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  Gender analysis of renewable energy in India: present status, issues, approaches and new initiatives

  Integrated Research and Action for Development, 2009

  Approximately 2 billion people throughout the world do not have access to clean energy for cooking and about 1.7 billion people are without electricity for either cooking or heating. Grid- based electrical power fails to reach many rural and poor urban areas in developing countries, and there is also inadequate distribution of gas or other fuels for cooking and heating.
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  Urban vulnerability and risk – a key factor for building climate resilient urban development in Indian cities

  Integrated Research and Action for Development, 2013

  India is witnessing rapid growth in the urban centers. Urbanization trend is expected to accelerate in coming decades as well. It is projected that the number of cities with a population of more than 1 million will reach to 75 by 2021 from 53 in 2011. Due to diverse physiographic and meteorological conditions, cities in India are exposed to various types of natural hazards.
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  An introduction to greater Mekong subregional cooperation

  Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace, 2011

  Mekong region, one of the most important economic and strategic gateways in the region, has become the focus of cooperation, integration, and development in the context of Southeast Asian and East Asian regionalism.
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  Providing collateral and improving product market access for smallholder farmers: a randomised evaluation of inventory credit in Sierra Leone

  International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, 2013

  Inter-seasonal fluctuation of agricultural prices is widespread throughout the developing world. Prices decrease during the harvest season due to the availability of large quantities of crop, while the prices increase in the lean season.
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  A new era in the fight against deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon: opportunities to improve policy effectiveness

  Stockholm Environment Institute, 2014

  The deforestation slowdown in the Amazon is one of the most important environmental success stories of recent decades, with an 83% decrease in the annual rate of deforestation from 2004 to 2012. This accomplishment has enabled Brazil to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by more than a third, while also preserving biodiversity and maintaining other vital ecosystem services.
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  Assessment of the Socio-Economic and Environmental Impact of Hurricanes Dennis and Emily on Jamaica

  Planning Institute of Jamaica, Jamaica, 2005

  This report was prepared following the passage of Hurricanes Dennis and Emily and builds on preliminary estimates. Assessment of the impacts of both hurricanes in Jamaica was combined due to the short period between the occurrences of the two events. The report is divided into 6 sections.
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  Are preventive and coping measures enough to avoid loss and damage from flooding in Udayapur district, Nepal?

  2013

  Results from a case study in Nepal on climate change related coping and adaptation strategies, and residual loss and damage mitigation.
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  Loss and damage from climate change: local-level evidence from nine vulnerable countries

  2013

  Loss and damage is already a significant consequence of inadequate ability to adapt to changes in climate patterns. This paper, published in the International Journal of Global Warming, reports on the first ever multi-country, evidence-based study on loss and damage from the perspective of affected people in least developed and other vulnerable countries.
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  Disasters, Poverty, and Coping Strategies: The Framework and Empirical Evidence from Micro/Household Data - Philippine Case

  Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2014

  This study analyzed the interactions between natural disasters and household poverty and discussed the coping strategies used by households in response to natural disasters in the Philippines. It used data from the 2011 CBMS Household Profile Survey for Pasay City, Metro Manila and results of relevant past studies.
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  Climate change, rural livelihoods and agriculture (focus on Food security) in Asia-Pacific region

  Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, India, 2011

  Climate change, rural livelihoods and agriculture (focus on Food security) in Asia-Pacific region Document Type Working Paper Date Updated Not supplied Description Climate change is a major challenge for agriculture, food security and rural livelihoods for billions of people including the poor in the Asia-Pacific region.

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