India’s Third National Communication to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change was submitted on December 9, 2023. The report contains information on India’s greenhouse gas emissions, its vulnerability to climate change, and the measures it is taking to mitigate emissions and adapt to the impacts of climate change. …
Kolkata, Nov.4 Several programmes are being organised here to focus on the upcoming United Nations Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen. The British Deputy High Commission will hold
The African Group and the G77 plus China outlined their negotiating positions in back to back press conferences at the Barcelona climate talks on 3rd November 09. This document contains: 1 African Group press conference 2. G77 and China press conference
The African Group and the G77 plus China outlined their negotiating positions in back to back press conferences at the Barcelona climate talks on 3rd November 09. This document contains: 1 African Group press conference 2. G77 and China press conference
AS OFFICIALS from 192 countries converge in Barcelona for the last round of negotiations ahead of the December summit, expectations that the Copenhagen meet will result in an agreement appear to be reduced. Given the increased call for some kind of agreement at Copenhagen, it could mean a greater pressure …
This SEI Working Paper explores social learning about climate adaptation in relation to the architecture of climate governance. It compares the potential for social learning at the international level with a local perspective based on preliminary results from a case study of climate adaptation in the Stockholm region, Sweden. It …
This guide provides a wide array of tools and examples on how synergies in the implementation of the UNFCCC and the CBD can be achieved through reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD). It highlights that while REDD: is foremost a mitigation strategy; it can provide significant adaptation benefits …
The aim of this paper is to examine some important aspects of the linkage between climate change and trade-related issues. In particular, the paper looks at developments in policies taken by governments and the inter-governmental processes to deal with the crisis in climate change, including within the international climate change …
This paper identifies the key elements needed to ensure enhanced action on technology transfer and development and then evaluates the approaches taken in major country positions. It finds a number of important convergences in these positions and identifies four types of institutions that recur in country positions: central bodies, dedicated …
The Secretariat of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands has announced that its Scientific and Technical Review Panel (STRP) has compiled a briefing note based on recent decisions adopted by Ramsar contracting parties and on recent information and recommendations provided by the STRP in relation to wetlands and climate change. The …
New Strategy To Force Countries Like India To Toe West Line New Delhi: Should rich countries pay only vulnerable countries the cost of adapting to inevitable climate change or should they compensate vulnerable people of all countries which would not be able to cope with the unforeseen disasters? This question …
Carbon-dioxide emissions in developed countries increased by 1.1 per cent (128 million tonnes) in just a single year 2006-07, as per the latest report of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). This is more than what India
Copenhagen: The time to act is now, whether or not there is an international consensus on climate change at the UN Copenhagen talks in December, say the 100-odd legislators from major economies representing major political parties
NEW DELHI: The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Sunday asked India to firmly resist pressure from the United States and other advanced countries on emission targets and continue to seek funds and technology transfer in tackling climate change. Suggesting a set of five measures that the government must undertake, …
