Climate and Weather

Issue of Commons and institutional arrangements:

The video by  WaterAid, India points at the lack of awareness, planning and the poor water management practices in the country that have led to this situation by highlighting that even though the rainfall in India is in surplus with 1170 mm of rainfall every year, we continue to face scarcity of water every year.

Organiser: Climate Change Network

Venue: Royal Eco Hotel,
               26 Brook St,
               London,
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               United Kingdom

Climate Change Network is a non-profit organization of scientists, policy makers, and scholars committed to driving scientific research and innovative policy development on global warming and climate change science. With members in more than 135 countries, the CCVC sponsors unbiased research supporting the understanding and mitigation of Global Warming.

Introduction

The Twelfth Five Year Plan of the Government of India commences during the year 2012-13. This plan has been developed following the recommendations of a number of Working Groups covering 26 different areas.

Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE) is a research institution in the areas of biodiversity conservation and sustainable development. We focus on applied science through research, education and action that influence policy and practice on conservation of nature, management of natural resources, and sustainable development.

Description:
We are beginning a 3-year research project on climate vulnerability and adaptation in urbanizing watersheds. This is an interdisciplinary research project involving natural and social scientists from ATREE and The Pacific Institute, USA, focusing on two watersheds: the Arkavathy sub-basin near Bangalore, and the Rangit sub-basin near Darjeeling. The objective is to understand the impact of climate change on the quality and quantity of water accessible to different sections of the society, particularly weaker sections, and the household and wider institutional/governance factors that shape vulnerability, short-term coping mechanisms and possible adaptation strategies.

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A research study is being conducted under the aegis of Focus on the Global South - India on Non-CO2 Greenhouse Gases in India. The study aims to better understand their place in India’s GHG emissions profile and to look at different mitigation options available with respect to Non-CO2 GHGs, develop a framework within which to examine the feasibility or otherwise of these options, and examine possible policy initiatives for their abatement in the context of India’s overall mitigation strategy.

In 2001, the Himmothan Pariyojana (HMP) programme was initiated to work on rural development issues in collaboration with the Government of Uttarakhand, as formalised by a 10-year MoU between the two in 2004.