In the northeast region of India, the societal water use is less than 5 per cent of the existing potential. This leads to vast devastation, poor crop yields, constrained livelihood options, malnutrition and drudgery. The region and the households witness `water poverty
This WRI report assesses financial implications of climate change and water scarcity on the Food & Beverage sector in South & Southeast Asia. Warns that as a large water user, this sector is at risk from decreasing water supplies in parts of emerging Asia , specially India.
This report highlights the important role of the federal government in reducing the vulnerability and strengthening the resiliency of economy and natural resources in the face of these changes.
This document contains the presentation by M. Dinesh Kumar, O P Singh, Manoj Kumar Sharma , Nitin Bassi and Harish Kumara at National climate research conference, IIT Delhi, March 5-6, 2010.
Energy scenarios and pathways for India by Sudhir Chella Rajan, KC Adaina, Aashish Gupta, Aniket Pangarkar, Rakesh Iyer, Uttara Narayan, & Sarada R. at National Climate Research Conference, IIT Delhi, March 5-6, 2010.
This document contains the presentation made by Sudhir Chella Rajan of IIT Chennai on Energy scenarios and pathways for India, at National climate research conference, IIT Delhi, March 5-6, 2010.
In light of the climate and development debate and especially in the context of the Indian government's commitment in the Copenhagen Accord, new energy and
Following one of the worst years in economic history, signs of hope have begun to emerge for the clean-tech sector, with clean energy becoming a driving force for global economic recovery from Beijing to Seoul, and Washington D.C. to Brussels.
Negotiating access and benefit sharing (ABS) under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) with a view to mutual supportiveness with other international agreements is a challenging task. This report highlights many key interfaces that must be taken into consideration if a new international regime is to be mutually supportive with already established international commitments.
