Climate Change

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WALAMTARI is one of the only four Apex Training Institutions in Andhra Pradesh. Being designated as Apex Institute gives one pride to work in. At the same time, it also places greater responsibility on us to work towards its sustained growth to deserve this designation. WALAMTARI started functioning from 1983 and had its glory reach a peak within a decade to be rated as one of the best among the WALMIs/IMTIs in India.

Description
Water and Land Management Training Research Institute (WALAMTARI) and International Water Management Institute (IWMI), South Asia located at Hyderabad are jointly anchoring the Australian Centre for International Agriculture Research (ACIAR) funded “Climate Water Forum- Andhra Pradesh”. The Forum will aim to consolidate, synthesize the climate change research initiatives of various projects implemented with the assistance of state and central ministries, bilateral agencies and prepare policy advocacy guidelines.

This paper published in the journal Advances in Asian Social Science analyses the food security condition of India during the last few decades and the impact of climate change on food security of India.

On 31st January 2012, the Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR) had released the draft of the National Water Policy 2012 and invited comments till 29 February. Following the meeting of the National Water Board on 7th June 2012, the MoWR has now put up a revised draft on their website.

Organiser: TERI University

Venue:  TERI University
                   10, Institutional Area,
                  Vasant Kunj,
                  New Delhi

Image courtesy: Center for Advancement of Sustainable Agriculture (CASA)

‘Poor indeed is the garden in which birds find no home’ - Abram L. Urban

Organiser: Climate Change Network

Venue: Royal Eco Hotel,
               26 Brook St,
               London,
               W1K 5DQ,
               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.