The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
The 2010 World Disasters Report (WDR) focuses on urban risk in the context of a world which is urbanizing rapidly, where over half the world’s population now live in cities for the first time and more people than ever before live in slums. The report states that the root cause …
This paper is a joint review undertaken to identify opportunities and implications for early warning systems in the light of changing climate. The study was the result of a review of the institutional learning gained from the work undertaken by PPEW since its creation, in particular in investigating linkages to …
The main objective of this report is to strengthen understanding of climate-related risks and impacts in coastal megacities in developing countries using case studies of three cities that are different in their climate, hydrological, and socioeconomic characteristics. Specifically, it draws on an in-depth analysis of climate risks and impacts in …
Manisha Jha NEW DELHI: With the delay in the Commonwealth Games-related construction projects slowing down their work, the horticulture departments of the city's civic bodies are now racing against time in their efforts to give the Capital a
NEW DELHI: Non-government organisation Hazards Centre on Wednesday released a study titled “Heritage games: Cleaning up the debris” zeroing in on the enormous financial and socio-environmental impact of the upcoming Commonwealth Games on Delhi. The report looks at whether the city is set for the Games in terms of transportation, …
The Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) has decided to carry out the green drive more smartly. The authority had decided to plant such tress which would not require much water and maintenance. Plants like sheesham (dalbergia sissoo), neem (azadirachta indica) and karanj (pongamia pinnata) would be planted throughout 3,000 km region …
The unbridled growth of Coimbatore threatens the Nilgiri ecosystemSanjeev Sanyal / August 11, 2010, 0:42 ISTAll discussions about urbanisation in India tend to focus on mega-cities like Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore. However, in states like Tamil Nadu and Gujarat, smaller urban centres are also seeing rapid growth. At one level, …
The food crisis at the end of the last decade and the resulting food riots that occurred in cities all over the world exposed the vulnerability and fragility of the current global food system and highlighted the increasing problem of urban food security. Urban households were among the hardest hit …
NEW DELHI: Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Thursday launched a youth portal under the Bhagidari scheme of the Delhi Government for channelising the energy of the youth towards the 11-point agenda of development envisaged for the Capital city by her. Speaking at the launch, Ms. Dikshit said the portal will …
Pune A day after the environment status report (ESR) of Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) stressed for protection of hill top s and slopes, Guardian Minister Ajit Pawar refrained from making any comments on efforts being made to allow limited development as against the complete reservation of biodiversity park as proposed …
Pune GREEN BELT: TERI report comes fortnight after nod for four per cent development The political parties might have reached a consensus to allow limited development of the city
Bindu Shajan Perappadan NEW DELHI: The Capital is all set to get greener with the State Environment Department aggressively starting work on its new city forest at Jaitpur in South-West Delhi. While the State Environment Department had previously announced setting up of several new forests in the Capital, what it …
Himanshu Kaushik, TNN, Jul 28, 2010, 12.26am IST AHMEDABAD: Through the Green Ahmedabad campaign, the city aims to set a new record when over 25,000 volunteers will plant seven lakh saplings in a single day on July 31. Earlier, the city was hoping to break the record set by Khemaru …
NEW DELHI: A reforestation drive to revive the Jahanpanah City Forest of South Delhi was launched by Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Maken on Sunday. The drive began with Mr. Maken planting a neem sapling in the GK II- Alaknanda part of the forest area. Also present were …
Ahmedabad: Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has green designs for the city this monsoon and will initiate a plantation drive from July 10. The parks and garden department of AMC will be planting 2.9 lakh trees in different parts of the city. Deputy municipal commissioner and incharge of parks & garden, …
Ahmedabad: In a bid to make the newly-constructed BRTS route from Narol to Naroda Patia green, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has budgeted Rs 24 lakh. Saplings will be planted on BRTS median and traffic island on the route. Recently, AMC floated tenders for 60,511 sq metre of area on BRTS route …
Pune One of the major environmental problems faced in urban India is cutting down of trees and for the construction activities in the cities, trees are being felled in an an alarming rate,said Madhav Gadgil, eminent ecologist and member of National Advisory Council, Prime Minister
