From Risk to Resilience
Risks as perceived by communities go beyond the scope of what is recognised in international frameworks. Of the three major frameworks signed in 2015, each has its own focus area. The Sendai Framework...
View ArticleWorkshop on Building Climate Resilience & Mainstreaming Disaster Risk...
When climate agreement was reached in Paris in last December with an aim to limit climate change, at ground level it necessitated enhanced action. National action plan and state action plan prepared at...
View ArticleRising Sea Levels and Lack of Embankment Protection Rising Sea Level
Rising sea levels and river dynamics such as strong tidal surges put together are causing the breach of embankments, which leads to coastal flooding and destruction of lives and livelihood of the...
View ArticleTaragram Yatra 2016
Taragram Yatra is an annual flagship event of Development Alternatives Group and is a journey of cross learning and knowledge sharing among development practitioners. It engages leading minds and...
View ArticleEvidence Based Advocacy For Eco-Village Development In South Asia
CANSA and INFORSE will be involved in Advocacy and Campaigning at district, state, national, and regional levels for the promotion of village-based low carbon, pro-poor climate solutions as part of...
View ArticleGlobal Narratives Project: Indian Pilot to Develop and Test Climate Change...
The project trains national organisations in the skills for developing distinct narratives that can address different audiences, values and cultural identities. It will convert established testing...
View ArticleNational Steering Committee of India
The Indian National Steering Committee was elected on October 30, 2017 at a meeting held at the Development Alternatives office in New Delhi. The names of the NSC are as follows: Dr. Jyoti Parikh,...
View ArticleCANSA Post COP 23 Debrief in India
COP 23 marked the two years of negotiations since the Paris Agreement was struck in 2015 and later ratified in 2016. The two years of negotiations have been on technical issues on rule book that would...
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The Odissi Mission to Provide Clean Drinking Water
By Senashia Ekanayake She looked around twenty-five at the most. In her hand she had a pot of water and on her the other she carried a child. It had been two days since the new water filtration system...
View ArticleStrengthening State Strategies for Climate Action
Strengthening State Strategies for Climate Actions is a project, being implemented by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with Swiss Agency For Development and Cooperation (SDC)...
View ArticleShaping Stakeholders’ Opinion In India for An Equitable And Ambitious Global...
The Mobilisation project aims to engage a wide range of stakeholders in India to discuss and disseminate options for an equitable and ambitious global climate agreement in COP21. The technical papers...
View ArticlePromoting Pro-Poor Low Carbon Development Strategies in India & Sri Lanka
Globally climate change and continued poverty are probably the two largest, long-term challenges for human development. If developing countries plan their development with the energy efficiency and...
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