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Behaviour Change Approaches to Tackle Stubble Burning at Scale

… Behaviour Change Approaches to Tackle Stubble Burning at Scale Crop residue (stubble) burning in northwest India remains one of the … — 90 per cent personally disapprove of burning but 73 per cent see their neighbours …
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Lusaka Agreement (2008) - Southern African Development Community (SADC) Regional Policy Framework on Air Pollution

… sector have an impact on human health. Open burning contribute to environmental and health … fires and uncontrolled combustion of waste) Indoor air pollution (including cleaner … and visibility. The high emissions from open burning including vegetation fires and …
Action Plans, Standards, Legislation and Agreements
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Primer for Cities for Accessing Financing for Municipal Solid Waste Projects

… for Accessing Financing for Municipal Solid Waste Projects The purpose of this primer is to … projects. As more power over municipal solid waste management is devolved from national to … & Clean Air Coalition’s Municipal Solid Waste Initiative commissioned this primer, via …
Guidelines, Tools & Models
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Solid Waste Disposal Site Design and Operational Considerations

… Solid Waste Disposal Site Design and Operational … chapter presents the best practices in Solid Waste Disposal site design and operations to … Models 2012 Global Methane Initiative (GMI) Waste Sectoral Mitigation National Subnational …
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Impact of Crop Residue Burning on Soil Properties, Microbial Activity, and CO2 Emissions

… Impact of Crop Residue Burning on Soil Properties, Microbial Activity, and CO2 Emissions Crop residue burning, a common agricultural practice in … This study evaluates the effects of residue burning on soil physicochemical properties, …
Scientific publications
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Farmer perspectives on crop residue burning and sociotechnical transition in Punjab, India

… Farmer perspectives on crop residue burning and sociotechnical transition in Punjab, India Burning rice stubble is a common practice for … across the Indo-Gangetic Plains. Though burning represents a low input, cost-effective …
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Throwing away our health: the impact of solid waste on human health – evidence, knowledge gaps, and health sector responses

… Throwing away our health: the impact of solid waste on human health – evidence, knowledge … current knowledge on the links between solid waste and human health, focusing on municipal solid waste. It covers definitions of waste types, …
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Unlocking the unsustainable rice-wheat system of Indian Punjab: Assessing alternatives to crop-residue burning from a systems perspective

… Assessing alternatives to crop-residue burning from a systems perspective Crop residue burning in Indian Punjab emits particulate … legal and technological barriers to residue burning exist – and alternatives considered …
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A Breath of Change: Solutions for Cleaner Air in the Indo-Gangetic Plains and Himalayan Foothills (Executive Summary)

… Vehicles Agriculture: Crop residue burning, and inefficient management of fertilizer and manure Waste: Open burning of municipal waste, … of fertilizer and manure 5. Waste: Open burning of municipal waste, inadequate …
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Evaluation and Impact Assessment of the Alternatives to Slash and Burn Program

… that choice would also benefit from an open discussion involving not only existing ASB … Other poor households suffer indirectly from waste of these resources and environmental … in Cameroon, clarifying the causes of forest burning in Indonesia, simplifying regulations …
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