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Wisdom from the chaff of Knowledge: Confessions on the World Environment Day, 2021
Ajay RastogiVillage Majkhali, Uttarakhand, India Clad in white Khadi Kurta Pajama a distinguished man with long flowing beard was sitting on an indefinite fast on the bank of Bhagirathi in 1994. He was demanding a thorough review of Tehri Dam project. It was the 34rth day already and the news was spreading fast. I was […]
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Scientific publication : Determinants of microfinance facility for solar home system in the rural bangladesh, by Syed M.Rahman
Access to electricity in rural areas of the developing parts of the world is yet to reach a minimum satisfactory level. Bangladesh is no different, and hence widespread dissemination of solar home system (SHS) is a suitable vehicle to ensure greater access to electricity in remote rural areas of the country. A substantial portion of […]
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Climate Finance and Adaptation Funds : a new article from Syed Rahman, oct. 2019
Abstract There is an ongoing debate about criteria based on which allocation of climate finance, particularly financing adaptation, is made. This article aims at investigating the determinants of fund allocation and the consequences of rearrangement considering the case of the Adaptation Fund (AF). This research conducts a mixed-method approach including binary logistic regression and multiple […]
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Environmental Diplomacy and Environmental Negotiation – Colloquium of October 14, 2019 – University of Coimbra (Portugal)
Summary: Environmental issues are sources of serious conflict between people, communities, regions and countries. Normative dispersal in the environmental legal system hampers the implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. This reality gives rise to a particular and growing field of action, which highlights a difficult societal and geopolitical context in terms of cooperation […]
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A book not to be missed!
MEN-MIDDLE: Towards a crossroads of knowledge for a methodology of interdisciplinarity, under the direction of Adélie Pomade The relationship between men and their environment questions the human and social sciences and the natural sciences in different terms, using different methods and data, but in the convergent perspective of a better understanding of their interactions. In […]
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What is ecological negotiation?
Ecological Negotiation is a negotiation whose object and consequences go beyond purely anthropocentric considerations and directly affect the future of nature. For a long time, decisions about the future of nature have been made unilaterally between policy makers and promoters. Administrative procedures aimed at informing the public of a new project did not allow for […]
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A universal principle
Ecological negotiation is a universal principle that humanity must learn to develop in a sustainable way taking into account the limits of the planet. These natural boundaries are non-negotiable. Nature can no longer be regarded as a negotiable thing that is available. Nature destroyed is irreplaceable. Human and natural temporality is not equivalent. It is […]
