Risks as perceived by communities go beyond the scope of what is recognised in international frameworks. Of the three major frameworks signed in 2015, each has its own focus area. The Sendai Framework looks at disaster risk reduction, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at development issues and the Paris Agreement at climate change. Yet, all […]

Bonn, 4 February 2016 – The Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal submitted its new climate action plan to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). This Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) comes shortly after the adoption of a new universal climate change agreement in Paris. This INDC and all others submitted by countries are available on […]

New Delhi: The government on Wednesday approved a crop insurance scheme that would replace the existing ones to ensure that farmers pay less premium and get early claims for the full sum insured. A decision on the much awaited scheme was taken at the Cabinet meeting, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “The cabinet has […]

By Senashia Ekanayake Following the Paris Agreement in December 2015 at the 21st session of the Conference of the Parties organised by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Sri Lanka along with many other developing countries have renewed responsibilities towards combatting climate change and tackling environmental issues complementing the country’s development agenda. Mitigation […]

By Senashia Ekanayake
From November 30 – December 12, 2015 roughly 50,000 participants from 195 countries attended the 21st session of the Conference of the Parties organised by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Paris, France.

New Delhi: India will launch its first major crop damage insurance scheme for farmers in the fiscal year starting 1 April, agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh said on Friday, in what could be Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first significant move to address the distress plaguing the country’s agricultural sector. The impact of unseasonal rains and […]

New Delhi: India will move up to the toughest emission standards of BS-VI from the current BS-IV by 2020, skipping an intermediate level, transport minister Nitin Gadkari said. The decision—the immediate motivation appears to be the poor air quality in New Delhi—will make cars, sports utility vehicles (SUVs), trucks and buses more expensive. Auto companies […]

TRANSLATING GLOBAL FRAMEWORKS TO FRONTLINE RESILIENCE ACTION Workshop on India’s Implementation of Global Frameworks and Role of CSOs Risks as perceived by communities often go beyond the scope of what is recognized in international frameworks. The multi-faceted problems at the ground level are inter-linked and fail to fit neatly into sectoral boxes. This has meant […]

The eighth National Steering Committee on Climate Change (NSCCC) approved four projects from Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Punjab and also considered one project submitted by Government of Madhya Pradesh, at a meeting held here today. The agenda of the meeting was to consider the Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) submitted by Government of Tamil Nadu and […]

By Vositha Wijenayake
The Paris Agreement focusing on climate change and ways to address its adverse impacts was adopted on the 12th December 2015.