- The need to rehabilitate hydro plants in Mozambique in order to revive energy sector
- H. Chambal / Trade Knowledge Network, 2010
- Mozambique is endowed with a considerable hydropower potential and is rich in modern energy resources. However, more than 80% of the country’s population is not connected to the national grid. The main objective of this study is...
- South African region must diversify its energy sources away from coal
- I. Mbirimi / Trade Knowledge Network, 2010
- Southern Africa is experiencing widespread power shortages. This report looks at the main drivers of electricity generation in the region and evaluates the challenges that the region is likely to face as it seeks to expand its power g...
- Shifting to a low carbon society for a clean, job-creating South African industry
- S. Kiratu / Trade Knowledge Network, 2010
- The energy sector and the provision of electricity for South Africa’s population and industries already comprise a complex issue without including the influence of climate change to the equation. This paper presents the tensions...
- Strong regional agreements with Brazil can alleviate Argentina’s serious challenges in energy sector
- R. Kozulj / Trade Knowledge Network, 2010
- Electricity consumption in Argentina has grown at a rate well above the net GDP in the last years, whereas capacity increase has been slower than consumption increase. This report deals with the problem of energy security in Argentina...
- Brazil as a coordinator of an integrated South American energy market
- A.D. Oliveira / Trade Knowledge Network, 2010
- South America has vast energy resources, but countries in the region are unable to guarantee adequate energy security levels for their consumers. This paper argues that the potential economic benefits from the process of South America...
- Limiting the threat to the environment in South America and southern Africa, while ensuring energy supplies
- S. Kiratu / Trade Knowledge Network, 2011
- Electricity security is central to empowering and sustaining economic development in any country or region. This cross-regional report focuses on electricity supply and the extent to which it is traded within Southern Africa and South...
- The challenge of climate change from a development perspective
- id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2004
- Climate change poses a potentially major challenge to social and economic development in all countries. It is widely accepted that at least part of the earth’s 0.6°C warming during the last 100 years is due to emissions of g...
- It is estimated that up to 50 percent of the world’s biodiversity will be lost this century
- id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005
- For many threatened plants and animals, protected areas are a vital refuge in the face of declining natural habitats. However, across the world they face increasing pressures. Some conservation policies are also disadvantageous for lo...
- How can the international community help Pakistan to overcome its water crisis?
- M. Kugelman / Norwegian Peacebuilding Centre, 2010
- Pakistan faces a multidimensional water crisis that claims hundreds of thousands of lives every year. This paper examines the potentials for the international community to help Pakistan to overcome this crisis, and makes recommendatio...
- Are cost-based approaches sufficient to demonstrate economic feasibility of payments for ecosystem services at farm scales?
- D.N. Barton; I. Ring; G. Rusch / Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, 2010
- In the context of the EU 2010 goal of halting biodiversity loss, researchers have been called upon to evaluate the role of economic instruments for cost-effective decision-making, as well as non-market methods to assess their benefits...
- How do we ensure changes in behaviour of wealthy countries with respect to energy use?
- C. Bergstrom / European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes, 2008
- This paper focuses on development, sustainable development and the relationship between them with respect to climate change and health. The paper presents three cases created to bring together both development and sustainable developm...
- Is private sector participation the best measure?
- H. Gunatilake (ed); M., F. Carangal–San Jose (ed) / Asian Development Bank, 2008
- This paper examines the experiences of private sector participation (PSP) in the water supply and sanitation (WSS) sector. The paper argues that publicly owned water utilities have not always been successful in both developed and deve...
- The importance of written forestland certifications in stimulating investments
- S. Holden; J. Xu; X. Jiang / Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2009
- This study assesses the determinants of forestland allocation to households in the forest tenure reforms in China in the period 1980-2005. It also examines the current level of tenure security on forestland and how this tenure securit...
- Are rights-based approaches the way forward for conservation?
- J. Campese (ed); T. Greiber (ed); T. Sunderland (ed); G. Oviedo (ed) / Center for International Forestry Research, 2009
- The links between the realisation of human rights and the conservation of natural resources and biodiversity are receiving increasing attention worldwide. Experience has demonstrated that exclusionary approaches to conservation can un...
