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    id 21 natural resources highlights 6: water

    id21 Natural Resources, 2008
    The main focus in id21 natural resource Highlights 6 is water. Five relevant research articles are presented that focus on various issues related to water resources. 1. Increasing the productivity of irrigation systems in China
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    Rehabilitating degraded land

    New Agriculturalist, 2008
    Across vast areas of the world, human activity has degraded once fertile and productive land. Deforestation, overgrazing, continuous farming and poor irrigation practices have affected almost 2 billion hectares worldwide, threatening the health and livelihoods of over one billion people.
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    China's energy conditions and policies

    Information Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 2006
    China is now the world's second-largest energy producer and consumer and plays an increasingly important role in maintaining global energy security. This government White Paper sets out China's policy to develop a modern energy industry that takes both resource conservation and environmental protection into consideration. The paper covers:
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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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    Water and energy futures in an urbanised Asia: sustaining the tiger

    Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, 2007
    This collaborative paper addresses the problems of water shortages in Asia. Focusing on urbanisation, it discusses China’s plan to lead the world in science and technology. It also proposes new modes of environmental governance that can be implemented in China and its neighbouring developing countries.
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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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    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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    A cat and mouse game for investors: assessing ESG disclosure of supply chain listings in Hong Kong

    The Association for Sustainable & Responsible Investment in Asia, 2006
    Environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues are now recognised by leading financial institutions as essential for investment decisions. These issues are highly visible in the fast-growing supply chains of Southern Asia, where companies from a range of sectors increasingly provide services to prominent global brands in Europe and the United States.
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    Environmental and social impact analysis: Stora Enso plantation project in Guangxi, China

    United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), China, 2006
    This report presents the findings, analysis, and recommendations of the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) on the Stora Enso (a Finnish-Swedish joint venture) forest plantation project in Guangxi Zhuang, China.

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