{"id":16660,"date":"2017-09-03T03:11:57","date_gmt":"2017-09-03T03:11:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irade.org\/website\/?page_id=16660"},"modified":"2022-11-25T19:58:07","modified_gmt":"2022-11-25T14:28:07","slug":"completed-projects-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/irade.org\/website\/completed-projects-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Completed Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #000000;\">Climate Change &amp; Environment &gt; <strong>Projects<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"text1 style16\" style=\"color: #808000;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Completed Projects<\/strong> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"style15\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #649ce6;\">Prediction of Dengue with Climate Change over Delhi: A Statistical analysis and development of warning system<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #649ce6;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The inter-disciplinary research study is being carried out to connect meteorology, <strong>statistical climate modelling<\/strong> and geo-spatial <strong>mapping <\/strong>to develop the warning system for Dengue across Delhi &amp; Rajkot cities. To maps the distribution and intensity of Dengue spread across the cities, <strong>climate modelling<\/strong> using Rainfall, Relative Humidity and Temperature (Minimum and Maximum daily temperature) data for the last two decades were procured from IMD for Rajkot and the changes in the pattern of these climate parameters has been analysed, the same process in eon carried out for Delhi. <strong>Dengue hotspots<\/strong> maps have been developed and a correlation with urbanization and increasing scatter settlements is being established.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This will aid in developing future scenarios of Dengue outbreak using climate projection based on statistical model and to build an <strong>early warning system <\/strong>and develop <strong>Dengue Action Plan<\/strong> for the respective cities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The project study will be carried out by identifying City Level Stakeholders for Rajkot and Delhi. Collaboration and outreach has been established with various agencies like National Institute of Malaria Research (NIMR), Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Municipal Corporations (East, South and North), National Institute of Malaria Research, National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP) has been carried out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/irade.org\/Brochure_.pdf\">Download Brochure<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Supported by; Department of Science and Technology, Government of India (GoI)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #588ed8;\"><strong class=\"style15\">Modelling Studies on Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG) and Emission Intensity of Indian Economy<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change (MoEF &amp;CC) invited three think tanks, one of which is IRADe to answer key questions through different approaches to address the issues relating to climate negotiations. IRADe attempts to estimate the GHG emission intensity of the Indian economy up to 2050 through macro-economic growth model. The project involves focus on key economic sectors such as energy including (electricity), transport, buildings, industries, agriculture, land use and land use change and forestry (LULUCF) and wastes among others. Further, the project also includes assessment of implications of various developmental pathways, structural shifts or technological changes on national Greenhouse Gas Emission (GHG) trajectories in the time frames 2020-2030, 2030-2040 and 2040-2050.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The project also requires the analysis of ongoing and planned policies with assessment of their impact on the GHG emission intensity of Indian economy, including the cost\/economic implications thereof.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To achieve the project objectives, IRADe is upgrading its activity analysis model (IRADe AA 2030)up to 2050. The IRADe AA 2030 is a dynamic multi-sectoral, inter-temporal, linear programming activity analysis model based on an input\u2013output framework. There are five major sectors that account for production activities in the model that includes agriculture, primary energy, industry, power, and services and their 38 sub sectors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The model incorporates intervention in these areas to achieve low carbon pathways. Further, the household consumption is the final sector and accounts for final consumption in the economy. The growth rate of household consumption and its composition over time is what drives the economy. The model projects the changing demand structure of the economy over a period of 50 years in a dynamic manner using a combination of log normal population distribution and expenditure class specific linear expenditure systems which are consistent along classes as they reflect an underlying non-linear demand system.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The outputs from the model include the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<div align=\"justify\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sectoral outputs of investments in 38 production activities.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Commodity-wise household consumption, government consumption, investment, intermediate demand, exports and imports.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Total investment demand, foreign investment flow.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Class wise total and commodity wise consumption expenditure, population in both rural and urban areas.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Poverty at each time period in rural and urban areas.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Emissions from each production activity.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Emissions by households from consumption of fossil fuels.