India and Climate change
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- The Adaptation Learning Mechanism
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- Search country-specific adaptation profiles from the Adaptation Learning Mechanism
- Strengthening the representation of Asian interests in the post-Kyoto climate regime
- T.Y. JUNG / Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, Japan, 2005
- This publication details a series of stakeholder consultations focussing on the post-Kyoto climate regime in China, India, Indonesia, Japan, the Republic of Korea and Viet Nam, as well as the broader Asia-Pacific Region. The aim of th...
- China and India face prospect of permanent water shortage
- T.P. Barnett; J.C. Adam; D.P. Lettenmaier / SciDev.Net, 2005
- Around one-sixth of the world’s population is dependant on glaciers and seasonal snow packs for their water supply. But climate change is disrupting the annual flow of water downstream from snowy mountainous regions, says this pa...
- Is an emissions trading system less costly than technology push in mitigating SO2 emissions in India?
- D. Menon-Choudhary; P.R. Shukla; A. Garg / Centre de Sciences Humaines, New Delhi, 2005
- As India moves on the path of economic development, the use of energy resources is bound to increase, thereby increasing air pollution. Especially, the consumption of coal in industries makes them significant contributors to local and...
- Technology the only solution for climate-friendly development
- J. Redwood / The Business Online, 2005
- Suggesting it is unreasonable for the West to expect industrialising countries to curb their development for the sake of climate change, this article makes a case for the development of new, cleaner technologies. Instead of looking at...
- Study finds India will be widely affected by climate change
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, UK, 2005
- With a burgeoning population and rapid development, India is particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. This long term collaborative UK-India study examines the predicted effects of changing weather and temperature patt...
- The Asian forestry outlook is not as grim as often predicted
- P.B. Durst; C. Brown; H. D. Tacio; M. Ishikawa / Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2005
- This publication reflects the outcome of an initiative to identify instances of exemplary forest management in the region and examine the core components of high quality forest management in an effort to illustrate good forest managem...
- India needs to address climate change in its development paradigm
- V. Gupta / Economic and Political Weekly, India, 2005
- This paper examines how climate change will affect India, and, by looking at hypothetical future emissions scenarios in India, examines India’s vulnerability to climate change. It also critically analyses the initiatives being un...
- Receeding glaciers will have severe impacts on economic development
- S. Rai / WWF-World Wide Fund For Nature, 2005
- This paper exposes the rate of retreat of Himalayan glaciers accelerating as global warming increases. The report states that glaciers in the region are now receding at an average rate of 10-15 metres per year. There are several probl...
- Implications of climate change for India
- A. Agarwal / Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi, 2000
- This paper is intended to brief members of the Indian parliament on the linkages between global warming and the country’s economy, and food and water security. Information is also provided about the climate negotiations under the...
- Perspectives on climate change adaptation and development
- K. Chatterjee / Development Alternatives Group, 2004
- This special issue of the Development Alternatives newsletter addresses the tenth conference of parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in a series of short articles offering various perspectives on issues of adaptati...
- Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR)
- Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR) helps rural people in India to alleviate poverty through participatory watershed development and management.
- Institute of Green Economy (IGREC)
- Institute of Green Economy (IGREC), based in India, has been set up with the aim of helping evolve a path of economic development that leaves as little negative impact on the earth and its environment as possible.
- Centre for Social Markets, India (CSM)
- The Centre for Social Markets (CSM) promotes a progressive social and environmental agenda by harnessing the power and potential of markets, entrepreneurs and other economic actors to do good. CSM's mission is to change the culture of markets and other social institutions to advance social justice, human rights and sustainable development. Such a culture change will not be possible with...
- Winrock International India, New Delhi (WII)
- Environmental research and capacity building organisation
- Liberty Institute, India
- Indian socio-economic research institute focussing on governance, the environment, and economics.
- Development Alternatives Group
- Based in India the mission of the Development Alternatives Group is to promote sustainable national development and to mobilise widespread action to eradicate poverty and regenerate the environment. Their strategy involves innovation, through design, development and dissemination of: Appropriate technologies Effective institutional systems Environmenta...
- Environment Protection Training and Research Institute (EPTRI)
- Indian environmental training and research institute
- Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI)
- Research and training institute focusing on forestry in Kerala, India
- MS Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF)
- Research and training centre focussing on environmental and social issues in India
- Centre for Civil Society, India (CCS)
- Indian Think Tank with a research focus on civil society and social sciences
