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Technology and climate change: innovation and partnerships for transformational change
Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, 2015The world is facing a climate-change challenge that requires nothing short of a technological revolution to address. Yet the current patterns of technology development and diffusions are not transformative enough; nor are they happening at a pace, rapid enough.DocumentFrom response to resilience: adaptation in a global climate agreement
Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, 2015Current global climate policy has focused on building consensus around a differentiated roadmap for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Equally important yet receiving less attention is the need to support adaptation of the most vulnerable communities to the increasingly severe impacts of climatic changes.DocumentInclusive resilience – stories of small marginal woman farmers
2015The activities covered under this study in India cover some of the gendered impacts of climate change. The impact of the climate change are adding extra pressure on woman farmers in agriculture and impacting the fodder, fuel wood and other such farm and off-farm activities which are largely in the domain of woman farmers.DocumentFlood-induced economic loss and damage to the textile industry in Surat City, India
International Institute for Environment and Development, 2015Enhancing a city’s resilience capacity is key for policymakers where there are plans to redevelop cities into ‘climate-smart’ cities. Researchers suggest that this needs a comprehensive city-wide loss and damage assessment for cities in India.DocumentTackling gun violence in India
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2015This rapid response briefing covers topics such as emerging trends of growing gun-related violence in urban India, lessons from Latin America and the Caribbean, the relationship between gun violence and poverty and implications for policies and programmes dealing with gun-related crime in Indian cities.DocumentForeign direct investment and poverty reduction: India in regional context
Research and Information System for Developing Countries, 2015Over the last two decades India has been gradually dismantling capital controls as part of its broader financial liberalisation strategy. However, to what extent openness is beneficial for India remains a matter of debate.DocumentThe making of sexual violence: how does a boy grow up to commit rape? Evidence from five IMAGES countries
International Centre for Research on Women, 2014In a context where one in three women worldwide experience physical and/or sexual violence by a partner in their lifetimes, this study investigates the prevalence of sexual violence perpetration by men, as well as the risk and protective factors that reveal important insights for prevention and mitigation.DocumentCase studies: men, boys and gender equality
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2015Produced as part of the second phase of the Engendering Men: Evidence on Routes to Gender Equality (EMERGE) project, these case studies illustrate key evidence based approaches and highlight evidence gaps in engaging men and boys in efforts to promote gender equality.DocumentCase studies: men, boys and gender equality
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2015Produced as part of the second phase of the Engendering Men: Evidence on Routes to Gender Equality (EMERGE) project, these case studies illustrate key evidence based approaches and highlight evidence gaps in engaging men and boys in efforts to promote gender equality.DocumentTransitions to Renewable Energy in Industrializing Countries A comparative case study of the Indian states Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu
Fridtjof Nansen Institute, 2015A key challenge for future climate change mitigation efforts will be to ensure that industrializing countries make a successful transition from a fossil-heavy energy system to a more sustainable one, where renewable ePages