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L'énergie dans le développement de la Nouvelle-Calédonie = Energy in the development of New Caledonia
Bars, Yves Le; Faugere, Elsa; Menanteau, Philippe; … - Département Sciences Sociales, Agriculture et … - 2010
Dans un contexte de raréfaction des ressources en énergie fossile et de changements climatiques, la Nouvelle-Calédonie, qui n'est pas actuellement soumise au protocole de Kyoto, doit répondre aux préoccupations environnementales et trouver les voies et moyens d'une moins grande dépendance...
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The Opportunities for Sustainable Urban Transportation in Medium-Sized Cities in Latin American and the Caribbean
Bleviss, Deborah; Group, BBG - Inter-American Development Bank - 2004
The purpose of this report is to carry out for the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) a strategic analysis of specific medium-sized cities in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region that could present opportunities for linking greenhouse gas mitigation and sustainable urban...
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Human-Driven Disasters: Violent Conflict, Terrorism and Technology
Coletta, Nat J. - Inter-American Development Bank - 2004
The intended goal of this paper is to expand the IDB's current disaster policy in the area of human-driven disasters. This paper explores and expands on the definition and scope of "human-driven" disasters in order to strengthen the policy in its present area of "unexpected" disasters. This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009206169
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Responding to Climate Change: A Proposed Framework for Action
Inter-American Development Bank; Inter-American … - 2000
For the nations of Latin America and the Caribbean to respond effectively to the Climate Change challenge, they need to be able to understand what the impacts of Climate Change may be for each country and the extent of each country's contribution to the problem before they can define and...
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Scoping Post 2012 Climate Instruments: Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs): Case Study for Opportunities in Urban Transport in Brazilian Cities
Hidalgo, Darío; Lindau, Luis A.; Faccini, Daniela; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010
Developing countries offer great climate change mitigation potential through enhanced transport systems that also support local environmental, economic, transport, social and urban development objectives. One of the instruments to support GHG mitigation efforts and development goals by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009294048
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Fertilizing Nature: A Tragedy of Excess in the Commons
Good, Allen G; Beatty, Perrin H - eSocialSciences - 2011
nitrogen pollution to our ecosphere. The atmosphere is polluted by N2O and NOx gases that directly and indirectly increase …
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Environmental Regulations, Air and Water Pollution, and Infant Mortality in India
Hanna, Rema; Greenstone, Michael - eSocialSciences - 2011
Using the most comprehensive data file ever compiled on air pollution, water pollution, environmental regulations, and … air pollution regulations were effective at reducing ambient concentrations of particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, and … nitrogen dioxide. The most successful air pollution regulation is associated with a modest and statistically insignificant …
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The Yamuna: Need for Inclusive Debate
Iyer, Ramaswamy R. - eSocialSciences - 2009
The prevailing attitude is that ‘development’ is important, and that if people have to be pushed around for this, so be it. This a response to the views expressed by E Sreedharan on the Yamuna, ‘Restrict Yamuna with walls and develop low-lying areas: Metro chief’ (Times...
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The Use of Subsidies to Achieve Efficient Resource Allocation in Upland Watersheds
Hueth, Darrell L. - Inter-American Development Bank - 1995
suasion, taxes, and marketable pollution permits) to achieve more efficient resource use. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009291882
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Economic Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) of Project Environmental Impacts and Mitigation Measures: Implementation Guideline
Dixon, John A. - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013
This paper provides guidance to Bank staff on how to conduct an expanded, comprehensive economic cost-benefit analysis (CBA) in order to measure net benefits from a project taking both project and environmental factors into account, as required under Directives B.5 and B.9 in the Bank's...
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