, human rights and the environment. Publishes a journal called "Your Future" WWW site has information on current campaigns (including purchasing policies of supermarkets, ethical investment policy of the Universities Superannuation Schem...
- Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL)
- Environmental law firm aiming to "bring the energy and experience of the U.S. public interest environmental movement to the critical task of strengthening and developing international and comparative environmental law, policy, and management around the world". Areas of focus are: Trade and Environment; Biodiversity and Wildlife; International Financial Institutions; Global Commons; Law and C...
- Biodiversity Group, Environment Australia
- Focuses on interests in marine, terestrial and freshwater areas of continental Australia, the Australian External Territories, and some international activities. WWW has descriptions and full text of Australian environmental policies and description of its environmental resources Also provides access to the The Biodiversity Library (formerly Australian Nature Conservation Agency, Nature Conser...
- Desertification Information Network, CEO
- A pilot project for Africa and the Mediterranean Basin, facilitated by the the Centre for Earth Observation (CEO). Acts as a directory of organisations, projects, image and map collections, news sources and biodiversity data.
- Economics of Biodiversity, IUCN
- WWW site aiming to provide information and facilitate the sharing of experiences in support of the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity. A major feature of this site is its extensive selection of case studies and analyses, which provide insights and lessons about the use of economics for biodiversity conservation. Includes full-text papers from IUCN and bibliographies. Themes...
- Biodiversity WWW, WRI
- Selection of resources from WRI publications focusing on the conservation of biodiversity--the totality of genes, species, and ecosystems--throughout the world. Includes their Global Biodiversity Strategy document and proceedings from the Global Biodiversity Forum. Much of the documentation relates to the development and implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity
- Traffic International
- TRAFFIC is the joint wildlife trade monitoring programme of WWF-World Wide Fund for Nature and IUCN-The World Conservation Union. It monitors and investigates wildlife trade and provides its information to a diverse audience world-wide as a basis for effective conservation policies and programmes. Main programmes focus on medicinal wildlife trade, fisheries products, timber/wood, promotion on CITE...
- Communal Areas Management Programme for Indigenous Resources (CAMPFIRE)
- CAMPFIRE is an exploration of rural development and conservation in Africa. It seeks to restructure the control of Zimbabwe's countryside, giving people alternative ways of using their natural resources. CAMPFIRE, designed and managed entirely by Africans, emerged in the mid-1980's with the recognition that as long as wildlife remained the property of the state no one would invest in it as a re...
