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		<title>Do the benefits of reviving the Himalayan springs exceed the costs? </title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2025 06:14:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Mountain springs sustain over 100 million people in the Hindu Kush Himalaya, where these springs are drying rapidly. Cost-benefit analysis of reviving the mountain springs from Indian Himalayan sites shows net gains, highlighting high returns from spring revival related investment.  ]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[As the voluntary carbon market gained momentum, REDD+ projects began issuing forest carbon credits – tradable units sold to businesses and individuals aiming to offset their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. While these credits now dominate the market, experience suggests that translating forest conservation into a reliable climate change mitigation option is far from straightforward.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The impacts of heat on labour supply, productivity, and earnings: insights from India</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 09:09:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Professor Eswaran Somanathan delivers the 2024 SANDEE Karl-Göran Mäler Memorial Lecture at ICIMOD]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>SANDEE’s workshops – building the next generation of researchers in South Asia</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2024 10:39:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[SANDEE’s Research and Training (R&#038;T) workshops introduce existing and aspiring researchers to carefully curated professional opportunities, skills, and advancements in the global environmental economics landscape.]]></description>
		
		
		
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