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- This report examines how various countries estimate the external environmental costs of power generation and transmission, and compares these with current Indian policies and regulations for hydroelectric power projects. It focuses on forest loss and resettlement of affected individuals. This document, report no.68151 from The World Bank, was published in April 2007.
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- A Markandya
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- The World Bank Group
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/7930
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- This guide provides a framework for carrying out ex-ante evaluations of fisheries and aquaculture projects in developing countries. This type of evaluation checks whether a proposed project or program is likely to achieve its intended outcome and impact. This report was published by The WorldFish Center in 2013.
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- C. C. Crissman; K. Abernethy; A. Delaporte; B. Timmers
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- The WorldFish Center
- http://www.worldfishcenter.org/resource_centre/WF_3464.pdf
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- This paper explores whether there are systematic differences in decision making between those who regularly allocate public resources and those who are more frequently the intended recipients through a sample of farmers and policy makers in Vietnam.
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- C. Leigh Anderson; Alison Cullen; Kostas Stamoulis
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/ah941e/ah941e00.pdf
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- This brief document presents a collection of food price information for Bangladesh which relate to food security issues. It includes information on rice and wheat prices, a summary of the food security situation, the vegetation condition, natural disasters, drought and conflicts, a food balance sheet and government policies.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/015/an606e/an606e00.pdf
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- This report presents the results of a survey of chicken production practices of small producers in Sukabumi, Purwakarta, Bantul and Magelang districts in Indonesia to establish how they have been affected by the outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI).
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- Muladno Muladno; Olaf Thieme
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/013/al699e/al699e00.pdf
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- This article attempts to determine the long-term productivity and sustianability of irrigated agriculture in the Indian and Pakistan Punjabs by measuring trends in total factor productivity for production systems in both states since the advent of the Green Revolution. This article was published by WorldBank in 2001.
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- The World Bank Group
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/17123
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- This report describes the impact that natural disasters have on schools in the East Asia and Pacific region. It goes on to suggest that schools and hospitals should be should be prioritised and made more resilient to natural disasters, which would not only save lives but provide public shelters post-disaster. It makes recommendations for improving building standards legislation and provides case studies where such improvements have been improved in disaster risk management (DRM). This report was published by The World Bank in 2010.
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- Matteo Ferrucci
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- The World Bank Group
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/10120
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- This report examines the land-based sources and activities that affect the quality and uses of the marine, coastal and associated freshwater environment including the most serious problems of alteration and destruction of habitats and ecosystems, effects of sewage on human health, widespread and increased eutrophication, declines of fish stocks and other renewable resources and changes in sediment flows due to hydrological changes. It was published in 2001.
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- GESAMP (IMO/FAO/UNESCO-IOC/UNIDO/WMO/IAEA/UN/UNEP Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection)
- http://www.gesamp.org/publications/publicationdisplaypages/rs71
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- This document contains a collection of papers on tilapia genetics research including an overview of the Philippine experience, the role of public sector in genetics research, dissemination of genetically improved Tilapia fingerlings through the GIFT program, effects of evolving partnership on access to and uptake of genetic improvement technologies and generating resources to continue Tilapia genetic improvement research and development in the Philippines.
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- Belen O. Acosta; Ruben C. Sevilleja; Modadugu V. Gupta (editors)
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- The WorldFish Center
- http://www.worldfishcenter.org/resource_centre/Public&Private%20Partnerships.pdf
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- This report discusses the ways in which the production and handling of fruits and vegetables in the marketing chain affects the quality and safety of the food sold. It examines the factors that affect the quality and safety of horticultural products, factors that inhibit the supply of high-quality and safe fruits and vegetables by farmers, factors constraining the capacity of traders to supply high quality and safe fruits and vegetables, factors affecting fruit and vegetable purchases by consumers and standards and regulations to promote improved quality and safety. It refers to case studies from China, India, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. This report was published by the FAO in 2006.
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- Andrew W. Shepherd
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/009/a0709e/a0709e00.HTM
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- The use of Solar home systems (SHS) to provide access to electricity in developing countries is examined with particular reference to rural electrification in Bangladesh. A purposely collected national household survey conducted in 2005 was used to quantify the carbon and distributional benefits of SHS programmes in that country. This document, Policy Research Working Paper 5545, was published by The World Bank in January 2011.
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- Limin Wang; Sushenjit Bandyopadhyay; Mac Cosgrove-Davies; Hussain Samad
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- The World Bank Group
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/3316
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- This report examines the use of rainwater harvesting as a sustainable method of accessing rainfall and soil water resources while maintaining a healthy ecosystem. It examines rainwater harvesting for managing watershed ecosystems and agro-eco systems, for water security, for adaptation opportunities to climate change and forests as rainwater harvesting systems. This report was published in 2009.
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- United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)
- http://www.unwater.org/downloads/Rainwater_Harvesting_090310b.pdf
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- This report studies material use patterns and material efficiency in the Asia-Pacific region and in selected countries including China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Viet Nam as well as the drivers of material use patterns and material efficiency.
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- United Nations Environment Programme
- http://www.unep.org/publications/contents/pub_details_search.asp?ID=6309
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- This case study provides an overview of historical aquaculture development in Bangladesh, studying particularly agro-ecological conditions, farming systems, aquaculture potential, institutional capability for diffusion, socioeconomic conditions, market demand, input-output delivery systems, policy environment and the potential for aquaculture development. This document was published by The WorldFish Center in 2008.