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Supported by<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Government of India<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/irade.org\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/MOEF-Final-Report-28122017-Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Download Report<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #6a8ed8;\"><strong class=\"style15\">Framing the Debate on Climate Change <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The overall goal of this project was to raise climate change awareness among students of eight North Indian Universities across seven states through holding lectures and debates. The North Indian Universities that participated were Kurukshetra University, Central University Rajasthan, Chandigarh University, Kumaun University, Himachal Pradesh University, Banaras Hindu University, Allahabad University and JamiaMiliaIslamia University.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The program was envisaged such that the first two days of the symposium held a lecture sessions followed by a debate competition among the selected students on the third day. This project was a major step forward to raise climate awareness involving the youth, the most vibrant and motivated community who will propagate knowledge across society. While the lectures covered areas ranging from the drivers of climate change, its indicators to impact on environment, society, lifestyle in one hand, on the other, it also addressed issues such as climate change policies in India, <strong>mitigation and adaptive measures<\/strong>, global frameworks on combating climate change etc. University level programme was conducted in the remaining two Universities: University of Allahabad at Allahabad and JamiaMiliaIslamia University, Delhi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Across 8 Universities, altogether 1000 students, 75 research scholars and nearly 60 faculty members participated in the symposia. A final event was held on 29th May 2018 at American Centre, New Delhi. This event saw participation of University winners from each of the university campuses where the programme was conducted initially. The University winners from Kurukshetra University and Banaras Hindu University were jointly awarded the winners of the inter-university debate competition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Supported By: US Embassy, New Delhi<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/irade.org\/Framing%20the%20Debate%20on%20Climate%20Change_Final_Report.pdf\"><strong>Download Report<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #648ed8;\"><strong class=\"style15\">Review of Status of Marine National Park, Jamnagar and Evolving a vision statement for Management of MNP<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Marine National Park &amp; Sanctuary (MNP&amp;S) in the Gulf of Kachchh supports a variety of marine biodiversity due to availability of a diversity of habitats\u00a0<em>viz<\/em>. coral reefs, mangrove forests, sandy beaches, mudflats, creeks, rocky coast, seagrass beds, etc. However, this region has also been extensively exploited for human developmental activities due to strategic location and importance of Gulf. Salt works, thermal power station, fertilizer plant, cement manufacturing unit, offshore oil terminal, soda ash industry, ship breaking yard, ports, jetties \u2013 all influence the area overlapping with the limits of MNP&amp;S. In addition, Jamnagar district has medium and large scale industrial units involved in production of solvents, edible oils, cement, yarn, agriculture equipment, soda ash, salt, and fertilizers. Thus, MNP and other associated ecosystems are facing immense pressure due to industrialization, urbanization, tourism, shipping related activities and salt pans. The industrial activities coupled with traditional harvesting of flora and fauna from the realms of MNP&amp;S puts severe constraints on the sustenance and survival of this eco-region. The assessment of pros and cons of this kind of co-existence of ecological and economic hotspots is essential in order to analyse<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Whether the sole objective of MNP&amp;S\u2019s establishment is fulfilled despite the fact that there has been a mounting growth in industrial activities in the vicinity of the park?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The advantages of establishing an exclusive Marine National Park.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">How the industries and other <strong>stakeholders<\/strong> handled the MNP&amp;S\/ How the MNP and other stakeholders (g. industries) survived together?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">What has been the role of government in conservation and management of the MNP since its establishment in 1980-82?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This study aims at answering the above points by presenting:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">the ecological status (biodiversity) of MNP&amp;S before and after its establishment.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">a macro view of the industries\u2019 and stakeholders\u2019 impact on MNP.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">a vision statement for sustainable and workable management for healthy co-existence of MNP and economic hotspots.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Supported by: GIZ \u2013 Deutsche Gesellschaftf\u00fcr Internationale Zusammenarbeit<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/irade.org\/MNP%20Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download Report<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/indo-germanbiodiversity.com\/pdf\/publication\/publication09-12-2017-1512810042.