{"id":17885,"date":"2019-11-28T06:48:55","date_gmt":"2019-11-28T06:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/irade.org\/website\/?page_id=17885"},"modified":"2019-12-11T09:35:35","modified_gmt":"2019-12-11T09:35:35","slug":"iradeatcop25","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/irade.org\/website\/iradeatcop25\/","title":{"rendered":"iradeatCOP25"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1574923876721{background-color: #1f255c !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;17914&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;17963&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221; onclick=&#8221;custom_link&#8221; link=&#8221;https:\/\/irade.org\/IRADe%20Report%20Release%20at%20COP25_PressRelease.pdf&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Integrated Research and Action for Development at UNFCCC COP25<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The IPCC Special Report on 1.5 Global Warming is clear: emissions must be reduced by 45% by 2030 in relation to 2010 levels. The survival of people, species and ecosystems depends on this.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A top-level IRADe delegation will attend\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/unfccc.int\/news\/information-update-on-chile-cop25-to-be-held-in-madrid-on-2-13-december-2019\">COP25 in Madrid, Spain<\/a>\u00a0to discuss issues related to Climate Resilient Urban Development and Mobilisation of Mitigation Action at State and sub-national levels.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">IRADe would present under the <strong>Climate Adaptation Action<\/strong> session on <strong>5<sup>th<\/sup> December<\/strong>, hosted by the Ministry of Rural Development, at the India Pavilion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">On <strong>6<sup>th<\/sup> December<\/strong>, experts from IRADe would deliberate on Mobilisation of Mitigation Action under the <strong>Capacity-building Knowledge to Action<\/strong>: Lessons learned from practice session.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Climate Change: Time for Action | IRADe sessions @COP25&#8243; font_container=&#8221;tag:p|font_size:30|text_align:left|color:%23000000&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Cabin%20Condensed%3Aregular%2C500%2C600%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;17953&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1575547561173{margin-top: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Dr. Jyoti Parikh and Dr. Kirit Parikh at COP25, Chile-Madrid<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;17958&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1575645322203{margin-top: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">IRADe releases \u2018Sustainable and Disaster Resilient Urban Development&#8217; Report at UNFCCC CPO25 Chile-Madrid<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"f7caac\" width=\"141\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Date<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"f7caac\" width=\"274\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Time (CET) <\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"f7caac\" width=\"274\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Topic of IRADe Presentation <\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"f7caac\" width=\"198\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Session Theme <\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"f7caac\" width=\"198\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Host<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"fbe4d5\" width=\"141\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>5th December 2019<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"fbe4d5\" width=\"274\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">3pm to 5pm at India Pavilion<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"fbe4d5\" width=\"274\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Climate Smart Urban Development<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"fbe4d5\" width=\"198\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Climate Adaptation Action<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"fbe4d5\" width=\"198\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Govt. of India event hosting by MoEFCC and MoRD<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"fbe4d5\" width=\"141\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>6th December 2019<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"fbe4d5\" width=\"274\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">5.30pm to 7.30pm at Capacity Building Hub<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"fbe4d5\" width=\"274\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Mobilizing mitigation action at state and sub-national level<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"fbe4d5\" width=\"198\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Capacity-building Knowledge to Action (CBK2A)<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"fbe4d5\" width=\"198\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">UNFCCC event with IDRC UNU-EHS as lead partners<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Sustainable Urban Development &#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:p|font_size:35|text_align:center|color:%23000000&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Cabin%20Condensed%3Aregular%2C500%2C600%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;17895&#8243; img_size=&#8221;1000&#215;417&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_shadow_3d&#8221;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"color: #000000;\">IRADe is designated as Centre of Excellence (CoE), Urban Development and Climate Change, by the Ministry if Urban Development, Government of India. IRADe collaborates with national institutions, state urban departments, urban local bodies, development aid agencies for capacity building, promoting awareness, research and training in the area of climate resilient urban development, disaster risk reduction, health resilience and urban infrastructure. Its experts work with 32 cities across 19 Indian states.