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Climate Change
CRIDA invites applications for research associates for project NICRA, Hyderabad – Apply by October 5, 2011
Posted on 02 Oct, 2011 09:36 AMDescription:
Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture (CRIDA), Hyderabad requires Research Associates in the following disciplines to work in the project National Initiative on Climate Resilient Resilient Agriculture (NICRA).
Floods in Orissa wreck havoc and an earthquake in Sikkim leads to a trail of destruction - A comprehensive compilation of recent floods and disaster-related news articles
Posted on 01 Oct, 2011 10:04 AMA look at the news in the month of September 2011, indicates that the month has experienced a range of events such as heavy floods in different parts of the country with Orissa being the worst affected state, a major earthquake in the North East with Sikkim being the most affected, reports of flash floods and landslides in various parts of the country as well as reports of heavy rainfall in different parts of the country with indications that the rainfall may further subside in the coming week.
Himachal Pradesh state policy on disaster management (2011)
Posted on 25 Sep, 2011 04:28 PMMain hazards that the state is prone to consist of earthquakes, landslides, flash floods, snow storms and avalanches, droughts, dam failures, fires – domestic and wild, accidents – road, rail, air, stampedes, boat capsizing, biological, industrial and hazardous chemicals etc.
Indicators of climate change in the middle Himalaya - A rapid inventory - Current Science
Posted on 22 Sep, 2011 01:22 PMThis article published in the journal Current Science presents the findings of a study that aimed at developing a rapid inventory on the impact of the recent climatic changes on the ecosystem, flora and fauna of the Himalayan region with a special emphasis on livelihoods.
Disaster management in India – A report by Ministry of Home Affairs
Posted on 09 Sep, 2011 05:28 PMThe perception about disaster and its management has undergone a change following the enactment of the Disaster Management Act, 2005. The definition of disaster is now all encompassing, which includes not only the events emanating from natural and man-made causes, but even those events which are caused by accident or negligence.
Course on journalism and environment, Centre for Science and Environment, December 1 to 15, 2011, New Delhi
Posted on 01 Sep, 2011 10:07 AMOrganizer: Centre for Science and Environment
Venue: New Delhi
Description:
This December, strap up and brace yourselves and learn to communicate the environment-development challenges in contemporary India.
Interact with some of the county’s leading thinkers, academics, activists and development professionals on key environment and development challenges. Learn from them on ecological rights, natural resource management, food security, climate change and global environmental governance, urban growth, pollution control.
Social equity and integrated water resources management – A background paper by Global Water Partnership
Posted on 31 Aug, 2011 04:10 PMIt provides an analytical framework that policy makers and water professionals can use to bring greater clarity to the issue of social equity in their local context.
Seasonal prediction of the Indian monsoon - A paper from Current Science
Posted on 25 Aug, 2011 02:07 AMThis paper published in Current Science presents the results of the national project on ‘Seasonal Prediction of the Indian Monsoon’ (SPIM), which involved a comparison of the skill of the atmospheric models used in the country for prediction of the summer monsoon, in simulation of the year-to-year variation of the summer monsoon rainfall over the Indian region for 1985–2004.
Sea level rise – Impact on major infrastructure, ecosystems and land along the Tamil Nadu coast – A report by IFMR and IIT Madras
Posted on 24 Aug, 2011 03:53 PMThis report by Institute of Financial Management and Research (Madras) and Indian Institute of Technology (Madras) deals with the impact of sea level rise on major infrastructure, ecosystems and land along the Tamil Nadu coast.
The Tamil Nadu coastline is about 1,076 km, with thirteen coastal districts, and it forms a fairly large contiguous and narrow coastal strip dotted with fragile ecological features and rampant development activities. There are major, existing and proposed, economic and infrastructure developments, including ports, power plants, highways and even airports, which are being planned very close to the shoreline along India’s coast.
Hydrology of the Upper Ganga river – A report by the International Water Management Institute
Posted on 21 Aug, 2011 10:43 PMTo provide the background hydrological information for the assessment of environmental flow requirements at four selected ‘Environmental Flow’ sites, a hydrological model was set up to simulate the catchment in the present state (with water regulation infrastructure) and to generate the natural flows (without water regulation infrastructure).