| Reports |
Description |
| Travel & Tourism Development Index (TTDI) 2024 |
The World Economic Forum (WEF) released the TTDI 2024 |
| TTDI assesses factors and policies for sustainable and resilient Travel and Tourism development. This second edition evolved from the Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI), WEF’s flagship index since 2007. |
| India’s rank improved to 39 in 2024 from 54 in 2021 |
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| Global Land Outlook Thematic Report on Rangelands and Pastoralists |
Released by the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) |
| The report examines the relationship between rangelands and their human communities, particularly pastoralists, to identify protection strategies. |
| Rangelands, comprising ecosystems like grasslands, savannahs, and deserts, cover over 54% of the Earth’s surface, with 78% in drylands. |
| Up to 50% of rangelands are degraded due to factors like land use changes, excessive grazing, and urban expansion. |
| In India, rangelands cover about 121 million hectares, with 100 million hectares underutilized. |
| The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), adopted in 1994, is the sole legally binding international agreement linking environment and development to sustainable land management. India has ratified it. |
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| ILO’s Financing gap for universal social protection |
The report estimates the financing gap to achieve Universal Social Protection (USP) in 133 Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) |
| India needs over US$135 billion for USP, with a financing gap of 3.3% of GDP and 11.8% of government expenditure. |
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| World Bank’s Water For Shared Prosperity |
The World Bank report, released at the 10th World Water Forum in Bali, Indonesia, defines shared prosperity as boosting prosperity for the poorest to achieve equitable societies. |
| Four building blocks of prosperity: Health and Education, Jobs and Income, Peace and Social Cohesion, and Environment. |
| Population growth, urbanization, and climate change increase global water access disparity. |
| In 2022, 197 million people in the world lacked safe drinking water, and 211 million lacked basic sanitation. |
| World Water Forum: Held every three years, co-hosted by the World Water Council and a host country. Aims to raise water issues on the political agenda and support international water issue resolutions. |
