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The report’s unique approach lies in its use of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to measure and monitor the impact of information and communication technologies (ICTs) on human development
. The report examines country-specific experiences in China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Viet Nam, and provides cross-country comparisons on the use of ICTs to achieve the MDGs
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Proper solid waste management around the holy Mount Kailash, Lake Manasarovar and in the surrounding settlements needs collective action and shared responsibility by county, township, and village representatives to reduce negative impacts on the people and the environment of the sacred Kailash landscape
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- Urban and rural environment suffer from adverse impacts of various activities
- Urban air pollution is rapidly increasing in Afghanistan
. Households, municipal activities, small scale Industrial enterprises and transport are major sources of pollution, as well as deforestation, land, water and forest degradation Municipal solid waste poses risks for human health as well as water quality in urban areas. Significant increase in extreme weather patterns are also underscores the need for resilience initiatives and better disaster management. Deforestation continues to threat biodiversity, adding to greenhouse gas emissions, and undermining ecosystems.
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The working paper explores the development potential of the CHT and identifies options and mechanisms to expedite sustainable socioeconomic development
. This paper is the first of its kind to provide an SDG-focused assessment of the CHT
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The Karakoram-Pamir Landscape (KPL) initiative is a regional programme for enhancing cooperation among countries for biodiversity management and sustainable development in the China-Pakistan border region of the western Hindu Kush Himalayas
. The initiative began with an agreement signed in Beijing for bilateral collaboration between the governments of China and Pakistan to ensure the protection of Marco Polo sheep and other endangered species in two adjacent transboundary protected areas – the Khunjerab National Park in Pakistan and the Taxkorgan Nature Reserve in China – and focuses on maintaining the sanctity of the protected areas on both sides of the border. Emphasis is placed on creating sustainable economic opportunities for the people in the region and improving their quality of life by mobilizing them to protect the environment, which could in turn enhance the local economy
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The concept of "Green Growth" is a focus of much interest and considerable debate among decision makers concerned with enhancing both nearer-term economic progress and longer-term environmental sustainability
. Proponents of Green Growth emphasize not only the need to protect various forms of natural capital to sustain improvements in material living standards and poverty reduction, but also the potential for strategically crafted environmental policies to achieve sustainability at low cost, perhaps even to help stimulate growth. However, there has been so far relatively little exploration of the analytical underpinnings of Green Growth, or its ambiguities. An exploratory investigation of the goals and underlying assumptions embedded in various conceptions of Green Growth facilitates consideration of how they might be interpreted vis-à-vis standard principles of intertemporal economic efficiency, including the value of the environment. Several plausible potential channels are identified for how synergy between economic growth and environmental sustainability might be more extensive than implied by standard economic theory. However, it is not possible to address their practical significance without more empirical research than is currently available. Consequently, some claims of substantial win-win opportunities between growth and the environment may be premature
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The present brochure, published by the Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment (GMBA) of DIVERSITAS, Institute of Botany, University of Basel with the support of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), has been prepared as a contribution to the International Year of Biodiversity 2010 and the Conference of Parties of the CBD (COP10) in Japan in October 2010
. In this volume, recognizing mountains as cradles and refuges of organismic diversity and as a key to conservation in a changing world, the authors highlight the role and importance of mountain biodiversity for the whole of humanity. With its attractive photographs, the publication also intends to sensitize its readers to the beauty of diversity. The ultimate goal and hope, is that it may contribute to trigger the necessary changes both in attitude and behaviour that will be required to secure mountain biodiversity and its genetic resources for future generations
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Most of ICIMOD's regional member countries have a good legal basis for ensuring environmental justice, but knowledge about the legal options and processes is limited
. This book aims to provide a reference book and training resource to increase local-level awareness of environmental justice, focusing on legal approaches. It is an outcome of the Minority Rights and Environmental Justice project initiated in 2004 by the Ford Foundation and ICIMOD. The knowledge provided by the book, with its examples from Bangladesh, India, and Nepal, should help users to become familiar with the basic legal concepts and practices related to the environment in these countries. It will be of use to many people and organisations trying to decrease the environmental burdens of marginalised people and contribute to socially and environmentally sustainable societies
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Most of ICIMOD’s regional member countries have a good legal basis for ensuring environmental justice, but knowledge about the legal options and processes is limited
. This book aims to provide a reference book and training resource to increase local-level awareness of environmental justice, focusing on legal approaches. It is an outcome of the ‘Minority Rights and Environmental Justice’ project initiated in 2004 by the Ford Foundation and ICIMOD. The knowledge provided by the book, with its examples from Bangladesh, India, and Nepal, should help users to become familiar with the basic legal concepts and practices related to the environment in these countries. It will be of use to many people and organisations trying to decrease the environmental burdens of marginalised people and contribute to socially and environmentally sustainable societies
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