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to OneWorld South Asia. Bringing together a network
of people and groups working for human rights and sustainable
development from across the globe.
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Goal 7 specifies the international commitment to ensuring environmental sustainability, by targeting the reversing of loss of environmental resources, halving the proportion of people without sanitation and sustainable access to safe drinking water by 2015, and achieving significant improvement in the lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers by 2020. Progress towards this goal is measured by factors such as the proportion of land area covered by forests, extent of protected areas for maintaining biological diversity, energy efficiency (in terms of GDP per unit of energy use), per capita carbon dioxide emissions, and also the proportion of the population with access to improved drinking water, sanitation, and secure tenure.
17-11-2008
Man-made atmospheric brown clouds fed by black carbon and soot are masking Asian cities and causing glacial melting and extreme weather events, says the latest UNEP report. These clouds containing toxic particles and carcinogens risk the health and livelihoods of three billion people, warn scientists.
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Image: Poisonous air / Photo credit: UN News
20-11-2008
Is it a lifeline of development or an environmental disaster? This is a question that perpetually stalks India’s multi-billion dollar Sardar Sarovar Project on the Narmada River. A discussion held in the Indian capital today undertook a cost-benefit analysis to develop a strategy balancing development effectiveness and social justice.
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11-11-2008
In India's Himalayan state Sikkim, Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling walks a thin line as he calls off four hydel projects but goes ahead with two controversial ones. In an interview he justifies his balancing act and tells his plans to make Sikkim fully organic by 2015.
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Image: P K Chamling / Photo credit: Down to Earth
08-09-2008
The picturesque Mount Everest region’s natural resources had been put under great strain due to growing energy demands of its inhabitants and high tourist inflow. Locals are now switching from fuel wood in their kitchens to electric appliances running on hydro power.
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Image: Ani in her new kitchen / Photo credit: Ugan Manandhar / WWF Nepal
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Corruption in water sector threatens development
08-07-2008
A report by Transparency International points out that corruption in water sector undermines the global response to climate change and food shortages. Though a fundamental governance problem, the issue has not been sufficiently addressed in policy initiatives on environmental sustainability and energy security.
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Getting communities ready for disasters
13-10-2008
Makeshift boats, bamboo stretchers, ropeway slung are some of the innovative means that communities in eastern India are using to prepare against disasters. UNICEF, along with local and international NGOs, conducts joint mock drills to train people in relief and rescue operations.
19-11-2008
India Water Portal, a comprehensive information repository on all topics related to water, gets a new avatar in its Hindi launch in India’s national capital yesterday. This new step takes forward knowledge sharing on water issues to a larger audience among the grassroots.
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Image: Home page of India Water Portal/ Photo credit: IWP
06-11-2008
Food and Agricultural Organization’s new publication: The State of Food and Agriculture 2008 says the recent growth in biofuel production is seriously impacting the food security of the world. It argues that biofuels are necessary but appropriate policies and investments need to be put in place.
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Image: Cover page of the report/ Photo credit: FAO
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OneWorld South Asia''s Seventh
Annual Regional Meeting on February 8-9, 2008, at New Delhi, focused on Southern voices and
perspectives on the Climate Change debate.
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