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- Madan M. Dey; Manik L. Bose; Md. Ferdous Alam
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- The WorldFish Center
- http://www.worldfishcenter.org/resource_centre/WF_1104.pdf
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- The report provides an overview of the national aquaculture sector in China (including development trends, current production levels and importance to the national economy) and describes the aquaculture sector in Henan Province with its range of production systems from semi-intensive smallholder aquaculture in the south to intensive commercial aquaculture on the Yellow River floodplain.
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- Diemuth E. Pemsl; Manik L. Bose
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- The WorldFish Center
- http://www.worldfishcenter.org/resource_centre/WF_1972.pdf
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- This report explores the fundamentals of e-waste recycling (including the significance, structure and main steps in the recycling chain, objectives and main considerations for innovation), analyzes the potential markets for e-waste recycling, examines the application of a technology transfer framework for selected recycling technologies and identifies innovation hubs and knowledge centers of excellence in emerging economies relevant for e-waste recycling technologies.
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- Mathias Schluep; Christian Hageleuken; Ruediger Kuehr; Federico Magalini; Claudia Maurer; Christina Meskers; Esther Mueller; Feng Wang
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- United Nations Environment Programme
- http://www.unep.org/publications/contents/pub_details_search.asp?ID=4136
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- About 24 percent of all calories currently produced for human consumption are lost or wasted. This report examines the implications of this amount of loss and waste, profiles a number of approaches for reducing it and presents five recommendations for how to move forward on this issue.
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- Brian Lipinski; Craig Hanson; James Lomax; Lisa Kitinoja; Richard Waite; Tim Searchinger
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- World Resources Institute (WRI)
- http://www.wri.org/publication/reducing-food-loss-and-waste
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- This report analyses the threats to coral reefs around the world, focusing particularly on the countries of the Coral Triangle - including Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines. It examines present pressures on coral reefs, including overfishing and destructive fishing, coastal development, and pollution from land and sea, as well as projected threats from climate-related ocean warming and acidification. It also studies the social and economic vulnerability of countries to reef loss and examines existing management efforts.
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- Lauretta Burke; Kathleen Reytar; Mark Spalding; Allison Perry
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- World Resources Institute (WRI)
- http://www.wri.org/publication/reefs-risk-revisited-coral-triangle
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- This report presents a summary of regional information on fisheries and aquaculture in Asia and the Pacific, including trends in marine capture fisheries in the South China Sea and the Bay of Bengal and aquaculture across the South and Southeast Asia subregions. It also discusses species in the region, aquaculture and fishery production and international and regional agreements. This report was published by the FAO in 2013.
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- Simon Funge-Smith; Matthew Briggs; Weimin Miao
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/017/i3185e/i3185e00.htm
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- This report explores the regional strategic framework developed to coordinate rehabilitation and development efforts of fisheries and aquaculture in tsunami-affected countries in the southern Bay of Bengal, particularly the coastal communities most severely affected, following the Sumatran earthquake and subsequent tsunami waves in 2004. It discusses the purpose of the framework, describes the framework, explores the strategic elements that support the framework and discusses the framework's implementation.This report was published by the FAO in 2005.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization for the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/008/ae548e/ae548e00.htm
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- This report presents the results of a meeting held in 2010 to review the present status of the floriculture production in Asia and to plan its future development through identifying opportunities for floriculture in world trade. A summary of the keynote presentations on production dynamics for global floriculture and the competitive edge for Asian floriculture are included as well as country reports contributed from floriculture professionals from Bangladesh, China, India, Lao PDR, the Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam. This report was published by the FAO in 2011.
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- Subash Dasgupta; N. K. Dadlani (editors)
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/015/ba0028e/ba0028e00.htm
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- This report presents the results of a meeting held in 2010 to discuss the crucial role of agricultural governance in increasing agricultural production and productivity and making agricultural systems resilient and sustainable to ultimately reduce food insecurity. A summary of the keynote presentations on agricultural governance and smallholders and the problems of agricultural governance that directly affect small farmers wellbeing are included as well as and country papers from experts from Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Thailand and Viet Nam. This report was published by the FAO in 2011.
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- Subash Dasgupta (editor)
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/015/ba0029e/ba0029e00.htm
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- This study reviews the current status of production systems, inputs and estimated fish consumption and production in the aquaculture sector in Bangladesh. It studies pond culture, seasonal floodplain aquaculture, rice-fish, cage and gher cultures and gender and production, inputs of seed (including carp, pangasius and tilapia) and feed, the importance of small indigenous fish species and fish consumption in urban areas. This document was published by The WorldFish Center in 2011.
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- Ben Belton; Manjurul Karim; Shakuntala Thilsted; Khondker Murshed-E-Jahan; William Collis; Michael Phillips
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- The WorldFish Center
- http://www.worldfishcenter.org/resource_centre/WF_2970.pdf
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- This review of the national fishery information and data collection system in China examines: the need for fishery information; data collected; means of data collection; and who collects the data. The document, FAO Fisheries Circular No. 1029, is based on a working paper presented at the second FAO/China Society of Fisheries Workshop on Chinese Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics held in Kunming, Yunnan Province, China in September 2006. It was published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2008.
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- Zhijie Guo; Yingliang Xie; Xiangguo Zhang; Yong Wang; Daobo Zhang; Shunji Sugiyama
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010//i0111e/i0111e00.pdf
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- This report reviews the scientific literature that has been published on the extent of mangrove and seagrass habitats and their relationship to fisheries production. The principal findings reveal that the linkages between fisheries and mangrove or seagrass vary by species and life stage and recommends the need for a more holistic approach to the management of coastal environments and the fisheries they contain. This report was published by the FAO in 2013.
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- P. Saenger; D. Gartside; S. Funge-Smith
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/018/i3355e/i3355e00.htm
