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1 Tianbao, Q. 2007. China’s peaceful development and global climate change: a legal perspective. Law, Environment and Development Journal, 3(1): 54-69.
Climate change ; International law ; Energy resources ; Emission reduction ; Pollution control ; Policy ; Legal aspects / China
(Location: IWMI HQ Record No: H041210)
2 Maheshwari, B.; Purohit, R.; Malano, H.; Singh, V. P.; Amerasinghe, Priyanie. (Eds.) 2014. The security of water, food, energy and liveability of cities: challenges and opportunities for peri-urban futures. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer. 489p. (Water Science and Technology Library Volume 71)
Water security ; Food security ; Food production ; Food supply ; Energy conservation ; Agriculture ; Periurban areas ; Urban areas ; Urbanization ; Rural areas ; Hydrological cycle ; Models ; Sustainable development ; Social aspects ; Water footprint ; Water supply ; Water use ; Water demand ; Water availability ; Catchment areas ; Solar energy ; Carbon cycle ; Sanitation ; Health hazards ; Malnutrition ; Milk production ; Decentralization ; Wastewater management ; Wastewater treatment ; Excreta ; Waste treatment ; Nutrients ; Horticulture ; Labour mobility ; Climate change ; Knowledge management ; Greenhouse gases ; Emission reduction ; Land use ; Biodiversity ; Case studies / India / Australia / Ghana / Iran / West Africa / Ethiopia / Uganda / Africa South of Sahara / Senegal / Bangladesh / Melbourne / Tamale / Shiraz / Sydney / Addis Ababa / Accra / Hyderabad / Kampala / Dakar / Dhaka / Udaipur / Bharatpur / Tigray Region / Rajasthan / Rajsamand District / South Creek Catchment
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI, e-copy SF Record No: H046685)
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3 Ortiz, R.; Jarvis, A.; Fox, P.; Aggarwal, Pramod; Campbell, B. M. 2014. Plant genetic engineering, climate change and food security. 27p. (CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) Working Paper 72)
Plant genetics ; Climate change ; Adaptation ; Food security ; Emission reduction ; Agriculture ; Drought ; Salinity ; Heat ; Public health ; Human nutrition ; Crops ; Environmental effects ; Farming systems ; Living standards
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H046809)
https://cgspace.cgiar.org/bitstream/handle/10568/41934/CCAFS%20WP%2072.pdf?sequence=1
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H046809.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H046809.pdf
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This paper explores whether crop genetic engineering can contribute to addressing food security, as well as enhancing human nutrition and farming under a changing climate. The review is based on peer-refereed literature, using results to determine the potential of this gene technology. It also provides a brief summary of issues surrounding this genetic enhancement approach to plant breeding, and the impacts on farming, livelihoods, and the environment achieved so far. The genetic engineering pipeline looks promising, particularly for adapting more nutritious, input-efficient crops in the development of the world’s farming systems.
4 Samek, J. H.; Kinhom, U.; Skole, D. L.; Uttaruk, P.; Laosuwan, T.; Khoa, P. V.; Thongmanivong, S.; Butthep, C.; Lan, D. X.; Giap, N. X. 2014. Integrating community-based participatory carbon measurement and monitoring with satellite remote sensing and GIS in REDD+ MRV systems. In Lebel, L.; Hoanh, Chu Thai; Krittasudthacheewa, C.; Daniel, R. (Eds.). Climate risks, regional integration and sustainability in the Mekong region. Petaling Jaya, Malaysia: Strategic Information and Research Development Centre (SIRDC); Stockholm, Sweden: Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI). pp.285-308.
Carbon stock assessments ; Satellite observation ; Remote sensing ; GIS ; Climate change ; REDD-plus ; Forests ; Emission reduction ; Measurement ; Monitoring ; Participatory approaches ; Community involvement ; Case studies / Lao People's Democratic Republic / Thailand / Vietnam / Mekong Region
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI, e-copy SF Record No: H046922)
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5 Low, P. S. 2005. Climate change and Africa. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. 369p.
Climate change ; Adaptation ; Desertification ; Flooding ; Drought ; Disaster risk reduction ; Sustainable development ; Energy resources ; Biomass ; Electricity ; Solar energy ; Atmospheric chemistry ; Organic volatile compounds ; Air pollution ; Carbon ; Emission reduction ; Ozone depletion ; Soil microorganisms ; International agreements ; Natural resources ; Transport ; Sea level ; Biodiversity ; Islands ; El Nino-Southern Oscillation ; Indigenous organisms ; Population growth ; Capacity building ; Case studies ; SADC countries / Africa / Ethiopia / Kenya / Egypt / Ghana / Botswana / Tanzania / Zambia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 577.22 G100 LOW Record No: H047089)
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6 Enters, T. 2014. Climate change mitigation and forests of Sri Lanka. Soba Parisara Prakashanaya, 23(2):33-35.