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Policy Brief by GIZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong><span class=\"style18\">Climate Mitigation<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #6a8ed8;\"><strong class=\"style15\">Greenhouse Gas Reduction Potential, Sectoral Base Lines and Opportunities for Clean Development Mechanism<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">IRADe examined the methodology of \u2018Baselines for Renewable Energy Projects under <strong>Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)\u2019<\/strong> in the power sector for India. The study found that India\u2019s power sector has considerable scope for improvement in transmission and distribution (T&amp;D) losses. The suggested short-term and long-term measures to reduce these include installation of appropriate conductors, capacitors, reconfiguration of the network, upgradation to high-voltage transmission, etc. The project also analysed opportunities in the cement sector, co-generation schemes, wind power and hotel industry and other sectors for defining baselines. It studied the approaches to greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction and policies towards CDM followed by these industries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Supported by:Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Government of India<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #6a8ed8;\"><strong class=\"style15\">Mapping of Carbon Capture and Storage Activities in India to Promote Research and Development Initiatives<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">IRADe conducted a review of technological status of CCS globally and surveyed perceptions of the scientific and technical manpower employed in India. The various elements of costs of CCS, carbon capture, transport of carbon dioxide and storage were examined. It was felt that till the economics of CCS is demonstrated by plants in industrialized countries, India should not adopt CCS. However, there may be scope for designing plants to be CCS ready and to pursue research and development in CCS. Perhaps an international research and development centre may be established in India. The outcome of the project is that India has to continue with basic research on CCS with a larger range of technology options and progress to applied research in selected fields. Indian entrepreneurs should be able to gain business opportunities at a later date when commercialization of CCS technology becomes viable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Supported byBritish High Commission and Government of UK<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #6a8ed8;\"><strong class=\"style15\">Low Carbon Technologies (LCT) Implementation and Policy Issues (2009):<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This study analyses Low Carbon Technologies in power, steel, cement and transportation sectors. The analysis for cement and steel sectors identified a range of potential mitigation options. A comprehensive roadmap for implementing each policy option was provided including the identification of the key factors that would be involved, the key barriers to policy implementation, and major associated co-benefits. International policies that supplement the suggested domestic policy options have also been described, along with the implications for the structure of international climate policies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Sponsored byCentre for Clean Air Policy (CCAP), USA<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"justify\"><strong><span class=\"style18\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Climate Adaptation<\/span> <\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #6a8ed8;\"> <strong class=\"style15\">Climate Change and Himalayan Ecosystem \u2013 Uttarakhand<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">IRADe examined how agriculture, water and forests will be affected by climate change, which could lead to loss of livelihoods of the poor in the Himalayan ecosystem of Uttarakhand. A variety of data and methodologies are used in the study, which include vulnerability assessment by observing indicators, sustainable livelihood approaches, IPCC projections of climate (4th Assessment Report); Participatory Rapid Appraisal (PRA) Approach and public consultation with multi-stakeholders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Supported by:Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #6a8ed8;\"><strong class=\"style15\">Methodology Development for Climate Change Adaptation<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">IRADe has developed a methodology for <strong>climate vulnerability assessment<\/strong> and a<strong>daptation<\/strong> on various components of city infrastructure. It involves city infrastructure assessment and adaptation strategy that includes sustainable management of water, adequate storm water drainage capacity, effective solid waste disposal and public health measures. Climate resilience requires sound urban design.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Supported ByMinistry of Urban Development, Government of India<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #6a8ed8;\"><strong class=\"style15\">Socio-economic Vulnerability of Himachal Pradesh to Climate Change<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The state of Himachal Pradesh is vulnerable to climate change due to its geo-ecological location. The study develops methods to determine impact of climate variability. It assesses the impact of climate change and variability on agriculture and forests. Vulnerability assessment was done of agriculture and forest resources at different time scales, taking into account economic activities in future. It shows <strong>socio-economic vulnerability<\/strong> of livelihood because of impact of climate change on natural resources, like shift of apple belt, increased forest fires, changes in non-timber forest products, rice-growing areas, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/irade.org\/Socio%20Economic%20Vulnerability%20of%20Himachal%20Pradesh%20to%20Climate%20Change_30.03.2015.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download Report<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Supported by<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"justify\"><strong><span class=\"style18\" style=\"color: #808000;\">Climate Negotiations<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16663 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/irade.org\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/cce-completed_clip_image002_0000.jpg\" alt=\"cce-completed_clip_image002_0000\" width=\"130\" height=\"169\" \/><span style=\"color: #6a8ed8;\"><strong class=\"style15\">Developing Economy-wide Model for Low Carbon Strategies for Inclusive Growth (LCSIG)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Expert Group on Low Carbon Strategies for Inclusive Growth (LCSIG) appointed by the Planning Commission had submitted its interim report in 2011. It provided low carbon technology alternatives for key energy-intensive sectors in India. But the assessment of these technologies at macro-economic level was not done. IRADe developed IRADe-LCSIG model to assess the impacts on growth rate, carbon emissions and energy and emission intensities of various low carbon measures. The results were reflected in the final report of the Expert Group. It was found that India can reduce emission intensity by 25 per cent by 2022, but it would involve some loss of GDP.