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keyword	definition	actions
Energy poverty	The absence of sufficient choice in accessing adequate, affordable, reliable, high quality, safe...	view
sq. km	Square kilometres 1 sq km equals: 0.386 square miles 100 hectares...	view
Women's Empowerment	Process of awareness and capacity building of women leading to a more equitable participation in...	view
NGO	Non-Governmental Organization Generally this refers to not-for-profit organizations or...	view
LPG	Liquified Petroleum Gas 1 Tonne Oil Equivalent (TOE) equals 0.93 tonnes LPG...	view
LDCs	Least Developed Countries...	view
GBD	Global Burden of Disease Commonly measured in , the Disability-Adjusted Life Year...	view
Gender Mainstreaming	Gender mainstreaming is an organisational strategy to bring a gender perspective to all aspects on...	view
DALYs	Disability Adjusted Life Years lost – a measure of burden of disease now in common use. In order...	view
confounding	Confounding variables are factors - such as overcrowding and malnutrition, in the case of childhood...	view
COPD	Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, or COPD, is a disease that encompasses one or more of the...	view
COLD	Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease, also known as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)...	view
Practical or Reproductive work	Childbearing and daily child-rearing responsibilities and domestic tasks, in most societies...	view
ARI	Acute Respiratory Infection...	view
ALRI	Acute Lower Respiratory Tract Infection: an acute infection of the larynx, trachea, bronchi,...	view