India

Region: India

India:

Projects
32
Resources
89
Stories
165
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Gender Equality and Climate Compatible Development

The international community has long agreed on the importance of making gender issues a core consideration in international and domestic policy processes. However, in practice, the gender dimension of development, adaptation and mitigation projects has often been ignored or overlooked. When development and climate-related projects do give attention to gender, the discourse tends to focus on two predominant themes.

Feature
21st November 2014
Government leadership on climate change is happening Chicu Lokgariwar reports from a workshop in Lucknow, India on the commitment shown by Government officials to build resilience in the State, but also the obstacles they face.
Resource
20th October 2014
FILM: Missing: The forgotten women in India’s climate plans This new CDKN film follows Indian women in their daily fight against climate change impacts. It shows how resourceful these women are in a context of high constraints and poverty, and how supporting their local initiatives with adequate policies and laws could be a significant game changer in the way India manages to tackle climate change.
Resource
16th October 2014
Report : Ahmedabad Heat Action Plan 2014 This publication, the 2014 Heat Action Plan is an updated version of the first comprehensive early warning system and preparedness plan for extreme heat events in India launched in Ahmedabad last year. The Plan creates immediate and longer-term actions to increase preparedness, information-sharing, and response coordination to reduce the health impacts of extreme heat on vulnerable populations.
Feature
8th October 2014
The IPCC's Fifth Assessment Report CDKN presents the event report for 'The IPCC's Fifth Assessment Report – what it means for a stronger, more inclusive India', which took place to communicate the report’s findings effectively to India’s public and decision makers.
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6th October 2014
OUTLOOK: India Special Edition The Climate and Development Outlook - India Special Edition shares news of CDKN’s projects across this diverse and climate-affected country. Many of the projects focus on building climate resilience, particularly among vulnerable populations.
Feature
1st October 2014
Time to 'follow' the floods in India In the wake of the tragic floods in Kashmir, Jyotiraj Patra of the IDRC argues that a move away from a purely hazard-focused approach to disaster management in India is required
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Project : Knowledge management for Madhya Pradesh State Action Plan on Climate Change (SAPCC)

The Government of Madhya Pradesh has finalised its State Action Plan on Climate Change (SAPCC) and is now preparing f

Resource
26th September 2014
REPORT: Climate Compatible Construction Training Module: Madhya Pradesh Building Professionals This training kit aims to bridge this gap by generating knowledge support for LCCR solutions for small towns and rural spaces to build capacity for building professionals in Madhya Pradesh.
Feature
12th September 2014
The Kashmir tragedy – can we avoid the next one? Elizabeth Gogoi and Mihir Bhatt of CDKN, in an article for the Wall Street Journal, discuss how to avoid mega floods becoming the 'new normal' in India.
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Project : Vulnerability and Risk Assessment to support implementation of the Uttarakhand Action Plan on Climate Change

Project Reference: TAAS-0036

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26th August 2014
A snapshot of recovery in Cyclone-hit Odisha, India AIDMI document how villages in Odisha are managing recovery efforts after Cyclone Phailin in October 2013 and how a micro-disaster insurance scheme is helping