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- This report examines measures that may contribute to increased access to secondary education in Asia and the Pacific, analysing the coverage of secondary education in Asia and the Pacific, reviewing major inequalities that exist in access and coverage and identifying factors that limit the access of primary school graduates to secondary education. This report was published by UNESCO in 2010.
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- Francoise Caillods
- Publisher
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0019/001900/190007e.pdf
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- This map illustrates the average number of earthquakes per year in Asia, of magnitude 5 and above at all depths. It shows major tectonic boundaries, subduction zones, ridges and transform faults. The map is provided by the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
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- United States Geological Survey (USGS)
- http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/world/asia/density.php
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- This map of Asia displays seismic hazards in terms of peak ground acceleration (PGA). It also includes all major plate boundaries in the region: subduction zones, transform margins; and spreading centres. The map was developed by the Global Seismic Hazards Assessment Program (GSHAP) of the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
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- United States Geological Survey (USGS)
- http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/world/asia/gshap.php
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- This map illustrates the number of earthquakes of magnitude 7.5 and above occurring in Asia from 1900 to 2012 at all depths. It also shows plate boundaries. The map is provided by the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
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- United States Geological Survey (USGS)
- http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/world/asia/seismicity.php
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- Recent economic performances and future prospects are examined for China, India and other Asian countries (Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, and the Philippines). This report is World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 4174, and was published in March 2007.
- Author
- David Dollar
- Publisher
- The World Bank Group
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/7215
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- This report provides an overview of the production and use of low value/trash fish in the Asia-Pacific region. It defines low value/trash fish as fish that have a low commercial value by virtue of their low quality, small size or low consumer preference. It examines their use in aquaculture and other animal feeds, and in human consumption. Countries discussed are Bangladesh, India, Thailand, Vietnam, China and the Philippines. Some data are provided for other countries in the region. This document, RAP Publication 2005/16, was published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2005.
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- Simon Funge-Smith; Erik Lindebo; Derek Staples
- Publisher
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/008/ae934e/ae934e00.htm
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- This document describes the main features of national and international assessments used to determine the quality of education, including the purpose of these assessments; decisions in a national assessment; and issues in the design, implementation, analysis, reporting and use. Several country case studies are referred to including India and Vietnam. This document was published by WorldBank in 2008.
- Author
- Vincent Greaney; Thomas Kellaghan
- Publisher
- The World Bank Group
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/6904
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- This study uses remote sensing, national crop productivity and land use statistics and weather data to analyse the water productivity of rice and wheat in the Indus and Ganges river basins in South Asia. It demonstrates that there is scope for improvement in water and land productivity in the middle to lower areas of the Ganges Basin where water is abundant but the high consumption is not being converted into high crop yields. This report was published by IWMI in 2010.
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- X. Cai; B. R. Sharma; M. A. Matin; D. Sharma; S. Gunasinghe
- Publisher
- International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
- http://dx.doi.org/10.5337/2010.232
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- This document defines sustainable development and education for sustainable development (ESD), assesses the current state of ESD in the Asia-Pacific region and outlines a set of exercises which can be used to coordinate discussion between key stakeholders to assess national ESD-related activities, identify gaps in implementation and formulate a plan to move ESD forward. This document was published by UNESCO in 2011.
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- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0019/001930/193013e.pdf
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- This report assesses water depletion from the extensive water use of agricultural production in the Moga District of the State of Punjab in India, focusing particularly on the growth in agricultural production and stress on water resources induced by groundwater irrigation. This report was published by IWMI in 2010.
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- Upali A. Amarasinghe; Vladimir Smakhtin; Bharat R. Sharma; Nishadi. Eriyagama
- Publisher
- International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
- http://dx.doi.org/10.5337/2010.229
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- This brief attempts to provide an overview of the National Forest Inventories (NFI) in India and to document current and historical elements, their specifications, sampling designs and methods used in NFI.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/016/ap185e/ap185e.pdf
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- Case studies of rural development programmes in a number of African and Asian countries were used to examine the effect of business development services (BDS) for farmers and rural entrepreneurs. The case studies included programmes from both India and Bangladesh. This document, Agricultural Management, Marketing and Finance Working Document 13, was published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2007.
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- David G Kahan
- Publisher
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/016/ap306e/ap306e.pdf
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- This document discusses the importance of carp genetic resources, carp production in Asia, progress in carp genetics research, constraints to increased yields, status of introduced carp in Asia, threatened cyprinid species in Asia and carp genetic resources in Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam.
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- David J. Penman; Modadugu V. Gupta; Madan M. Dey (editors)
- Publisher
- The WorldFish Center
- http://www.worldfishcenter.org/Pubs/CarpGen/CarpGenetics.pdf
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- This article summarizes the results a study conducted in 54 wetlands across 13 districts of Assam, India to evaluate the causes of fish depletion. This article was originally published in Naga, the quarterly magazine of The WorldFish Center, in 2005.
