CLIMATE CHANGE - Perspective from India

Climate change is no more an environmental concern. It has emerged as the biggest developmental challenge for the planet. To dialogue from the perspective of the poor is one of UNDP’s contributions to overall development process.

The publication on "CLIMATE CHANGE - Perspective from India" has been authored by Sunita Narain,Prodipto Ghosh, NC Saxena, Jyoti Parikh & Preeti Soni with collection of articles that captures and disseminates perspectives on climate change from the Indian context. Starting from an argument on a new climate deal to highlighting the importance of the small-scale industrial sector within the climate change debates, some of India’s best known environmentalists, economists and policy makers have put forward their concerns and convictions in this collection.

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READY RECKONER ON MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT FOR URBAN LOCAL BODIES

Ready Reckoner on Solid Waste Management has been prepared by the Commissionarate of Municipal Administration - Tamil Nadu based on the Municipal Solid Waste (Management & Municipal Handling) Rules, 2000 and the Manual on Municipal Solid Waste Management by the Central Public Health & Environmental Engineering Organization(CPHEEO).

The compendium explains the types and characteristics of municipal solid waste, the objectives of municipal solid waste management systems and the normative standards for primary and secondary collection, transportation, processing and disposal of solid waste, landfill operations, specifications of tools, equipments and vehicles in Urban Local Bodies.

This compendium encompasses a comprehensive overview of the systematic steps, which need to be taken, for sustainable solid waste management in urban centres.

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