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This study assesses a number of policy options that could help reduce ground level ozone pollution in Beijing. Ground … level ozone pollution is one of the most significant air pollution problems in big cities in China. Because of the complex … these options, and then recommends the most effective sequence in which the options should be adopted to realize pollution …
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This study from Vietnam looks at the pollution problem caused by fish farming in the Mekong Delta (MD) and assesses a … number of treatment options that could bring this pollution down to acceptable levels. The study is the work of a research … to reduce the amount of pollution they discharge and help them to meet the necessary clean up costs. …
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usually accompanied by the transfer of pollution problems. To shed more light on the costs and benefits of this important … an effective way of reducing the overall negative effect of the industry's air pollution. However, the study underlines … the importance of using effective pollution-abatement technology. It recommends that such technology should be implemented …
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EEPSEA study has looked at the value that citizens in the Jakarta Metropolitan Area (JMA) place on pollution reduction …
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"This report assesses the impact of IFPRI's Global Research Program on The Sustainable Development of Less-Favored Areas ("GRP-5"). Initiated in 1998, the stated objectives of the research program were (a) to provide empirical evidence on appropriate development strategies and public investments...
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Investment Priorities for Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction in Asia Shenggen Fan, Joanna Brzeska, and Ghada Shields
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Table of Contents: •Overview by Gerald C. Nelson •Agricultural Science and Technology Needs for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation by Rudy Rabbinge •Reducing Methane Emissions from Irrigated Rice by Reiner Wassmann, Yasukazu Hosen, and Kay Sumfleth •Direct and Indirect Mitigation...
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Food security has deteriorated since 1995 and reductions in child malnutrition are proceeding too slowly to meet the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) target for halving hunger by 2015. Three major challenges threaten to drastically complicate efforts to overcome food insecurity and...
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Founded in the ninth century, the city of Angkor lies at the heart of Khmer cultural heritage. Since 1995, the number of foreign visitors to the temples of Angkor has jumped from a few thousand a year to nearly a million. The neighbouring city of Siem Reap has experienced rapid growth in recent...
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