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    The state of environmental migration 2011

    International Organization for Migration, 2012
    This report is the second volume in an annual series, which aims to provide regular assessments on the changing nature and dynamics of environmental migration. This volume focuses on cross-border displacement and the securitisation of migration.
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    Climate change mitigation revisited: low-carbon energy transitions for China and India

    Wiley Online Library, 2009
    China and India are heavily dependent on high carbon fossil fuels. This article elaborates on the implications of low carbon energy transitions in the two countries, which can mitigate their serious contribution to climate change while allowing economic growth.
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    A statistically predictive model for future monsoon failure in India

    IOPscience, 2012
    Indian summer monsoon (ISM) rainfall is the major prerequisite of agricultural productivity in the region and its variability severely affects the livelihoods of a large share of the world’s population. While average ISM rainfall has been relatively stable during the past century, rising trends have been observed in the annual number of extreme rain events.
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    Energy for rural India

    Elsevier, 2009
    This research investigates how rural electrification could be achieved in India using different energy sources and what effects this could have for climate change mitigation. It uses the Regional Energy Model (REM) to develop scenarios for rural electrification for the period 2005–2030 and to assess the effects on greenhouse gas emissions, primary energy use and costs.
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    Where the rain falls: climate change, food and livelihood security, and migration

    United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security, 2012
    This comparative study highlights that rainfall variability and food insecurity are key drivers for human mobility. The empirical research is based on eight country case studies, including a 1,300 household survey and participatory research sessions involving 2,000 individuals. The results reveal that migration is an important risk management strategy for vulnerable households.
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    The global South and the international politics of climate change. Proceedings report of the international workshop: negotiating Africa and the global South’s interests on climate change

    Institute for Global Dialogue, South Africa, 2011
    This proceedings report captures the first half of the discussion at COP17 hosted in Durban, South Africa, in 2011 where the role of rising powers within the international climate change negotiations was discussed. Panellists in this report have been drawn from Brazil, India, China and South Africa (BASIC countries) to share their expertise on these multidimensional country positions.
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    International REDD+ architecture and its relevance for India

    Ministry of Environment and Forests, India, 2012
    Implementing REDD+ at the national and local levels requires improving understanding of the issue and increasing capacity (technical, human and financial) for implementation. Inadequate means of implementation remains a grey area for effective sustainable management of forests (SMF), particularly in developing countries.
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    Energy [r]evolution: a sustainable India energy outlook

    Greenpeace International, 2012
    This paper is the result of a collaborative effort between Greenpeace, the European Renewal Energy Council and the Global Wind Energy Council. It presents a roadmap to attain a sustainable energy sector in India that ensures continued high economic growth.
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    Mainstreaming community-based conservation in a transboundary mountain landscape: lessons from Kangchenjunga

    International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, (ICIMOD), Nepal, 2012
    This paper draws recommendations for transboundary and participatory biodiversity conservation from the Kangchenjunga Conservation Landscape Initiative. This 'biodiversity hotspot' - shared by Bhutan, India and Nepal - is one of seven transboundary landscapes indentified by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) for regional cooperation development.
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    Samyukt Mahila Samiti (SMS): powerful institutional tool to make women prominent in the watershed development

    Watershed Organisation Trust, 2012
    Although women’s significant role in natural resource management is widely acknowledged in watershed development programmes in India, the discussion rarely goes beyond the formation of self-help groups (SHG) and conventional credit and saving activities.

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