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Issues paper for discussion in developing a DFID research programme on water ecosystem services and poverty reduction under climate change
… results in a report to DFID. This Issues Paper seeks to present some initial thinking on key areas that need to be considered, and it … services are particularly in trouble. Ecosystem degradation increases water problems and these problems hit the poor hardest. The multiple and … uses of water pose huge difficulties for any system of management. Global climate change looks certain to exacerbate water problems. The …
The Global Journey: a quest for reality (PLA 57)
… and educational professionals from Sweden take part in regular ‘Global Journeys’ to learn about sustainable development issues in their teaching. Regular 'Global Journeys' provide opportunities for groups to spend an intense …
Urban Climate Resilience: A review of the methodologies adopted under the ACCCRN initiative in Indian cities
… Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network (ACCCRN), a nine-year initiative (2008-2017) supported by the Rockefeller Foundation, has been … Resilience: A review of the methodologies adopted under the ACCCRN initiative in Indian cities …
Rationalising peri-urban water supply in Can Tho, Vietnam
… The two water supply agencies in Can Tho City, Vietnam have contradictory interests when it comes to providing clean water to peri-urban residents. This impedes the provision of high quality treated water and makes water supply more costly. Despite the surplus capacity …
Knowledge and experiences from the 14th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change
… September 2020. Over 500 participants, in over 70 countries, from a global range of institutions took part in organising, facilitating and …
Towards establishing water security and urban resilience in the city of Baguio
… city must have, among other things, the capacity to satisfy the water-related and sanitation needs of its residents in a manner that is … development. This working paper presents the findings of a study on water security, water access, sanitation and urban resilience in Baguio …
Reconnecting Markets Innovative Global Practices in Connecting Small-Scale Producers with Dynamic Food Markets
… in supporting greater inclusion, such as public policies and business initiatives, collective action by farmers and support from development … … X00106 … Sustainable markets … Reconnecting Markets Innovative Global Practices in Connecting Small-Scale Producers with Dynamic Food …
Farms and funds: investment funds in the global land rush
… has reported extensively on the involvement of these funds in the global land rush, the mechanics remain little understood by the broader … … Lorenzo Cotula … Law … Farms and funds: investment funds in the global land rush …
Los Informes Nacionales Voluntarios requieren la incorporación de evaluación: un llamado para acción nacional y orientación global
… de evaluación: un llamado para acción nacional y orientación global …
Informal water vendors and the urban poor
… While large private water companies grab the headlines, it is more often small private vendors that bring water to the urban poor in Africa, Asia and Latin America. This working paper looks at how water-vending systems operate, how effective they are in meeting the …