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Book Chapter

Equity and Fairness in Community-Based Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction

In Disaster Risk and Management under Climate Change
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Equity and fairness have a high significance in Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation as it is evident that disasters affect communities differently depending on their developmental levels, and social status. Any public policy or intervention on disaster risk reduction deals with communities that are at different ‘starting lines’ in...
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Keywords:
equity
fairness
Climate Change Adaptation
Book Chapter
AGR2023

Loss and Damage

In Adaptation Gap Report 2023: Underfinanced. Underprepared. Inadequate investment and planning on climate adaptation leaves world exposed
Author:
Emily Boyd; Adelle Thomas; Kees van der Geest; Lisa Vanhala;
Jon Barnett; Raju Pandit Chhetri
▶ In the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), loss and damage has emerged as a third key pillar of climate policy, alongside mitigation and adaptation, to address ever-increasing climate impacts in developing countries that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effect of climate change. ▶ Losses and damages arise...
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Keywords:
Loss and Damage
non-economic loss and damage
Book Chapter

Shifting Toward Resource Management in Remote Area: A Case Study of Lake Toba, Indonesia

In Circular Economy Adoption Catalysing Decarbonisation Through Policy Instruments
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With the urgency for tackling waste management challenges, the waste management pilot project was implemented in Lake Toba area, Indonesia, to establish the Resource Recovery Centre (RRC) adopting the function of waste bank, as part of the practical implementation of the waste management strategy that newly developed by the local regencies. This...
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Peer-reviewed Article

Scoping article: research frontiers on the governance of the Sustainable Development Goals

In Global Sustainability
Author:
Thomas
Hickmann
Frank
Biermann
Carole-Anne
Sénit
Yixian
Sun
Magdalena
Bexell
Mitzi
Bolton
Basil
Bornemann
Jecel
Censoro
Aurelia
Charles
Dominique
Coy
Frederik
Dahlmann
Felicitas
Fritzche
Thiago Gehre
Galvo
Jarrod
Graninger-Brown
Christina
Inoue
Kristina
Jönsson
Montserrat
Koloffon Rosas
Kerstin
Krellenberg
Enayat
Moallemi
Ivonne
Lobos Alva
Shirin
Malekpour
Dianty
Ningrum
Aneliya
Paneva
Lena
Partzsch
Rodrigo
Ramiro
Rob
Raven
Eszter
Szedlacsek
John
Thompson
Melanie
van Driel
Jéssica
Viani Damasceno
Robert
Webb
Sabine
Weiland
A recent meta-analysis on the political impact of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has shown that these global goals are moving political processes forward only incrementally, with much variation across countries, sectors, and governance levels. Consequently, the realization of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development remains uncertain...
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Keywords:
2030 Agenda
goal-setting
Governance
implementation
Integrated Policymaking
policy
SDG Integration
Technical Report

Viet Nam's Timber Exports to Japan: Analysis of Products Made Using Imported High-Risk Species during 2018‒2021

Author:
Phuc
Xuan To
This report was prepared by the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) under the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) project "Analysis of Timber Legality Assurance Systems and Good Practices in China and Viet Nam for Sustainable Timber Trade''. This ITTO project was made possible by funding from the Japanese government...
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Keywords:
Vietnam timber legaltity and trade
Technical Report

Viet Nam's Plantation Timber Supply Chain: Good Practices to Promote Trade of Legal and Sustainable Timber Products

Author:
Phuc
Xuan To
Phuc
Xuan To
Ngo
Sy Hoai
Cao
Xuan Thanh
This report was prepared by the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) under the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) project "Analysis of Timber Legality Assurance Systems and Good Practices in China and Viet Nam for Sustainable Timber Trade''. This ITTO project was made possible by funding from the Japanese government...
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Keywords:
Vietnam timber legaltity and trade
Peer-reviewed Article

Occurrence and Distribution of Fluoride in Groundwater and Drinking Water Vulnerability of a Tropical Dry Region of Andhra Pradesh, India

In Water
Author:
Gaddam
Yasaswini
Sambani
Kushala
Ganjikunta S. V.
Santhosh
Mude T. K.
Naik
Mijanur
Mondal
Uttiya
Dey
Kousik
Das
Soumyajit
Sarkar
There has been a growing concern over the occurrence of fluoride (F−) in groundwater and the impact of F− exposure on human health issues over the past decades. So, this study conducted a regional–scale assessment of the occurrence and trend of groundwater F− distribution [2014–2018] integrated with locally field–based investigations on F− exposure...
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Peer-reviewed Article

Understanding Rainfall Distribution Characteristics over the Vietnamese Mekong Delta: A Comparison between Coastal and Inland Localities

In Atmosphere
Author:
Huynh Vuong Thu
Minh
Bui Thi Bich
Lien
Dang Thi Hong
Ngoc
Tran Van
Ty
Nguyen Vo Chau
Ngan
Nguyen Phuoc
Cong
Nigel K.
Downes
Gowhar
Meraj
This study examines the changing rainfall patterns in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta (VMD) utilizing observational data spanning from 1978 to 2022. We employ the Mann–Kendall test, the sequential Mann–Kendall test, and innovative trend analysis to investigate trends in annual, wet, and dry season rainfall, as well as daily rainfall events. Our results...
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