This module of the GTZ Sourcebook for Decision-Makers in Developing Cities is intended to raise awareness, describe the expected impacts of climate change on urban passenger transport and provide an orientation on how to integrate climate proofing into urban transport planning and policy implementation. The paper concludes with a discussion on synergies between adaptation and mitigation.
<p>Public Private Partnership (PPP) solutions for Maharashtra's urban water supply sector are being developed under the Mainstreaming PPPs in India Initiative. This toolkit is expected to assist the relevant public entities in the state of Maharashtra for developing PPP-based projects in the water supply and sanitation sector.</p>
<p>Drought has been sweeping the Santhal Pargana Region of Jharkhand. The region has got less than 70 percent of its rainfall in this year 2009, which has supported in declaraton of drought hit state. The decision was taken at the meeting of the Advisory Council of the Governor.<br /> <br /> </p>
A Bill to provide for the establishment of a National Green Tribunal for the effective and expeditious disposal of cases relating to environmental protection and conservation of forests and other natural resources including enforcement of any legal right relating to environment and giving relief and compensation for damages to persons and property and for matters connected therewith or incidental
Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission approved by the cabinet recently. The mission will be implemented in three phases and aims to feed 20,000 MW to the national grid by 2022, with an initial investment of Rs 4,337 crore.
The methodology for ground water resources estimation is based on relatively sound scientific basis. It also meets adequately well the practical requirements for formulating rational ground water development strategies.
Over-exploitation of ground water resource (stage of ground water development - more than 100%) refers to the development of ground water resource which is available below the active recharge zone or zone of fluctuation that is sometimes referred as Static or In
The urban transportation toolkit was initially conceived by the Asian Development Bank in conjunction with the Government of Maharashtra. The initial approach followed to prepare the toolkit included a review of documentation available on PPPs in urban transportation.
This new publication 'the Global Peatlands CO2 picture provides for the first time the peatland emission data for all peat-containing countries in the world (175 countries= 90% of all countries).
This text of the Brussels European Council Presidency Conclusions states EU position with regards to the Copenhagen Climate Conference.Says that EU is committed to take a decision to move to a 30% reduction by 2020 compared to 1990 levels, as its conditional offer to a global and comprehensive agreement for the period beyond 2012.
Tigers are symbols of all that is powerful, mystical, and beautiful in nature. As an apex species, they reflect the health of the ecosystems in which they live and on which people depend. Unfortunately, adverse human activities have driven wild tigers to the brink of extinction. Over the past century, their numbers fell from 100,000 to about 3,500 today.
This report presented by Dept. of Science & Technology, Government of Sikkim, Gangtok at " Glaciers, climate change and livelihood summit" on 29-30 October 2009 at Shimla.
New CSE analysis puts the lie to claims that rich Indians emit as much as their developed country counterparts. The richest 10% of Indians emit no more greenhouse gases per person than the poorest 10% of Americans, according to this analysis by the Centre for Science and Environment.
Himalayan Chief Ministers
Read this latest book by P.K. Aggarwal that presents likely impacts of climate change on different agricultural sectors. It shows the assessment of the magnitude of emissions of GHGs from Indian agriculture and evaluates the potential of various mitigation strategies.
DB Climate Change Advisors has collected information on approximately 270 climate change targets
This report prepared by DB Climate Change Advisors (Deutsche Bank Group) and Columbia Climate Center at the Earth Institute, Columbia University, provides investors with an analysis of climate change policies and assigns a risk rating to 109 countries, states and regions based on key government mandates and supporting policy frameworks.
Watch this first in a series of videos released by US Senator Barbara Boxer discussing the ongoing debate surrounding climate change legislation. In anticipation of the first Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act, beginning October 27, Senator Boxer highlights the critical need for American leadership on climate change.
Tigers are symbols of all that is powerful, mystical, and beautiful in nature. But wild tigers are in crisis, having fallen in numbers from about 100,000 in 1900 to just 3,200 today as a result of adverse human activities, including habitat destruction and a huge illegal trade in tiger parts. The decline continues to this day.
The resolution passed by Communist Party of India (Marxist)on its position on climate change negotiation to be held at Copenhagen.It states that any deviation from the spirit of Kyoto will compromise India's relationship with rest of the developing world & critiques National action plan on climate change for being silent on redistribution of energy access between rich and the poor.