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><em>Supported byPlanning Commission, Government of India<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/irade.org\/Economy%20Wide%20Model%20for%20Low%20Carbon%20Strategy%20PC.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download Report<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"style15\" style=\"color: #6a8ed8;\"><strong>Climate Negotiations from Indian Perspective<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">An international agreement will have to decide on principles of deciding which country should do what. The<strong> UNFCCC<\/strong> division of countries as annex I countries and non-annex I countries is no longer viable as many non-annex I countries have developed and have high levels of GHG emissions. International comparisons of emissions, mitigation efforts, energy efficiency and emission quotas were done to outline a number of alternative paradigms.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Four approaches were proposed in this report:<\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>A three-tier approach, differentiating higher and lower emitters among the non-Annexure I parties<\/li>\n<li>Sectoral approach where emission targets are set for sectors<\/li>\n<li>Carbon dioxide intensity (of GDP) approach to differentiate countries as shown in the figure.<\/li>\n<li>Focus on adaptation.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Supported byMinistry of External Affairs, Government of India<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #6a8ed8;\"><strong class=\"style15\">Critical Evaluation of the 12th Five Year Plan from a Climatic Perspective<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">IRADe carried out critical evaluation of the Twelfth Five Year Plan (GOI 2012) which focuses on faster, more inclusive and sustainable growth from a climatic perspective. The plan states that \u2018No development process can afford to neglect the environmental consequences of economic activity, or allow unsustainable depletion and deterioration of natural resources\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Climate change has been explicitly addressed in India\u2019s 12th Five Year Plan. The plan document incorporates a chapter on sustainable development which outlines the required policy measures for<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">LCSIG and focuses on a number of mitigation measures. Specific measures are proposed for transport sector, energy efficiency in industries and commercial buildings, and water use efficiency in agriculture. A green technology firm is also proposed to promote green products, waste management and recycling.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Supported byICRIER \u2018The New Climate Economy Project\u2019.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #6a8ed8;\"><strong class=\"style15\">First Biennial Update Report to UNFCCC: Updation of Information on Mitigation Actions for National Circumstances<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The study provides an update on national circumstances explained in the second national communication in the Biennial Update Report (BUR). The broad scope of the study was to compile information on national circumstances, including climate, natural resources, agriculture and livestock, natural disaster, demographic profile, households, governance profile, economic profile, energy profile, power sector, transport, reforms and greenhouse gas emissions, low carbon strategy and India\u2019s commitment to climate change and sustainable development.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The report pointed out that India enacted the Energy Conservation Act, 2010 for efficient use of energy and its conservation. To improve energy efficiency of the coal-based power plants and reduce the GHG emissions, it was decided that new thermal power plants should be based on super critical technology. India has also levied cesses on coal, petrol and diesel to fund green technology.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Supported byInspire Network for Environment, NATCOM<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong><span class=\"style18\">Environment: Natural Resource Accounting (NRA)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #6a8ed8;\"><strong class=\"style15\">Natural Resource Accounting in Goa,Phase II, under SEEA Framework<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">IRADe did the Natural Resource Accounting for three sectors: (1) Tourism; (2) Solid waste generation<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">from municipal waste; and (3) Water pollution by industries, using the United Nation\u2019s System of Economic and Environmental Accounting (SEEA) framework. Physical and monetary accounts for these sectors were prepared.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">When the value of environmental degradation due to tourism and municipal waste is taken into account Goa\u2019s net state domestic product (SNDP) goes down by 6 per cent but due to afforestation the gain is also 6 per cent and so overall Goa\u2019s SNDP remains nearly unaffected.