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It is conventional wisdom that it is possible to reduce exposure to indoor air pollution, improve health outcomes, and … the benefits of a commonly used improved stove that laboratory tests showed to reduce indoor air pollution and require …
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Among the major challenges currently faced by humanity are food security and climate change. Agriculture plays a significant role in both. Adapting to climate change is expected to be an increasing issue for agriculture and food security in the next decades. At the same time, agriculture is part...
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To study the adverse health effects of exposure to ambient air pollution in different areas of Dehra Doon. To examine … the relationship between the levels of air pollution and the percentage of affected people in selected area of Dehra Doon …
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Burning agriculture residues has multiple negative effects including local air pollution, increase in black carbon and …
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Tropical deforestation accounts for almost one-fifth of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide and threatens the world …
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This paper uses a large panel database to investigate the determinants of forest clearing in Indonesian kabupatens since 2005. The study incorporates short-run changes in prices and demand for palm oil and wood products, as well as the exchange rate, the real interest rate, land-use zoning,...
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pollution in the urban industrial city of Kanpur in India. A notable feature of this study is that it uses data from weekly …
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This study generates some evidence on the costs and benefits of a particular indoor air pollution control initiative …
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This study estimates the morbidity costs of reduction in air pollution in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, using the … from reducing air pollution to meet national safety standards is Taka 131.37 (USD 1.88) per person from reductions in lost … estimates of the benefits of reducing air pollution in Dhaka relative to previous analyses that has relied on the benefit …
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This report attempts to provide a comprehensive analysis of the state of water resource development and management in India, based on secondary information. It maps the current challenges and suggests feasible alternatives amidst increasing water scarcity and disenfranchisement of resource bases...
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