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- T. K. Deka; M. M. Goswami; M. Kakati
- Publisher
- The WorldFish Center
- http://www.worldfishcenter.org/Naga/na_2326.pdf
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- This report assesses India's changing food consumption patterns (triggered by increasing income and urbanization) and their implications on future food and water demand, predicting that if water productivity can be increased then the need for additional consumptive water use can be eliminated. This report was published by IWMI in 2007.
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- Upali A. Amarasinghe; Tushaar Shah; Om Prakash Singh
- Publisher
- International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
- http://dx.doi.org/10.3910/2009.119
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- This paper examines the changing profile of distribution and ownership of livestock across regions and households, focusing on dry land regions with a case study of Saurashtra region in Gujarat, India. It also examines implications for promoting livelihood security through a stronger interface between livestock and agriculture.
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- Amita Shah
- Publisher
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/wairdocs/lead/ae752e/ae752e00.htm
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- This report examines the consequences of recent globalization for Asia's industrial geography through analysis of industrial trends, patterns and national manufacturing capabilities in its two most populated and fastest-growing economies China and India to explore the future of industrial development and trade across the Asia region. It discusses the development experience of China and India, trade dynamics in China and India, unfolding industry dynamics in East and South Asia and the drivers of Asia's industrial geography. This report was published by The World Bank in 2010.
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- Shahid Yusuf; Kaoru Nabeshima
- Publisher
- The World Bank Group
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/13544
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- In this book, case studies from six Indian states - Maharashtra, Haryana, Karnataka, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal - and from other stove programmes are used to draw out lessons from Indias best improved biomass stove programmes. Suggestions are made for policies and practical ways to promote the use of cleaner burning, energy efficient and affordable stoves, thereby reducing indoor air pollution. The book, publication no.68279, was published for The World Bank by Oxford University Press, New Delhi, in 2012.
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- Douglas F Barnes; Priti Kumar; Keith Openshaw
- Publisher
- The World Bank Group
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/9366
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- Three case studies are presented which aim to assist the Government of India in developing adaptation strategies to deal with the human and economic effects of climate variability and change. The studies examine how rural communities cope with extreme climate events, review government programmes and present an integrated modelling system (IMS) to assess future climate risks and vulnerabilities in the study regions. The areas studied were drought-prone regions of Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra, and selected flood-prone districts in Orissa. This document is Report No. 43946-IN from The World Bank, published in 2008.
- Publisher
- The World Bank Group
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/8075
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- This paper summarizes research on the Krishna River Basin in southern India, including physical and agricultural geography, remote sensing, hydrology, water management and environmental issues. This report was published by IWMI in 2007.
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- Trent W. Biggs; Anju Gaur; Christopher A. Scott; Prasad Thenkabail; Parthasaradhi Gangadhara Rao; Murali Krishna Gumma; Sreedhar Acharya; Hugh Turral
- Publisher
- International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
- http://dx.doi.org/10.3910/2009.111
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- This document reports on a project which aimed to develop micro-plans for fisheries livelihood enhancement and to explore options in fisheries co-management with the leaders of traditional fishing villages and district fisheries departments.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/012/al223e/al223e00.pdf
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- This report contains papers given at the Symposium on Cold Water Fishes of the Trans-Himalayan Region, which was held on the 10-13 July 2001 in Kathmandu, Nepal. The Symposium covered the status of indigenous fish species and fisheries in the region, their importance in peoples livelihoods and the potential for further development. An initial collection of summary papers is followed by individual country and smaller area studies. Countries covered include Myanmar, China, Bangladesh, and India. This document, FAO Fisheries Technical Paper 431 was published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2002.
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- T Petr (editor); S B Swar (editor)
- Publisher
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/005/y3994e/y3994e00.htm
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- This report discusses the impact of membership-based organisations in rural India that aim to promote social cohesion through a mixture of education, access to finance, and linkages to wider development programs. It describes the typical makeup and activities of a self-help group and goes on to evaluate the extent to which these groups achieve their aims. This report was published by the World Bank in 2013.
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- Raj M. Desai; Shareen Joshi
- Publisher
- The World Bank Group
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/15907
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- This FAO paper presents an overview of the distinctive features of communal tenure in different community-based land and natural resource management systems. Communal tenure refers to situations where groups, communities, or one or more villages have well defined, exclusive rights to jointly own and/or manage particular areas of natural resources such as land, forest and water.
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- Kirsten Ewers Andersen
- Publisher
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/014/am658e/am658e00.pdf
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- This brief research article reviews the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT analysis) of aquaculture programs run by common interest groups working together in India. It also includes an overview of the principles of community-based aquaculture, its resource potential, problem identification for technology implementation and impact assessment. This article was originally published in Naga, the quarterly magazine of The WorldFish Center, in 2001.
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- Radheyshyam
- Publisher
- The WorldFish Center
- http://www.worldfishcenter.org/Naga/Naga24-1&2/pdf/aquabyte%201.pdf