Climate change ; Forests ; REDD-plus ; Emission reduction ; Forest degradation ; Deforestation / Sri Lanka
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: P 8158 Record No: H047161)
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7 Brittlebank, W.; Saunders, J. (Eds.) 2013. Climate action 2013-2014. [Produced for COP19 - United Nations Climate Change Conference, Warsaw, Poland, 11-22 November 2013]. 7th ed. London, UK: Climate Action; Nairobi, Kenya: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). 148p.
Climate change ; Adaptation ; International agreements ; UNFCCC ; Renewable energy ; Energy policies ; Wind power ; Water use ; Water security ; International cooperation ; European Union ; Carbon markets ; Emission reduction ; Forestry ; Shipping ; Climate-smart agriculture ; Sustainable agriculture ; Urban areas ; Food security ; Food wastes ; Developing countries ; Information technology ; Information storage ; Building industry ; Environmental sustainability / Poland / Finland / Norway / Canada / Mexico / Germany / Iceland / Ghana / Warsaw / Quebec
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 577.22 G000 BRI Record No: H047241)
http://www.climateactionprogramme.org/bookstore/book_2013
http://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047241_TOC.pdf
http://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047241_TOC.pdf
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8 Beinecke, F. 2013. Global partnerships for environmental progress. In Brittlebank, W.; Saunders, J. (Eds.). Climate action 2013-2014. [Produced for COP19 - United Nations Climate Change Conference, Warsaw, Poland, 11-22 November 2013]. London, UK: Climate Action; Nairobi, Kenya: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). pp.52-55.
International cooperation ; Partnerships ; Environmental sustainability ; Climate change ; Emission reduction ; Greenhouse gases ; Carbon ; Energy policies ; Energy conservation ; International organizations / China / India
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 577.22 G000 BRI Record No: H047243)
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9 Nadeau, M-J. 2013. Moving the climate change agenda forward. In Brittlebank, W.; Saunders, J. (Eds.). Climate action 2013-2014. [Produced for COP19 - United Nations Climate Change Conference, Warsaw, Poland, 11-22 November 2013]. London, UK: Climate Action; Nairobi, Kenya: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). pp.58-61.
Climate change ; Energy resources ; Energy consumption ; Environmental sustainability ; Organizations ; Policy making ; Stakeholders ; Carbon dioxide ; Emission reduction
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 577.22 G000 BRI Record No: H047244)
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10 Courtice, P. 2013. Business as unusual: the required response to the climate challenge. In Brittlebank, W.; Saunders, J. (Eds.). Climate action 2013-2014. [Produced for COP19 - United Nations Climate Change Conference, Warsaw, Poland, 11-22 November 2013]. London, UK: Climate Action; Nairobi, Kenya: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). pp.88-91.
Climate change ; Carbon ; Emission reduction ; Enterprises ; Private sector ; Policy making ; Decision making ; Economic aspects ; International cooperation
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 577.22 G000 BRI Record No: H047246)
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11 Fan, S.; Olofinbiyi, T. 2013. Role of emerging countries in climate-smart agriculture. In Brittlebank, W.; Saunders, J. (Eds.). Climate action 2013-2014. [Produced for COP19 - United Nations Climate Change Conference, Warsaw, Poland, 11-22 November 2013]. London, UK: Climate Action; Nairobi, Kenya: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). pp.121-124.
Climate-smart agriculture ; Greenhouse gases ; Emission reduction ; Climate change ; Adaptation ; Agricultural practices ; Soil management / Brazil / China / India / Indonesia / Mexico / Russia / South Africa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 577.22 G000 BRI Record No: H047248)
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12 Benton, T. G.; Smith, P. 2013. The scope for climate smart agriculture. In Brittlebank, W.; Saunders, J. (Eds.). Climate action 2013-2014. [Produced for COP19 - United Nations Climate Change Conference, Warsaw, Poland, 11-22 November 2013]. London, UK: Climate Action; Nairobi, Kenya: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). pp.132-135.
Climate-smart agriculture ; Food supply ; Food security ; Agricultural production ; Greenhouse gases ; Emission reduction ; Carbon sequestration ; Research programmes
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 577.22 G000 BRI Record No: H047250)
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13 Vairavamoorthy, K.; Eckart, J.; Philippidis, G.; Tsegaye, S. 2014. Water and energy in the urban setting. In Jagerskog, A.; Clausen, T. J.; Holmgren, T.; Lexen, K. (Eds.). Energy and water: the vital link for a sustainable future. Stockholm, Sweden: Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI). pp.45-49. (SIWI Report 33)
Energy demand ; Water supply ; Water demand ; Water management ; Urban areas ; Energy conservation ; Strategies ; Wastewater treatment ; Carbon dioxide ; Emission reduction
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.79 G000 JAG Record No: H047359)
http://www.worldwaterweek.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014_WWW_Report_web-2.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047359.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047359.pdf
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14 Smits, M.; Middleton, C. 2014. New arenas of engagement at the water governance-climate finance nexus? an analysis of the boom and bust of hydropower CDM projects in Vietnam. Water Alternatives, 7(3):561-583.
