by Team Spectrum Books | Dec 30, 2021 | Reports
The 2020 UN Human Development Report (HDR), namely, The Next Frontier—Human Development and the Anthropocene, the 30th anniversary edition, was released on December 15, 2020 by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The report reflects average achievement in...
by Team Spectrum Books | Apr 21, 2021 | Reports
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) released ‘Geospatial Practices for Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific 2020’ report on November 18, 2020. The report details the regional status and progress in areas such...
by Team Spectrum Books | Mar 2, 2021 | Reports
The Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2021 was released on December 7, 2020 by Germanwatch, a non-governmental organisation. The index lists 57 countries and the European Union on the basis of four categories, i.e., greenhouse gas emission, renewable energy,...
by Team Spectrum Books | Mar 2, 2021 | Reports
On December 9, 2020, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) released its annual flagship Emissions Gap Report, which assesses the gap between anticipated emissions in 2030 and levels consistent with the 1.5 °C and 2 °C targets of the Paris Agreement. It warned that the...
by Team Spectrum Books | Jan 5, 2021 | Reports
Transparency International’s Global Corruption Barometer (GCB) is a survey of the general public on their experience of paying bribes. It also reflects their perceptions of corruption. The survey has been conducted since 2003 and considered to be the largest...
by Team Spectrum Books | Dec 10, 2020 | Reports
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) released its second World Economic Outlook (WEO) report on October 6, 2020. It deals with the economic forecast on certain indicators up to 2025. Though the data provided is not final, India’s post Covid-19 economic trajectory may...
