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  Linking trade, climate change and energy

  International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, 2006

  This collection of issue briefings highlights the links between international trade, climate change and energy. The report covers the following topics:
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  Paper tiger meets white elephant?: an analysis of the effectiveness of the Mekong river regime

  Fridtjof Nansen Institute, 2006

  This report assesses the achievements of the Mekong River Commission, an organisation where Thailand, Lao PDR, Cambodia and Vietnam cooperate about the Mekong River which runs through all four. This study is concerned with international river management.
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  Renewable energy technologies in developing countries: lessons from Mauritius, China and Brazil

  Institute of Advanced Studies. United Nations University,, 2006

  Although the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) could see billions of dollars invested in the development of renewable energies in developing countries, this report argues that successful development of viable markets in renewable technologies is highly dependent on context-specific factors.This report looks at the context-specific factors behind the success of three renewable energy development
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  Financing energy efficiency: lessons from recent experience with a focus on Brazil, China and India

  International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Minsk, 2006

  Without gains from energy efficiency efforts, China, India and Brazil are projected to more than double their energy use and greenhouse gas emissions in a single generation, resulting in major impacts on the global energy system and climate.
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  Growing into risk: emerging environment and security issues in China

  International Institute for Sustainable Development, Winnipeg, 2006

  This paper discusses the security implications of China’s economic growth and environmental challenges. It raises a number of important questions: How will China secure the resources it requires if it is to fulfil its ambition of becoming the world’s leading trading power?
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  Social and gender analysis in natural resource management: learning studies and lessons from Asia

  International Development Research Centre, 2006

  This on-line book documents and reflects on the steps that researchers are taking to implement social and gender analysis, including questions of class, caste, and ethnicity, into their everyday work.
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  A choice for China: ending the destruction of Burma’s northern frontier forests

  Global Witness, 2005

  This report argues for an end to unsustainable and destructive illegal logging in Burma’s north forests. Whilst the logging itself is mostly managed by relevant authorities in Burma, much of the timber is exported illegally to China.
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  Freshwater and poverty reduction: serving people, saving nature - an economic analysis of the livelihood impacts of freshwater conservation initiatives

  WWF-World Wide Fund For Nature, 2005

  Using four case studies, this report analyses how better management of freshwater resources contributes to the improvement of livelihoods of poor local communities.
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  Lessons learnt from new initiatives in forest management for bio-diversity enrichment, poverty reduction and sustainable livelihoods: case studies from India, China, Nepal and Laos

  Eldis Document Store, 2005

  This paper draws lessons from indigenous perspectives of forest communities in India, China and Nepal which are involved in relatively new initiatives in local forest management for over-arching goals such as enrichment of bio-diversity, poverty reduction and sustainable livelihoods.
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  China and climate change: the role of the energy sector

  SciDev.Net, 2005

  Climate change is affecting China and China is affecting climate change. Key to the relationship are the nation's booming economy and energy sector.With several climatic zones and sensitive physical environments, China is susceptible to the effects of climate change.

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