Environment

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding Environmental Clearance for project located at the Najafgarh drain Basin, 05/02/2014

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Mahendra Pandey Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 05/02/2014. The NGT order states that the "Ministry of Environment and Forests / State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority shall not grant any final Environmental Clearance for project located at the Najafgarh drain Basin in accordance with its own Office Memorandum dated 13th January, 2010 and in view of the Office Memorandum dated 17th
September, 2013.

Judgement Date: 
05/02/2014
Tags:
Drainage, Delhi, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Environment Clearance (EC), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Urban Habitat
Climate Change

Climate action in megacities

The C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40) has released landmark research demonstrating a clear trend of expanding and accelerating climate action in the world’s megacities.Climate actions, such as implementing rigorous energy efficiency regulations for buildings, instituting bus rapid transit lines or flood mapping efforts, aim to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions and improve urban resilience to climate change.

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Publication Date: 
01/02/2014
C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group
Tags:
Climate Change, Urban Habitat, Climate Adaptation, Public Transport, Cycles, Mobility Planning, Energy Efficiency, LEDs, Green Buildings, Urban Water Supply, Urban Sanitation, Groundwater, India, Delhi, Mumbai, Asia, Europe, N C America, Wastewater Recycling, Floods, Natural Disasters
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding protection of the trees including de-concretisation, Jaipur, Rajasthan, 29/01/2014

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vijay Saini Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors. dated 29/01/2014 regarding protection of the trees including de-concretisation at their base where either the roads have
been built or concrete tiles were laid all around the trees preventing percolation of water in the soil and chocking the trees completely.

Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/126-2013(CZ)(OA)_29Jan2014.pdf

Judgement Date: 
29/01/2014
Tags:
Trees, Jaipur (T), National Green Tribunal (NGT), High Court, Rajasthan, Forest Policy, Urban Habitat, Municipal Corporation
Climate Change

Flood risk and climate change: global and regional perspectives

A holistic perspective on changing rainfall-driven flood risk is provided for the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Economic losses from floods have greatly increased, principally driven by the expanding exposure of assets at risk. It has not been possible to attribute rain-generated peak streamflow trends to anthropogenic climate change over the past several decades. Projected increases in the frequency and intensity of heavy rainfall, based on climate models, should contribute to increases in precipitation-generated local flooding (e.g. flash flooding and urban flooding).

Publication Date: 
01/01/2014
Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz, Shinjiro Kanae, Sonia I. Seneviratned, John Handmere, Neville Nichollsf, Pascal Peduzzig, Reinhard Mechlerh, Laurens M. Bouweri & et al
Hydrological Sciences Journal
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Tags:
Climate Change, Floods, Climate Impacts, Rainfall Pattern, India, China, Pakistan, IPCC, Rivers, Hydrology, Drainage, Urbanisation, Landslides, Glacial Melt, Monsoons, Urban Habitat, Himalaya, Natural Disasters
Habitat And Urbanisation

Evaluation of a new experimental test procedure to more accurately determine the surface infiltration rate of permeable pavement systems

Permeable pavements are specifically designed to promote the infiltration of stormwater through the paving surface in order to reduce run-off volumes and to improve water quality by removing sediment and other pollutants. However, research has shown that permeable pavements can become clogged over time and this reduces their infiltration capacity. In order to assess the infiltration of permeable pavements, a variety of infiltration test procedures have been utilised in the past.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2014
Terry Lucke, Floris Boogaard, Frans van de Ven
Urban, Planning and Transport Research
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Urban Habitat, Drainage, Rainfall, Netherlands, Water Management
People

Children of migrant poor in Kolkata

Recognizing the need for further research within the broader domain of internal migration in India and especially on the condition of migrant children in Kolkata, in 2013, the Institute of Social Sciences, Kolkata collaborated with the UNICEF Office for West Bengal to jointly complete the proposed project called "Children of Migrant Poor in Kolk

Publication Date: 
01/01/2014
Institute of Social Sciences
Tags:
Poverty, Migration, Kolkata, Urban Habitat, Children, West Bengal, NGO, Slums, Workers, Urban Sanitation, Urban Water Supply, Garbage, Electricity, Health Care, Child Labour, Education
Climate Change

Climate adaptation: Seizing the challenge

Scientific and business communities increasingly recognize that climate change is causing weather extremes and precipitating natural disasters, such as the European heat wave of 2003, the drought in East Africa in

Publication Date: 
01/01/2014
World Economic Forum
Tags:
Climate Adaptation, Climate Change, Climate Economics, Maharashtra, Urban Habitat, India, Economic Development, Population Trends, Cost Benefit Analysis, Private Sector, Public Sector, Agriculture, Coffee, Plant Diseases, Climate Impacts, Water Management, California, Desalination, Carbon Offset, Finance, Food Security, Drought, Natural Disasters
Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding lining and covering of drainages by South Delhi Municipal Corporation, 16/12/2013

Read text of the National Green Tribunal order in the matter of Manoj Kumar Misra & Anr. Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 16/12/2013 regarding lining and covering of drainages by South Delhi Municipal Corporation.

Judgement Date: 
16/12/2013
Tags:
Drainage, Urban Habitat, Municipal Corporation of Delhi, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Groundwater Pollution, Delhi Development Authority (DDA), Yamuna, Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC)
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding proper growth and survival of the trees planted in the urban areas, 12/11/2013

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sajag Public Charitable Trust Vs. Municipal Corporation of Gwalior & Ors. dated 12/11/2013 regarding proper growth and survival of the trees planted in the urban
areas.

Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/30-2013(CZ)(OA)_12Nov2013.pdf

Judgement Date: 
12/11/2013
Tags:
Trees, Urban Habitat, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Urban Roads, Gwalior (T), Municipal Corporation
Climate Change

Community based climate change adaptation: The 3P model

Community based climate change adaptation: The 3P model - A presentation by Ashish Chaturvedi at the 4th National Research Conference on Climate Change, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, October 26-27, 2013.

Ashish Chaturvedi
Tags:
Climate Change, Climate Adaptation, Urban Habitat, Disaster Management, Andhra Pradesh, Thiruvallur (D), India

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