- Climate change could fuel further conflict in the Middle East
- O. Brown; A. Crawford / International Institute for Sustainable Development, Winnipeg, 2009
- Climate models are predicting a hotter, drier and less predictable climate in the Middle East, a region already considered the world's most water-scarce and where, in many places, demand for water already outstrips supply. This report...
- Addressing water scarcity in Morocco
- B. Bellettini (ed) / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 2009
- For the past few years, water stress has been accelerated world wide - with more severity in the Middle East North African region (MENA). Simultaneously, the economic boom of countries like Morocco has triggered a faster water demand ...
- Developing an appropriate set of rules that specifically governs environment information
- E. K. Gowa; T. E. Muramira (ed); C. Sebukeera (ed) / Arendal Maps & Graphics Library, UNEP/GRID, 2009
- This report provides a snapshot of both the successes achieved and challenges faced in managing environmental data and information in Uganda, providing some relevant recommendations. The report firstly states that the data collection ...
- International finance institutions as key players in ensuring good forest governance
- F. Achard; J. Bennett; D. Beyer / Arendal Maps & Graphics Library, UNEP/GRID, 2008
- This atlas focuses on a number of selected issues that are topical and important in terms of forests. The atlas examines changes in forest cover in various parts of the world over the last century. It also provides an analysis of the ...
- What effect will population growth have on the environment and on food security?
- J. Collodi; F. M'Cormack / Institute of Development Studies UK, 2009
- Is population growth the elephant in the (development) room? Some commentators assert it is the most pertinent development issue the world faces, but one which policy makers – for fear of impinging ‘human rights’ &nd...
- Uganda's water: high potential for both excess water evaporation and hydro-electric power production
- Arendal Maps & Graphics Library, UNEP/GRID, 2009
- This atlas uses remotely sensed data, ground photographs and graphics to provide evidence on both positive and negative environmental changes in Uganda. The report aims at serving as a tool for informing decision-making processes in U...
- InTech
- InTech is a multidisciplinary open access publisher of books covering the fields of science, technology and medicine. Since 2004, InTech has collaborated with more than 83436 authors and published 2211 books and 7 journals with the aim of providing free online access to high-quality research and helping leading academics to make their work visible and accessible to diverse new audiences around the...
- Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment
- The Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment is a research centre at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). The purpose of the Institute is: to increase knowledge and understanding by performing world-class research on climate change and the environment to promote better informed decision-making about clim...
- Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC)
- The Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change is a non-profit research institution established in 2005, with the financial support of the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research. CMCC manages and promotes scientific and applied activities in the field of international climate change research. The Center has been fully operative since 2006. CMCC collaborates with experie...
- Small Island Economies - CTA Brussels (CTA)
- On 4th April, 2012, CTA organised a Briefing on “ACP Small island economies: from vulnerabilities to opportunities” with the European Commission (DG DEVCO), the ACP Secretariat, Concord and various media partners. The Brussels briefings website hosts the video documentation of all the speeches given at the conference, as well as the presentations of the speakers, the programme of...
- International Energy and Environment Foundation (IEEF)
- The International Energy and Environment Foundation (IEEF) is an independent, non-governmental, non-profit international organisation, which aims to facilitate the exchange of knowledge, research and technology to enhance capacity building in all areas related to green energy and the environment. IEEF publishes a peer-reviewed scientific journal, International Journal of Energy and Environment (IJ...
- GLOBE International
- The Global Legislators' Organisation (GLOBE) supports national parliamentarians to develop and agree common legislative responses to the major challenges posed by sustainable development. It supports legislators through national chapters which provide economic and policy support to develop legislation and monitor how it is implemented. The organisation has headquarters in London and off...
- Thai Society of Higher Education Institutes on the Environment (TSHE)
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- Lowering Emissions in Asia's Forests (LEAF)
- The Lowering Emissions in Asia's Forests (LEAF) program is a five year, $20 million dollar program, engaging regional governments, forestry and climate mitigation specialists and universities in technical capacity building focused on REDD+. The program also focuses on policy and market incentives for improved forest management and land-use planning, develops innovative sub-national interventions,...
- Climate Focus
- An advisory company committed to the development of policies and projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
- Amazon Environmental Research Institute (IPAM)
- A non-profit, independent research, policy and outreach organisation working towards achieving sustainable development in the Amazon region
