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
- Energy for rural India
- F. Urban / Elsevier, 2009
- This research investigates how rural electrification could be achieved in India using different energy sources and what effects this could have for climate change mitigation. It uses the Regional Energy Model (REM) to develop scenario...
- Where the rain falls: climate change, food and livelihood security, and migration
- K. Warner / United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security, 2012
- This comparative study highlights that rainfall variability and food insecurity are key drivers for human mobility. The empirical research is based on eight country case studies, including a 1,300 household survey and participatory re...
- The global South and the international politics of climate change. Proceedings report of the international workshop: negotiating Africa and the global South’s interests on climate change
- U. Salifu / Institute for Global Dialogue, South Africa, 2011
- This proceedings report captures the first half of the discussion at COP17 hosted in Durban, South Africa, in 2011 where the role of rising powers within the international climate change negotiations was discussed. Panellists in this ...
- International REDD+ architecture and its relevance for India
- R. Sud / Ministry of Environment and Forests, India, 2012
- Implementing REDD+ at the national and local levels requires improving understanding of the issue and increasing capacity (technical, human and financial) for implementation. Inadequate means of implementation remains a grey area for ...
- Roadmap for attaining a sustainable energy sector in India
- S. Teske; A. Pratap; S. Sawyer / Greenpeace International, 2012
- This paper is the result of a collaborative effort between Greenpeace, the European Renewal Energy Council and the Global Wind Energy Council. It presents a roadmap to attain a sustainable energy sector in India that ensures continued...
- Paper drawing recommendations for transboundary conservation from the Kangchenjunga region
- K. Phuntsho; N. Chettri; K. P. Oli / International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, 2012
- This paper draws recommendations for transboundary and participatory biodiversity conservation from the Kangchenjunga Conservation Landscape Initiative. This 'biodiversity hotspot' - shared by Bhutan, India and Nepal - is one of seven...
- Samyukt Mahila Samiti (SMS): powerful institutional tool to make women prominent in the watershed development
- E. Kale / Watershed Organisation Trust, 2012
- Although women’s significant role in natural resource management is widely acknowledged in watershed development programmes in India, the discussion rarely goes beyond the formation of self-help groups (SHG) and conventional cred...
- Review of the potential health impacts of climate change in India
- P. K. Singh; R. Dhiman / National Institute of Malaria Research, 2012
- Climate change can have direct negative consequences on a number of health indices, due to climate affecting water, air quality, disease and physical comfort. As the risk of increasingly variable and severe climatic change is becoming...
- The politics of climate change in India: narratives of equity and co-benefits
- N. K. Dubash / Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi, 2012
- According to this paper, India occupies a dual position in global climate politics: as a developing economy with low levels of historical and per capita emissions; and as a rapidly growing economy with rising emissions. Indian climate...
- Negotiating climate change
- K. Michaelowa / Taylor and Francis Group, 2012
- Because the 15th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 15) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Copenhagen, Denmark, 2009, failed to reach an agreement on emissions commitments beyond 2012, ...
- 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
