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Indian water, sanitation and hygiene: some progress but long-term challenges remain
Modi will continue to campaign on WASH issues in his bid for re-election in 2019.
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Cereal stockpiles are likely to prevent short-term shortage and avert a global food crisis
With many major food producing countries experiencing a decline in cereal production in 2018, there are fears that the world could face a looming shortage of key food commodities. That fear is misplaced, however, due to the large volume of food commodities that have been stockpiled over the past five years.
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Indonesian climate change policies: striking a balance between poverty alleviation and emissions reduction
Indonesia is an overlooked contributor of global greenhouse gas emissions. Land use changes, peat fires and deforestation are the largest sources of greenhouse gases in the country. Over the next decade, however, its energy policies could see the main source of emissions shift to the energy sector.
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Dams in Africa: balancing food, water and energy security
Well-planned dams can bring considerable economic benefits and improve water, food and energy security. They can also have the opposite effect if they are poorly planned or maintained.
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The African middle class: could its rise assist agricultural development?
This paper argues that depending on the choices that its members make, the emergence of an African middle class will either assist the development of African agriculture or further increase the continent’s reliance on food imports.