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Supported byCentral Statistical Organization, Government of India<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #6a8ed8;\"><strong>Measuring Ecosystem Services for Green India Mission: A Case Study of Paderu Project in Andhra Pradesh<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Green India Mission (GIM) is one of the eight missions of the climate action plan. IRADe conducted primary field survey with the forest department of Paderu Division in Visakhapatnam District to highlight the dependence of local communities on ecosystem services and how they currently benefit from them,.non-timber forest products (NTFPs) are critically important to local forest users as a primary, supplementary or emergency source of income and were found to contribute an estimated average of 19 per cent of a household\u2019s cash annual income. While Tendu leaves generated income for many more people, honey gave higher total income to only a select few. Furthermore, 27 per cent households of the study area were found to receive at least some income from the collection, processing and selling of NTFPs, majority of whom were poor to extremely poor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Supported byDeutsche Gesellschaftf\u00fcr Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #6a8ed8;\"><strong class=\"style15\">Ecosystem Management of Marine National Park, Jamnagar, Gujarat<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Rapid industrial development in Jamnagar had its impact on the marine national park. The project studied the overall potential threats, formulated a conservation and management plan consistent with stakeholders\u2019 plans and suggested an implementation plan through a blend of economic instruments and control measures in order to protect the marine life, unique corals and mangrove ecosystem. Assessments were carried out for various potential impacts from different sources in the park areas on marine ecosystem and critical pollution sources such as industries, ports and shipping activities on the marine national park. Simultaneously, the prospect of developing an ecotourism corridor in the marine national park and the nearby Khijadia Bird Sanctuary was investigated. The project brought together the stakeholders ranging from government officials, representatives of industries, officers of the municipality, NGOs, academics and the private sector.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Supported ByMinistry of Environment and Forests, Government of India<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #6a8ed8;\"><strong class=\"style15\">Pre-feasibility Study of Integrated Waste Management and Landfill Gas Recovery and Utilization at Puducherry<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">An assessment of the potential for LFG utilization was carried out for a Puducherry landfill. The study was based on information provided by the Puducherry Pollution Control Committee and Puducherry Municipality and observations made during the site visit. The model results indicated that various constraints are likely to limit future LFG recovery to a maximum of 22.8 cubic meters per hour.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Supported by<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #6a8ed8;\"><strong class=\"style15\">ENVISION \u2013 Information System Reforms at the Ministry of Environment and Forests, 2006\u201307<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The key objective of \u2018ENVISION\u2019 was to use information technology to transform the functioning of the MoEF and the various constituent organizations under its purview with a business process perspective and also to transform the means of rendering services to its various stakeholders. IRADe was hired as the domain expert in the team of Price waterhouse Coopers (PwC). IRADe suggested steps for faster delivery, which the MoEF has already implemented.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><em>Supported by<\/em><\/strong><strong>Price waterhouse Coopers (PwC); Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #6a8ed8;\"><strong class=\"style15\">Supporting National Study on the Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB \u2013 India Initiative)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2018Economic value of ecosystem services and biodiversity are used to enhance effectiveness of conservation and management of three priority ecosystems, namely forests, inland wetlands and coastal and marine ecosystems.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">GIZ in partnership with the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) is implementing a technical cooperation project \u2018Incentives for sustainable management of biodiversity and ecosystem services\u2019. Under this initiative, about 12 field-based primary case studies on valuation of ecosystem services in forests, inland wetlands and coastal and marine ecosystems had been undertaken. To support a national study on The Economics of Ecosystem and Biodiversity (TEEB-India), IRADe is doing extensive literature survey to assess the existing knowledge and studies on valuation of biodiversity and ecosystem services.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">IRADe is also providing support to the Scientific and Technical Advisory Group (STAG) for preparing an overall structure\/wireframe of TEEB-India report in addition to providing support to review and shortlist case study concept notes to present to the project\u2019s scientific and technical advisory group (STAG).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Supported byGIZ \u2013 Deutsche Gesellschaftf\u00fcr Internationale Zusammenarbeit<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Climate Change &amp; Environment &gt; Projects Completed Projects Prediction of Dengue with Climate Change&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-16660","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/irade.org\/website\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16660","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/irade.org\/website\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/irade.org\/website\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/irade.org\/website\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/irade.org\/website\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16660"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/irade.org\/website\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16660\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18826,"href":"https:\/\/irade.org\/website\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16660\/revisions\/18826"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/irade.org\/website\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16660"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}