India

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Region: India

India:

Projects
32
Resources
89
Stories
164
Resource
12th June 2014
Inside story : Local approaches to harmonising climate adaptation and disaster risk reduction policies: Lessons from India In the disaster-prone arid zones of Barmer and Leh, India, climate change is exacerbating local vulnerability to disasters. This report looks at how best to overcome the challenges of integrating effective disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation into development planning and suggests how other communities can address similar challenges by using windows of opportunity in post-disaster situations.
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Project : Assessment of the effectiveness of micro disaster insurance in India

The project aimed at highlighting the importance of building up the financial resilience of vulnerable people through disaster microinsurance in Odisha. The

Resource
27th May 2014
Inside story : Integrating climate change concerns into disaster management planning: The case of Gorakhpur, India This CDKN case study evaluates how a climate ­mainstreaming programme such as the one implemented in Gorakhpur District might inspire other local governments in a similar position to effectively incorporate climate change considerations into disaster management planning within their districts.
News
27th May 2014
The gender dimension to climate compatible development CDKN's global team discusses the disproportionate effects of climate change on women and the need to include a gender dimension in the planning process for climate compatible development.
Resource
20th May 2014
Inside story : Addressing heat-related health risks in urban India: Ahmedabad’s Heat Action Plan This report looks at how the local community of Ahmedabad in Western India is preparing for the increasingly extreme heat of the city, through an early warning system and heat preparedness plan. Ahmedabad is the first city in South Asia to comprehensively address the health threats of extreme heat.
Resource
13th May 2014
FILM: CDKN in conversation... with Mihir Bhatt, CDKN India Mihir Bhatt, CDKN's country leader for India, is interviewed as part of the 'CDKN in conversation' video series on how India is improving its resilience to climate change.
Feature
13th May 2014
Risk transfer through microinsurance for adaptation to climate change Vishal Pathak and Khyati Halani from All-India Disaster Mitigation Institute (AIDMI) reflect on the opportunity to use micro- disaster insurance for building resilience against climate change.
Feature
19th March 2014
What have we learned about mainstreaming climate and disasters in Asia? Katie Dietrich from START reflects on the key lessons that have emerged from the CDKN/ START research programme on climate-smart disaster risk management in South Asia.
Feature
3rd March 2014
Photo diary of women at the front line of climate change in India Krishnendu Bose and Swati Khanna from EarthCare Productions present photos of some of the heroes from their upcoming documentary film exploring the gender dimension of climate change.
Feature
24th February 2014
Exploring resilience in climate compatible development Mihir Bhatt, CDKN’s Senior Advisor in India, considers what we can learn about resilience from CDKN’s South Asia research programme.
Feature
24th February 2014
Indian climate plans to bring gender perspectives Aditi Kapoor of Alternative Futures presents her organisation's work to make Indian States' climate plans more sensitive to gender issues - with CDKN support.
Feature
18th February 2014
'Water Walks' in Madurai Janet Miller (Atkins), Jayaraj Sundaresan, (UCL), and A. Madhan Kumar, (Dhan Foundation) discuss how 'Water Walks' along Madurai's rivers are opening minds and prompting collective decision-making for 'future proofing' the city