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An indicator is a pointer. It can be a measurement, a number, a fact, an opinion or a perception that points to a specific condition or situation, and measures changes in that condition or situation over time. Indicators can be quantitative or qualitative. In this case, the term relates to assessing aspects of gender (in)equality that can be measured, quantified or systematised.
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Much of South Africa is already arid or semi-arid and climate change is expected to increase temperatures and droughts and add to pressure on limited water supplies. Poor people will be hardest hit. The South African government has been commendably vocal in calling for rich countries to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Yet South Africa is also part of the problem as the largest emitter of...
Biofuels are presented in rich countries as a solution to two crises: the climate crisis and the oil crisis. But they may not be a solution to either, and instead are contributing to a third: the current food crisis.
Meanwhile, the danger is that they allow rich-country governments to avoid difficult but urgent decisions about how to reduce consumption of oil, while offering new avenues...
Land cover mapping obtained from photo-interpretation of aerial photographs and orthophotographs was used to quantify land cover changes between 1957 and 1996 in a Mediterranean middle mountain area. Expansion of forested area is clearly the main land cover change caused by the abandonment of traditional agricultural activities and by the use of other materials and energy sources instead of...
The Global Renewable Energy Forum was held in May 2008 and was organised by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and Brazilian Ministry of Mones and Energy, Electrobras and Itaipu Binacional.
The objective of the forum was to create an environment to promote the strengthening of inter-regional bonds and set up actions between countries and regions that aim to...
In October 2008 CTA organised an international seminar on the implications of climate change for sustainable agricultural production systems in ACP countries. It brought together about 200 participants from the ACP region, EU national institutions and regional and international organisations. The CTA Seminar identified ways of improving access to climate change information in ACP countries....
Sustainable agriculture needs to be brought back into the development agenda! This book not only shows that sustainable agriculture works; it also outlines what should be done and how it can be done. All the agricultural practices described in this book highlight in one or the other way how sustainable agriculture contributes directly to the United Nations’ Millennium Development...
Sustainable agriculture needs to be brought back into the development agenda! This book not only shows that sustainable agriculture works; it also outlines what should be done and how it can be done. All the agricultural practices described in this book highlight in one or the other way how sustainable agriculture contributes directly to the United Nations’ Millennium Development...
This manual, produced by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development in Nepal, encapsulates the experiences and lessons learned from a recent project on "Incorporating the Needs and Roles of Women in Water and Energy Management in Rural Areas in South Asia - Capacity Building of Women in Rural Areas of the Himalayas...
This report describes the opportunities for Europe to become a leader in the global transformation to an eco-efficient economy. It discusses the imperative for this transformation, examines achievements and on-going efforts, and advances a set of agenda items for political discussion.
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