Publications

Trade and Climate Change Agenda for South Asia

The relationship between trade and climate change has come under increasing attention as the urgency of national, regional, and global actions intensifies with predictions of climate change impacts getting ever grimmer. The relationship has several dimensions: for example, the physical impacts of trade on climate change and vice versa; linkages between climate change and trade […]

Trends of Impacts of Climate Change in Agriculture Sector in South Asia

Climate change has emerged as a threat to the entire globe and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has iterated that it needed immediate action to prevent it otherwise it would lead to mass destruction (IPCC, 2007). A majority of nations, particularly developing nations, of the world have been affected and their economic growth […]

Capping Aviation Sector Emissions through Multilateral Mechanism

Emissions from aviation sector were 0.74 GtCO2e in 2005 (around 2.0 to 2.5% of the total annual global CO2 emissions)i and are one of the fasted growing emissions sources, with projections indicating that the emissions could range from 1.36 to 3.26 GtCO2e by 2050. Further, apart from CO2 emissions, aviation operations result in other GHG […]

Understanding the Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action: Developing Country Mitigation Framework under the Convention

Download Here This paper aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA) framework and enhance the understanding on NAMAs by explaining the Conference of the Parties (COP) decisions in layman’s terms. The paper is intended to enable national policy makers and stakeholders, such as the private sector and mitigation technical […]

REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT OF SAARC DECLARATION ON CLIMATE CHANGE

Download Here The report has been endorsed by senior and well-known civil society experts in the re-gion who work on the issue of climate change and development. The observations made by them reflect various aspects of the report and also the status of climate policymaking in the region and the role that the report can […]

Climate Technology Transfer Regime in South Asia

Everyday we are reminded about the potential climate catastrophe waiting to devastate the living planet through a plethora of reports, research results, and events. According to experts, this is a result of unimpeded exploitation of natural resources to meet the economic imperatives of different countries in their efforts towards development. This model for development has […]

Climate Resilience for Small Holders Farmers in South Asia

South Asia is ranked as the second most undernourished, malnourished, and food insecure region in the world. It is home to over one-fifth of the world’s population and around 50% of employment in South Asia isgenerated in the agriculture sector.1 While the region has been successful in achieving steady growth in agricultural production in the […]

Phasing-out Hydrofluorocarbons in South Asia: Issues and way ahead

Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) is a halogenated gas and a replacement for ozone-depleting substances (ODS) like chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) andhydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs). Most ODS’ are also potent greenhouse gases (GHGs) and this includes CFCs and HCFCs which are currently being phased out under the Montreal Protocol. HFCs, on the other hand, have zero ozone-depleting potential (ODP) but high global […]