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Centre seeks Odisha help on Chilika
In a letter to Mr Patnaik, the minister sought his support and guidance for the execution of the mission. Bhubaneswar: Union petroleum and natural gas minister Dharmendra Pradhan apprised on Tuesday
Sustainable Development
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From aspiration to reality: unpacking the Africa Mining Vision
The Africa Mining Vision (AMV) is a policy framework that was created by the African Union in 2009 to ensure that Africa uses its mineral resources strategically for broad-based, inclusive development.
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China Reduces Emissions in Search of Blue Skies
BEIJING – The Chinese government is seeking to improve its air quality by reducing emissions of major polluting gases, according to a report presented by the premier at the opening of the parliament’s
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SADA gets €160m financing for agriculture support
The European Union (EU) is supporting the Government of Ghana (GoG) with 160 million Euros to boost agriculture in the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) Zone Six. The project, which
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The rights of indigenous peoples in Asia
<p>Achieving global commitments on climate change, sustainable development as well as full and productive employment and decent work for all will require a stronger focus on indigenous and tribal peoples, according to this new study published by the International Labour Organization (ILO).</p>
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Building sustainability assessment and benchmarking: an introduction
Over the past 30 years, the number, scope and complexity of tools for assessing the environmental impact of buildings has increased dramatically. Examining the emergence of building sustainability assessment
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Electricity planning for sustainable development in the MENA region
In the latest publication of the project Middle East North Africa Sustainable ELECtricity Trajectories (MENA-SELECT), the authors Boris Schinke and Jens Klawitter (Germanwatch) together with Maurice Döring
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Global macro-roadmap: an actionable vision on the decarbonization of transport
The Paris Process on Mobility and Climate (PPMC) is conducting a second round stakeholder consultation on the Global Macro Roadmap: An Actionable Vision on the Decarbonization of Transport. The Paris
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Inclusive urbanisation and cities in the twenty-first century
In academic and policy discourse, urbanisation and cities are currently receiving a great deal of attention, and rightly so. Both have been central to the enormous transformation the world has been going
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Mining, agriculture bills approved
Pretoria - The Draft Marine Spatial Planning Bill, 2016 and Agricultural Products Standards Amendment Bill have been approved for submission to Parliament. The Draft Marine Spatial Planning Bill provides
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Botswana mining industry adopts new model for sustainability practices
The mines in Botswana will be the first in Africa to adopt a Canadian model of sustainability that requires members to continuously assess their mining practices and report them to the community. The