The three-day state level conference aims to create awareness among public on the impact of climate change and to involve people collectively to address issues of warming the globe.
Travel diary India 11th-31st of March 2011
Jenni Kauppila, CGP coordinator
It is always said that the climate change is going to affect the poor and the vulnerable, but in the very discussion on climate change the poor and kept away from it. The very undemocratic nature of the debate it self is very disappointing, and is revolving around bringing more money to certain groups orto the governments. In reiterating the need to bring out the community perspectives on climate change crisis, it is very important for us as a group to understand the perception of vulnerable people.
Participants work with real communities to develop projects ready to present to donors. Urban participants can partner with participants in developing nations to gain community contact.
OL 341: Adapting to Climate Change 1: The Community Focus
July 13 - August 30. Six Weeks.
The first links lead to the corresponding introduction pages, where the actual file can be found at the bottom of each page. The (.doc) and (.pdf) links are direct links to the actual report file.
Chapter 1: Introduction
Nagpur Declaration
Adopted in CGP,India's National Workshop
in Nagpur on November 16, 2009
One of the summit's requirements was for countries to spell out by 31 January how they would cut emissions.
But industrialised nations had failed to set the "truly ambitious" targets needed, Chandrashekhar Dasgupta said.
Britain's Energy Secretary Ed Miliband said the commitments made in Copenhagen were an important step forward.
An accord reached at Copenhagen in December is not a substitute for the UN process, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said at a conference in New Delhi today.