Low-Carbon Development Co-operation between India and Germany

Download Here The Potential of Creating Low-Carbon Development Strategies Together Indo-German cooperation on low-carbon development can reach far beyond should dialogue on and provision of German support for an Indian low-carbon energy mix. Germany, in turn, should seek inspiration from India as well. An Indo-German dialogue on low-carbon development should therefore allow exchange in partnership […]


Advancing National Adaptation Plans Post Paris : NAP Expo 2016

By Vositha Wijenayake
NAP Expo 2016 was organised in Bonn, Germany from the 11th to the 15th of July 2016.


Highlighting an Integrated Perspective on Water

Water availability, scarcity and management are among the top global risks. LEAD Pakistan’s water programme aims to incorporate social, economic and environmental aspects of water discourse, policies and programmes, at national and international levels. Our focus areas of #TransboundaryWaters, #GroundWater and #Hydrodisasters, seek guidance from the crosscutting themes of Access, Equity and Hazards, for sustainable […]


WTO Rains On India’s Solar Power Plan, Sets Back Climate Action

By Anoop Poonia
The World Trade Organization (WTO) recently ruled against India’s “buy-local” provisions for large solar projects, which are entitled to subsidy and assured government procurement if the equipment is manufactured locally


The South Asian Takeaway from COP21

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.


Paris Agreement on Climate Change, and the Need for Domestic Actions

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


Gender and Climate Change – The India Pavilion at COP21 Highlights What Needs to be Done

By Aditi Kapoor 
Gender and climate change are often seen as two disconnected areas. Even when the connections are recognized, gender remains on the margins of climate change solutions. World leaders at the recently concluded global climate talks at the Conference of Parties (COP) 21 meeting at Paris in December 2015


A ‘Wake-up’ Call at Paris But Real Work Is Pending

By Aditi Kapoor
Despite 196 nations giving their ‘aye’ to the global climate agreement adopted in Paris on Saturday, the agreement does not really spell a win-win situation for all.


Resolution Compiled by Sabuj Mancha on The Backdrop of COP21 in Paris

Sabuj Mancha, roughly translated means a green platform, is a forum of individuals and organizations being conscious to the cause of environment. The platform has been born in 2009 and since then has been raising concern against various forms of environmental and climatic degradations. Presently it is the biggest platform of its kind in state of West Bengal in India


Gender Concerns Take Centre-stage at India Pavilion Amidst Global Climate Talks in Paris

By Aditi Kapoor
The need to incorporate gender concerns and women’s rights in climate change was discussed at a side-event organized by Alternative Futures and TERRE Policy Centre at the India Pavilion on Tuesday, 8th December, 2015, even as the climate negotiators in adjoining rooms gave scant importance to gender in their draft negotiating texts.


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