Nature Nurture:
Nature Nurture: poverty and environment in asia and the pacific/
Asian Development Bank
- Philippines; ADB, 2009.
- 65 p. : graf., ill., tab. ; 22 cm.
Cover;
Contents;
Foreword;
1. Introduction;
Strong Links between Poverty and the Environment;
Need for Local Action; Structure of the Publication;
2. Sustaining Natural Resources and Reducing Poverty;
Livelihoods in Protected Areas;
Community-based Reforestation;
Water Resources Management;
Sustainable Agriculture;
Renewable Energy;
Alternatives to Livelihoods based on Unsustainable Resource Use;
Payment for Ecosystem Services;
3. Improving Urban Environmental Quality and Reducing Poverty;
Reducing Air Pollution;
Remediating Industrial Pollution;
Recycling Solid Wastes.
Improving Urban Water Supply and Sanitation
4. Reducing the Environmental Vulnerability of the Poor;
Managing Disaster Risks;
Adaptation to Climate Change;
Equitable Access to Resources;
5. Lessons;
6. Looking Ahead;
Next Steps;
Broader Environmental Concerns;
Conclusion;
Appendixes:
1 ADB Poverty and Environment Program;
2 Case Study Sources;
End Notes;
List of Boxes;
1 Climate Change;
2 Food Insecurity;
3 Trends in the Spatial Dimensions of Poverty;
4 Poverty and Environment Partnership;
5 Poverty Reduction and Conservation Corridors in Viet Nam;
6 Benefits of Marine Protected Areas.
7 Reforestation in Viet Nam for Sustainable Forest Product Use
8 Community-based Water Management in Papua New Guinea;
9 Poverty Benefits of More Sustainable Agriculture, East Gansu, People's Republic of China;
10 Regenerative Agriculture in Nepal;
11 Hydropower from Water Mills, Uttaranchal, India;
12 Wangan Aji Micro Hydropower Plant, Indonesia;
13 Sustainable Use of Wetlands, People's Republic of China;
14 Payment for Ecosystem Services, Cambodia;
15 Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Ecosystem Degradation (REDD);
16 Greener Motorcycles for Puerto Princesa, Philippines.
17 Remediating Industrial Pollution in Poor Communities, India
18 Composting in Sri Lanka;
19 Manila's Smokey Mountain Area Recycling Scheme;
20 Community Self-help to Construct Sanitation Systems, Pakistan;
21 Disaster Risk Management in Central Viet Nam;
22 Adapting to Disappearing Lands, Bangladesh;
23 Community Adaptation to Drought, India;
24 Climate Change Disaster Risk in Viet Nam;
25 Poverty, Environment, and Governance in Tonle Sap, Cambodia.
9789715617741
Poverty -- Environmental aspects -- Asia.
Poverty -- Environmental aspects.
Poverty -- Environmental aspects -- Pacific Ocean.
362.5 / ASIN
Cover;
Contents;
Foreword;
1. Introduction;
Strong Links between Poverty and the Environment;
Need for Local Action; Structure of the Publication;
2. Sustaining Natural Resources and Reducing Poverty;
Livelihoods in Protected Areas;
Community-based Reforestation;
Water Resources Management;
Sustainable Agriculture;
Renewable Energy;
Alternatives to Livelihoods based on Unsustainable Resource Use;
Payment for Ecosystem Services;
3. Improving Urban Environmental Quality and Reducing Poverty;
Reducing Air Pollution;
Remediating Industrial Pollution;
Recycling Solid Wastes.
Improving Urban Water Supply and Sanitation
4. Reducing the Environmental Vulnerability of the Poor;
Managing Disaster Risks;
Adaptation to Climate Change;
Equitable Access to Resources;
5. Lessons;
6. Looking Ahead;
Next Steps;
Broader Environmental Concerns;
Conclusion;
Appendixes:
1 ADB Poverty and Environment Program;
2 Case Study Sources;
End Notes;
List of Boxes;
1 Climate Change;
2 Food Insecurity;
3 Trends in the Spatial Dimensions of Poverty;
4 Poverty and Environment Partnership;
5 Poverty Reduction and Conservation Corridors in Viet Nam;
6 Benefits of Marine Protected Areas.
7 Reforestation in Viet Nam for Sustainable Forest Product Use
8 Community-based Water Management in Papua New Guinea;
9 Poverty Benefits of More Sustainable Agriculture, East Gansu, People's Republic of China;
10 Regenerative Agriculture in Nepal;
11 Hydropower from Water Mills, Uttaranchal, India;
12 Wangan Aji Micro Hydropower Plant, Indonesia;
13 Sustainable Use of Wetlands, People's Republic of China;
14 Payment for Ecosystem Services, Cambodia;
15 Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Ecosystem Degradation (REDD);
16 Greener Motorcycles for Puerto Princesa, Philippines.
17 Remediating Industrial Pollution in Poor Communities, India
18 Composting in Sri Lanka;
19 Manila's Smokey Mountain Area Recycling Scheme;
20 Community Self-help to Construct Sanitation Systems, Pakistan;
21 Disaster Risk Management in Central Viet Nam;
22 Adapting to Disappearing Lands, Bangladesh;
23 Community Adaptation to Drought, India;
24 Climate Change Disaster Risk in Viet Nam;
25 Poverty, Environment, and Governance in Tonle Sap, Cambodia.
9789715617741
Poverty -- Environmental aspects -- Asia.
Poverty -- Environmental aspects.
Poverty -- Environmental aspects -- Pacific Ocean.
362.5 / ASIN