Water governance ; Climate change ; Financing ; International agreements ; Emission reduction ; Water power ; Development projects ; Economic aspects ; Organizations ; Sustainable development ; Environmental impact ; Social impact ; Case studies / Vietnam / Quang Nam / Nam Giang
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047611)
http://www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/alldoc/articles/vol7/v8issue3/264-a7-3-7/file
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047611.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047611.pdf
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This article explores whether new arenas of engagement for water governance have been created and utilised following the implementation of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in large hydropower projects in Vietnam. Initial optimism for climate finance – in particular amongst Northern aid providers and private CDM consultants – resulted in a boom in registration of CDM hydropower projects in Vietnam. These plans, however, have since then busted. The article utilises a multi-scale and multi-place network governance analysis of the water governance-climate finance nexus, based on interviews with government officials, consultants, developers, NGOs, multilateral and international banks, and project-affected people at the Song Bung 2 and Song Bung 4 hydropower projects in Central Vietnam. Particular attention is paid to how the place-based nature of organisations shapes the ability of these actors to participate in decision-making. The article concludes that the CDM has had little impact on water governance in Vietnam at the project level in terms of carbon reduction (additionality) or attaining sustainable development objectives. Furthermore, whilst climate finance has the potential to open new, more transparent and more accountable arenas of water governance, current arenas of the water governance-climate finance nexus are 'rendered technical', and therefore often underutilised and inaccessible to civil society and project-affected people.
15 McCartney, Matthew; Johnston, Robyn; Lacombe, Guillaume. 2016. Building climate resilience through smart water and irrigation management systems. In Nagothu U.S. (Ed). Climate change and agricultural development: Improving resilience through climate smart agriculture, agroecology and conservation. Oxon, UK: Routledge. pp.41-65.
Water management ; Irrigation management ; Irrigation systems ; Groundwater irrigation ; Climate change ; Food security ; Agronomic practices ; Agricultural production ; Rainfed farming ; Irrigated farming ; Rice ; Greenhouse gases ; Emission reduction ; Socioeconomic development ; Living standards ; Rainwater ; Water harvesting ; Ecosystems / southeast Asia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047645)
16 Kumar, A.; Nayak, A. K.; Mohanty, S.; Das, B. S. 2016. Greenhouse gas emission from direct seeded paddy fields under different soil water potentials in eastern India. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 228:111-123. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2016.05.007]
Greenhouse gases ; Carbon dioxide ; Methane ; Nitrous oxide ; Emission reduction ; Direct sowing ; Paddy fields ; Climate change ; Water management ; Water productivity ; Irrigation scheduling ; Strategies ; Crop yield ; Soil properties ; Soil water potential ; Statistical methods / Eastern India / Cuttack
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047868)
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In the anticipated water scarcity and global warming scenario; it is imperative to identify suitable irrigation scheduling strategy in paddy fields for increasing water productivity and mitigating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. We conducted a two year (dry season of 2014 and 2015) field experiment for irrigation scheduling based on tensiometric measurement of soil water potential (SWP)in order to quantify temporal and seasonal variations in GHGs emissions and their trade off relationship at five levels of SWPs viz. SWP 1 (-20 kPa), SWP 2 (-30 kPa), SWP 3 (-40 kPa), SWP 4 (-50 kPa) and SWP 5 (-60 kPa), in addition to the traditional practice of growing flooded rice (CF). Fluxes of methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) during the growing period were measured using manual closed chamber-gas chromatograph and the carbon dioxide (CO2) flux was measured using an infrared CO2 analyzer. A significant decrease in seasonal cumulative CH4 emission (30–60.2%) was recorded at different SWPs as compared to CF. In contrast, emission of CO2 and N2O increased by 12.9–26.6% and 16.3–22.1% respectively at SWPs 1 and 2; conversely, a significant decrease in emissions of these gases were observed at higher SWPs (SWPs 3–5). Among different SWP treatments, irrigation scheduling at SWP 2 maintained yield at par with CF with water saving of 32.9–41.1% and reduced CH4 emission (43–44.1%). However, due to increase in CO2 and N2O emission at SWP 2, there was no significant reduction in global warming potential (GWP) as compared with CF. Among different rice growth stages GHGs emission were predominant during vegetative growth stage. Regression relationship of GHGs emission with key soil parameters was employed to predict seasonal emissions of GHGs from paddy field. The results of this study suggest that scheduling irrigation at SWP 2 can be an effective strategy in order to save water, maintain rice yield and mitigate CH4 emission from direct seeded paddy fields in eastern India, however further research is needed to identify suitable management strategy for reducing CO2 and N2O emissions at SWP 2 in order to reduce the GWP.
