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    National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES)

    The National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES) is a research institute addressing environmental issues. NIES is based in Japan.
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    On-farm treatment options for wastewater, greywater and fecal sludge with special reference to West Africa

    International Water Management Institute, 2014
    This paper focuses on the on-farm treatment of waste water, particularly in West Africa, and argues that while although it can hardly replace conventional treatment, it can contribute to risk reduction, especially if combined with other barriers such as safe irrigation practices and post-harvest crop washing.
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    ecoAmerica

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    Uttarakhand: Development and Ecological Sustainability

    Oxfam India, 2014
    The devastating floods in Uttarakhand, India, in June 2013 claimed over 6,000 lives and significantly set-back the state’s economy. Much debate in the intervening period has focused on the extent of anthropogenic causes of the disaster and ways in which they can be reduced or eliminated in the future.
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    Emerging issues for small island developing states: results of the UNEP/UN DESA foresight process

    United Nations [UN] Environment Programme, 2014
    This report documents the results of the United Nations Environment Programme Foresight Process on Emerging Global Environmental Issues. In 2013, UNEP did some work to identify priority emerging environmental issues that are of concern to the Small Island Developing States (SIDS).
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    Southern Africa’s dryland forests and climate change adaptation

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2014
    The interior of Southern Africa, encompassing significant areas of drylands, will be severely impacted by climate change. The region rapidly needs to implement proactive adaptation policies to pre-empt the worst of these impacts.
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    Governance: linchpin of dryland natural resource management

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2014
    Drylands cover approximately 12.5 million km2 (61%) of the African continent and 60% of Africa’s people live in them. Forests and woodlands underpin sustainable land management and livelihoods in dryland regions. They are important for risk management and adaptation, and in emergency and contingency planning.
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    Southern Africa’s dryland forests, climate change and the water–energy–food security nexus

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2014
    Forests and trees in Southern Africa’s drylands provide a multitude of goods and services, ranging from timber and non-timber forest products (NTFPs) to carbon sequestration and the protection of watersheds and biodiversity.
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    Assessing and forecasting groundwater development costs in Sub-Saharan Africa

    African Journals Online - AJOL, 2013
    Greater use of groundwater in Sub-Saharan Africa is a pre-requisite for improved human welfare; however, the costs associated with groundwater development are prohibitively high and poorly defined. This study identifies and disaggregates the costs of groundwater development in 11 Sub-Saharan African countries, while the cost factors that most strongly affect drilling expenditures are traced.
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    Tenure rights, human rights and REDD+: knowledge, skills and tools for effective results forest carbon, markets and communities (FCMC) program

    Forest Carbon, Markets and Communities, 2014
    This document presents a framework for identifying and asserting tenure and human rights associated with forests and land use in the context of climate change policies and measures. It argues that clearly defined land rights can help identify which actors are necessary to address drivers of deforestation and can determine shares in benefits from reduced deforestation.

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