India

Conference against Warming the Globe in Madurai, India 22-24 July

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.

Research Project: Emerging Economies and Climate Change

The research project of Stockholm Environment Institute takes a look at the role and importance of the major emerging economies of China, India, Brazil and South Africa and their cooperation within the context of climate diplomacy. More information and publications are available here

Travel diary from India in March 2011

Travel diary India 11th-31st of March 2011

Jenni Kauppila, CGP coordinator

 

 

Climate change and the coastal communities in Tamil Nadu

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.

Community-Centered Adaptation to Climate Change: Announcing Two Online Courses

CSDi is announcing a pair of online field courses on community-centered adaptation to climate change. These courses begin by introducing basic climate change concepts, and develop as participants identify local vulnerabilities and investigate appropriate solutions.

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.

Links to national reports

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.

Indian research report

RESEARCH REPORT: Phase II
Study on the Civil Society Actors in raising the voices of Climate Equity in India

Chapter 1: Introduction

CGP,India's Nagpur declaration on Climate Change

Citizens' Global Platform, India

Nagpur Declaration

Adopted in CGP,India's National Workshop

in Nagpur on November 16, 2009

Industrialised nations' carbon cut plans 'are pathetic'

Industrialised nations have set "pathetic" targets to reduce carbon emissions, says one of India's senior negotiators at the Copenhagen summit.

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.

India Says UN Is Central to Climate Change Talks

Feb. 5 (Bloomberg) -- India said the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change has to be the centerpiece of global treaty talks aimed at combating climate change.

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.

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