17 Kakumanu, Krishna Reddy; Tesfai, M.; Borrell, A.; Nagothu, U. S.; Reddy, S. K.; Reddy, G. K. 2016. Climate smart rice production systems: studying the potential of alternate wetting and drying irrigation. In Nagothu, U. S. (Ed.). Climate change and agricultural development: improving resilience through climate smart agriculture, agroecology and conservation. Oxon, UK: Routledge. pp.206-231.
Agricultural production ; Rice ; Climate change ; Water use ; Water conservation ; Water scarcity ; Water productivity ; Water requirements ; Farmers ; Irrigation water ; Greenhouse gases ; Emission reduction ; Methane ; Nitrous oxide ; Food security ; Seasonal cropping ; Cultivation ; Flow discharge ; Case studies / India
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047888)
18 Kaur, S.; Aggarwal, R.; Lal, R. 2016. Assessment and mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions from groundwater irrigation. Irrigation and Drainage, 65(5):762-770. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/ird.2050]
Groundwater irrigation ; Greenhouse gases ; Carbon dioxide ; Emission reduction ; Groundwater table ; Water levels ; Agriculture ; Water use ; Crop yield ; Water productivity ; Energy consumption ; Pumping ; Adaptation ; Case studies / India / Punjab
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047899)
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Irrigation with groundwater consumes considerable energy as well as water resources across the world. Using a case study from Indian Punjab, this article emphasizes how a continued and massive use of groundwater for irrigation has reduced groundwater levels and increased carbon emissions. Estimates of C emissions from groundwater pumping for irrigation in Punjab indicate that over a period of 14 years (1998–2012), groundwater use has increased by 23%; groundwater levels have fallen by 5.47 m; energy requirements have increased by 67% resulting in increase in C emissions by 110%. Emissions rates have increased from 33 to 55 g m 3 of groundwater used, and 43.2 to 78 g-C kg 1 of grain. Thus, groundwater management is not only important to ensure sustainability of the finite resource but also is vital to control environmental consequences of groundwater use for irrigation.
19 Hosen, Y. 2016. Development of agricultural technologies in the Mekong Delta to respond to climate change. Ibaraki, Japan: Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences. 105p. (JIRCAS Working Report 84)
Climate change ; Agricultural development ; Technological changes ; Rice ; Deltas ; Wet cultivation ; Dry farming ; Methane emission ; Emission reduction ; Carbon dioxide ; Carbon credits ; Biogas ; Greenhouse gases ; Households ; Feeding habits ; Grazing ; Flooding ; Environmental effects ; Water conservation ; Livestock ; Cattle ; Ruminants ; Nutrients ; Carbohydrases ; Tannins ; Fish culture ; Economic aspects ; Evapotranspiration / Southeast Asia / Vietnam / Mekong Delta
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 630 G784 HOS Record No: H047936)
20 Vetter, S. H.; Sapkota, T. B.; Hillier, J.; Stirling, C. M.; Macdiarmid, J. I.; Aleksandrowicz, L.; Green, R.; Joy, E. J. M.; Dangour, A. D.; Smith, P. 2017. Greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural food production to supply Indian diets: implications for climate change mitigation. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 237:234-241. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2016.12.024]
Greenhouse gases ; Emission reduction ; Carbon dioxide ; Climate change mitigation ; Agricultural production ; Crops ; Food production ; Food consumption ; Diets ; Livestock products ; Sustainability ; Models / India
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047968)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167880916306065/pdfft?md5=02dc85d331f08d1fdf01cf2a4b17ee49&pid=1-s2.0-S0167880916306065-main.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047968.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047968.pdf
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Agriculture is a major source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions globally. The growing global population is putting pressure on agricultural production systems that aim to secure food production while minimising GHG emissions. In this study, the GHG emissions associated with the production of major food commodities in India are calculated using the Cool Farm Tool. GHG emissions, based on farm management for major crops (including cereals like wheat and rice, pulses, potatoes, fruits and vegetables) and livestock-based products (milk, eggs, chicken and mutton meat), are quantified and compared. Livestock and rice production were found to be the main sources of GHG emissions in Indian agriculture with a country average of 5.65 kg CO2eq kg 1 rice, 45.54 kg CO2eq kg 1 mutton meat and 2.4 kg CO2eq kg 1 milk. Production of cereals (except rice), fruits and vegetables in India emits comparatively less GHGs with <1 kg CO2eq kg 1 product. These findings suggest that a shift towards dietary patterns with greater consumption of animal source foods could greatly increase GHG emissions from Indian agriculture. A range of mitigation options are available that could reduce emissions from current levels and may be compatible with increased future food production and consumption demands in India.
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