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Changing with the seasons: How Himalayan communities cope with climate change - An article by PSI Dehradun

Guest post by: Chicu Lokgariwar, People's Science Institute Dehradun

Rhododendron forest near Dharali, in the Pindar Valley. Respondents indicated that rhododendron is flowering 15-odd days earlier than it used to a decade earlierRhododendron forest  near Dharali, in the Pindar Valley. Respondents indicated that rhododendron is flowering 15-odd days earlier than it used to a decade earlierRead More

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Towards a Kisan Swaraj Policy based on people's control over agricultural resources - Alliance for Sustainable and Holistic Agriculture

Article and Image Courtesy: Alliance for Sustainable and Holistic Agriculture

Kisan Swaraj YatraFarmers and citizens around the country joined the Kisan Swaraj Yatra through twenty states from Sabarmati to Rajghat during the period Oct 2 to Dec 11, 2010. This pan-Indian outreach effort involved dialogues with tens of thousands of citizens, demanding that the nation should devote urgent attention to the continuing agricultural crisis and allocate highest priority to the agriculture sector, ending decades of neglect.

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India's participation at the UN Climate Change Conference at Cancun, Mexico - MoEF Press Release and Minister's Statement

Content Courtesy: Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India

CancunPress release: Indian event at Cancun re-emphasises importance of equity, 7th December 2010

India hosted a major event at the sidelines of the UN Climate Change Conference at Cancun, where the critical issue of equity and equitable access to carbon space was emphasised. 

India's Minister for Environment and Forests and Head of Delegation, Shri Jairam Ramesh personally chaired the side event that had presentations by Prof. T. Jayaraman, Tata Inst. Of Social Sciences, India, Mr. Martin Khor, Executive Dir., South Centre, Geneva and Dr. Harald, ERC & Univ. Of Cape Town, South Africa.

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Summary report - Maharashtra government consultation on Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts - MoEF

Content Courtesy: Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India

Author: Madhav Gadgil

In view of the environmental sensitivity and ecological significance of the Western Ghats region and the complex nature of its geography, as well as the possible impacts of climate change on this region, the Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India constituted a Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel to assess the current status of ecology of the Western Ghats region. The panel aimed at identifying ecologically sensitive areas in the Western Ghat region and making recommendations for the conservation, protection and rejuvenation of the region. This report presents a brief summary of the key issues that were dwelt on to understand the situation of the Western ghats and the key findings of the evaluation.Read More

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Global Warming Mapped: Updates from Earth Observatory

Article Courtesy: Earth Observatory
Image Courtesy: NASA

The world is getting warmer. Whether the cause is human activity or natural variability, thermometer readings all around the world have risen steadily since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution.

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Climate change conference begins in Cancun - The Hindu

Article Courtesy: The Hindu

This beach resort, swarming with tourists and sports utility vehicles and having opulent hotels and evident unsustainability, may not be the ideal place for a climate change conference but the real issues of climate change are too critical not to be debated anywhere.

The United Nations Climate Change Conference that gets under way here on Monday may not result in much in terms of emission reduction agreements. The main focus could be on forestry issues and reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) plus where significant progress could be made.Read More

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Policies and laws related to climate change and environment - A collection

India Water Portal has recently uploaded a set of important policies and laws. This collection pertains to climate change, environment, disaster management and more.Read More

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TheWater Channel News Flash - Video Contest

Article and Image Courtesy: The Water Channel

The Water Channel

We are proud to announce the video contest "Water, Climate and.....Action!"

Water, Climate and…..Action!  Enter your short film in the contest!Read More

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Unusually intense monsoon rains - Article from Earth Observatory

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Unusually intense monsoon rains - Earth Observatory

The first week of August 2010 brought extreme flooding and landslides to many parts of Asia. By August 11, floods in the Indus River basin had become Pakistan’s worst natural disaster to date, leaving more than 1,600 people dead and disrupting the lives of about 14 million people, reported Reuters. Across the border in northeast India, flash floods killed 185 with 400 still missing, reported BBC News. Floods in North Korea and northeast China buried farmland and destroyed homes, factories, railroads, and bridges. And in northwest China, rain triggered a massive landslide that left 702 dead with 1,042 missing, reported China’s state news agency, Xinhua. All of these disasters occurred as a result of unusually heavy monsoon rains, as depicted in the above image.Read More

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Activists from the Climate Revolution initiative in India, dig out climate policy gaps with India's Right to Information Act

Climate RevolutionContent Courtesy: AlertNet

Activists from the Climate Revolution initiative in India have discovered a crucial tool in their battle to hold the government accountable on its climate policies: the country's landmark Right to Information (RTI) Act.

Read more about Climate Revolution's work on RTI on their website here.Read More

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