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Asian Development Outlook 2010: Macroeconomic Management Beyond the CrisisBy : Preeti Aggarwal, Aug 12, 2010
The annual Asian Development Outlook provides a comprehensive analysis of economic performance for the past year and offers forecasts for the next 2 years for the 45 Asian economies that make up developing Asia. This edition sees developing Asia emerging from the... Read more.. Subject Tags: Document/ report |
National Action Plan on Climate ChangeBy : Preeti Aggarwal, Aug 6, 2010
The National Action Plan on CLimate Change (NAPCC) has been prepared under the guidance and direction of Prime Minister’s Council on Climate Change. The National Action Plan focuses attention of 8 priorities National Missions. These are: 1. Solar Energy 2. Enhanced... Read more.. Subject Tags: Document/ report |
Poject Catalyst: Making Fast Start Finance WorkBy : Preeti Aggarwal, Aug 3, 2010
Project Catalyst is an initiative of the ClimateWorks Foundation. ClimateWorks is a global, non-profit philanthropic foundation headquartered in San Francisco, California with a network of affiliated foundations in China, India, the US and the European Union. The ClimateWorks... Read more.. Subject Tags: Document/ report |
A Global Language for Packaging and SustainabilityBy : Preeti Aggarwal, Aug 3, 2010
The report, A Global Language for Packaging and Sustainability, delivers a common framework and measurement system that trading partners can use to help them make better, more informed decisions about packaging and sustainability. Subject Tags: Document/ report |
India: Taking on Climate Change (Post-Copenhagen Domestic Actions)By : Preeti Aggarwal, Aug 3, 2010
Report released on 30 June 2010. An Expert Group on A Low Carbon Strategy for Inclusive Growth; A “Carbon Tax” on Coal to Fund Clean Energy; Perform, Achieve & Trade (PAT) Mechanism for Energy Efficiency; Release of India’s National GHG Inventory 2007; National Mission... Read more.. Subject Tags: Document/ report |
Carbon Trading and the Effect of the Copenhagen Agreement: Technical options and economic drivers to a low carbon futureBy : Preeti Aggarwal, Jul 30, 2010
The reduction of global carbon emissions is now widely regarded as paramount if the world is to avoid major negative consequences throughout the course of the next century. Current levels of c. 380 parts per million (ppm), represent both a record high and an unprecedentedly... Read more.. Subject Tags: Document/ report |
Handbook of Carbon Offset ProgramsBy : Preeti Aggarwal, Jul 30, 2010
This handbook provides a systematic and comprehensive review of existing offset programs. It looks are what offsets are, how offset mechanisms function, and the successes and pitfalls they have encountered. Coverage includes offset programs across the full swath of... Read more.. Subject Tags: Document/ report |
Green Jobs:Towards decent work in a sustainable, low-carbon worldBy : Preeti Aggarwal, Jul 29, 2010
The report Green Jobs: Towards Decent Work in a Sustainable, Low-Carbon World is the first comprehensive and authoritative report which provides an overview of the complexity and policy relevance of global environmental challenges —climate change— and employment. It... Read more.. Subject Tags: Document/ report |
Private Sector Activities in Disaster Risk Reduction Good Practices and Lessons Learned 2008By : Preeti Aggarwal, Jul 29, 2010
All of society - the public and the private sector – ends up facing the consequences of disasters. It follows that all of society, the private sector included, has a role to play in reducing disaster risk. Natural hazards need not result automatically in disasters. Simple... Read more.. Subject Tags: Document/ report |
Building Resilience to Natural Disasters: A Framework for Private Sector EngagementBy : Preeti Aggarwal, Jul 29, 2010
This report is part of a series of multistakeholder projects aimed at catalysing action on key global challenges. The unprecedented frequency and costs of natural disasters and the projected increase of their severity due to climate change are posing significant economic... Read more.. Subject Tags: Document/ report |