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Energy, Ecosystems and livelihoods: Understanding linkages in the face of climate change impacts
… (MDGs). Currently, 1.6 billion people in the world lack access to electricity and over 2.5 billion people depend on … and processing. As coconut grows in coastal areas valuable land is not removed from agriculture. Ecosystem preservation … initiative, 2005). Drylands—covering 40% of the world’s land mass and inhabited by only one-third of the world’s …
Implementing Sustainable Bioenergy Production. A Compilation of Tools and Approaches
… bioenergy agenda (governments, businesses, communities, land owners, and individuals) the tools to achieve more … of sources, increase rural incomes, reduce waste, improve access to energy, and improve overall energy security and … concerns are at root triggered by demand for additional land for producing bioenergy, which may have a number of …
Energy law and sustainable development
… and most often disregarded whether the poor can access such services. Most nations have been obliged to … or uranium, or the property regimes providing access to land sites or water bodies. Property rights often are a basic … be depleted, desertification claims more and more fertile land, the adverse effects of climate change are already …
Energy subsidies: Lessons learned in assessing their impact and designing policy reforms
… cases, governments subsidise these technologies to enhance access to electricity in remote areas, to diversify the fuel … management in diverse areas including freshwater and land resource management, the conservation and sustainable … requirements and emissions of pollutants to air, water and land. The extent of these changes will depend on, among other …