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    GM in India: the battle over Bt cotton

    SciDev.Net, 2006
    This article explores the chequered history of GM technology in India, arguing that much of the country's GM debate (the polarised opinions of the pro-GM government and industry and anti-GM activists) stems from the introduction of Bt cotton into India by US biotech giant Monsanto in 1995. The authors argues that Bt cotton, contrary to the positive picture of Bt cotton's impacts painted by the
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    Peri-urban water conflicts: supporting dialogue and negotiation

    IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre, 2007
    As cities expand, a key challenge is securing water supplies for urban populations and disposing of pollution while minimising impacts on peri-urban communities and the environment.  This book describes the conflicts, dialogues and negotiations underway in peri-urban areas of many cities in the South. 
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    Biofortified crops and biotechnology: a political economy landscape for India

    AgBioForum, 2008
    This paper assesses the political receptivity to bio-fortification in India, especially when it involves genetic engineering. The paper draws on an understanding of political economy of pro-poor policies as well as the political responses to Bt cotton - the only GM crop that has received regulatory approval.
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    CDM country fact sheets

    Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, Japan, 2008
    These fact sheets provide information about Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project developments in six Asian countries: Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Philippines and Thailand. The sheets include information on domestic Green House Gas (GHG) emission data, domestic approval related information, and the current situation of domestic CDM project development.
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    World energy outlook 2007

    International Energy Agency, 2007
    The rapidly growing economies of China and India will place increasing pressure on the world’s energy resources. This summary of the World Energy Outlook for 2007 projects future energy demands and highlights implications for global energy security and climate change.
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    Energy security in Asia: China, India, oil and peace

    International Peace Research Institute, Oslo, 2006
    What is the composition of Indian and Chinese energy consumption and their relative dependence on imported energy (with a focus on oil and gas)?
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    Advances in participatory forest management in South Asia: learning from field experience in Bhutan, India and Nepal

    International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, (ICIMOD), Nepal, 2007
    Community participation in natural resource management and ecosystem conservation has been widely practised during the last two decades in countries of the Himalayan region, particularly in Nepal, India, and Bhutan. However, success and growth has brought with it new issues of governance, forest management, marketing, and equity.
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    Recycling of electronic waste in China and India: workplace and environmental contamination

    Greenpeace International, 2005
    This paper investigates the effects of electronic and electrical product waste with an emphasis on India and China. The study is particularly aimed at providing a snapshot of workplace and environmental contamination from a selection of dump sites and industrial units.
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    Partners for Urban Knowledge, Action and Research (PUKAR)

    The goal of PUKAR is to create a world class hub of knowledge, debate and innovation about cities and globalisation.
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    Debating shifting cultivation in the Eastern Himalayas: farmers’ innovations as lessons for policy

    International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, (ICIMOD), Nepal, 2006
    Hundreds of millions of people in Asia are dependent on shifting cultivation, yet the practice has tended to be seen in a negative light and discouraged by policy makers. This document challenges prevailing assumptions, arguing that shifting cultivation – if properly practised – is actually a ‘good practice’ system for productively using hil

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