Download Here India has an ambitious target of achieving 100 GW of solar-based electricity generation capacity by 2022. However, technical, financial, and socio-environmental risks hinder large-scale investment in solar energy in India. In order to reduce or eliminate the actual risks and risk perception of investors, India needs investment de-risking of its solar energy sector. […]
By Sanjay Vashist
Climate change is a critical global issue that has become a threat multiplier and intensifies disasters. The effects of climate change are numerous, and they range from extreme weather events such as heatwaves…
Extreme weather events, such as coastal and inland flooding, heatwaves, droughts and wildfires, are increasing in frequency and magnitude, and gradual changes in sea levels and temperatures are projected to have (and are already having) adverse effects on city systems. Some systems are directly impacted by climate change events, for example, roads being flooded, whilst […]
Meet the QoC-CANSA fellows Six Fellows were selected, from hundreds of applications received from India, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh, to research and report on various aspects of cities and Climate Change. Their workwill be featured over the next six months in Question of Cities as they focus on themes rangingfrom housing challenges, demolitions, and informal settlements to […]
Seminar and High-level Roundtable | April 24, 2023 Date: April 24, 2023 Time: 9: 00 to 15:30 IST (In-person Event) Venue: Amriteshwari Hall, A Block Main Building, Tower 2, Fifth Floor, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (Amrita Hospital),Ponekkara Road, Edappally, Kochi – 682041. Background Note The proposed seminar and high level C20 roundtable at Amrita […]
Dear Friends, The AR6 Synthesis Report by the IPCC shows how at 1.1 degrees of warming today, over 3 billion people are already living with the harshest realities of climate change: high temperatures, drought, flooding, and other events that contribute to acute food and water insecurity, malnutrition, and loss of livelihoods. Often women and girls are among […]
Today the UN General Assembly adopted by consensus a resolution seeking an advisory opinion on climate change and human rights from the International Court of Justice (ICJ). This is a milestone moment in a campaign launched over two years ago by the Pacific Island Students Fighting Climate Change (PISFCC), in a law school classroom in Vanuatu[…]
Date & Time:- 28th March 23, at 2.00 PM to 3.30 PM India Time The webinar is being jointly organized by CANSA and partners of Eco Village Development project – INFORSE South Asia, Grameen Shakti in Bangladesh, Center for Rural Technology in Nepal, IDEA in Sri Lanka and INSEDA in India. The project is coordinated by DIB, Denmark and is funded by CISU, Denmark. Social […]
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the Synthesis Report of the sixth assessment cycle and its summary for policymakers which warns of the urgent need for immediate action to combat climate change in vulnerable parts of the world, especially the South Asian region. It stresses the fact that the window […]
Vasudha Foundation in collaboration with Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham and the Climate Action Network South Asia (CANSA) as well as with the blessings and guidance of Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, C20 Chair are pleased to invite you to a Hybrid Workshop on “The Role of Technology Cooperation and Finance for Addressing Net Zero Emissions Management”, scheduled […]