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For addressing Climate Change in cities, IRADe has carried out rapid vulnerability assessment of 20 cities, devised roadmap for mainstreaming climate and disaster resilience components in the smart city development plans of 10 cities, piloting urban climate vulnerability index.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Using GIS and Remote Sensing tools, hazard vulnerability and critical infrastructure maps have been developed for 12 cities to help planners and decision- makers devise City Disaster-Management strategies and Resilience Action plans.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For building Health Resilience within cities, the CoE is actively working on developing Climate Adaptive Heat Stress Action Plans, Early Warning System for Dengue and Air Pollution Action Plans.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;17899&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_shadow&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Climate Change and Environment&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:p|font_size:35|text_align:center|color:%23000000&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Cabin%20Condensed%3Aregular%2C500%2C600%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;17900&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_shadow&#8221;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"color: #000000;\">IRADe has adopted a multi-disciplinary approach and carries out national-level projects for both climate mitigation and adaptation in India.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">IRADe extensively covers climate mitigation, adaptation and negotiations. Further, it provides inputs using the activity analysis model areas of low-carbon pathways and Nationally Determined Contributions until 2030 and 2050 for Climate Policies in India. IRADe assists in country reports and provides inputs on negotiating positions, arguments and policy suggestions to ensure equity principles. IRADe provided analytical support to the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) for the Paris Agreement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">IRADe\u2019s Environment project portfolio includes Environment Accounting and Valuation for Goa and Andhra Pradesh, with focus on tourism, waste management, air and water pollution, biodiversity and ecosystem management for Marine National Parks.\u00a0 IRADe organised climate debate in 8 Universities this year, to build Climate Change Awareness.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;17901&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_shadow&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Building Climate Resilient Cities&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:p|font_size:35|text_align:center|color:%23000000&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Cabin%20Condensed%3Aregular%2C500%2C600%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;17939&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; onclick=&#8221;img_link_large&#8221; img_link_target=&#8221;_blank&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;17904&#8243; img_size=&#8221;350&#215;568&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; onclick=&#8221;img_link_large&#8221; img_link_target=&#8221;_blank&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Some Recent Publications&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:p|font_size:35|text_align:left|color:%23000000&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Cabin%20Condensed%3Aregular%2C500%2C600%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/irade.org\/Gains%20from%20Multilateral%20Electricity%20Trade%20among%20BBIN%20Country.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Gains from Multilateral Electricity Trade among BBIN Countries<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/irade.org\/Policy%20Brief%202%20IRADe_Urban%20Vulnerability%20&amp;%20Risk-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Urban Climate Change Resilience-POLICY BRIEF- Urban Vulnerability &amp; Risk\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/irade.org\/Climate_Resilient_Urban_Development.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Climate Resilient Urban Development: Vulnerability Profiles of 20 Indian Cities<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/irade.org\/GHG_report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>India\u2019s GHG Emissions Profile<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/irade.org\/4June2019DanikJagran.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Media One-degree temperature rise over a decade (Hindi) \u2013 Media Coverage<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"httpss:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/07\/17\/climate\/india-heat-wave-summer.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>In India, Summer Heat May Soon Be Literally Unbearable<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/irade.org\/JP%20Article%208%20Jan%202019%20TOI.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>GRAP only kicks in during air pollution emergency. We need anti-pollution measures at other times too<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"#\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1574929079043{background-color: #deffc3 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;About COP25&#8243; font_container=&#8221;tag:p|font_size:35|text_align:center|color:%23000000&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Cabin%20Condensed%3Aregular%2C500%2C600%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The 2019 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP25, will take place on 2-13 December, in Madrid, Spain. The conference is being held under the presidency of the Chilean government.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">COP25 will follow up the implementation of the Paris Climate Change Agreement.\u00a0 This seeks to keep global mean temperature rise this century well below 2\u00b0C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5\u00b0C. An Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5\u00b0C said this target was physically possible but would require unprecedented changes in our lifestyle, energy and transport systems.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>To know more, visit\u00a0 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/unfccc.int\/cop25\">https:\/\/unfccc.int\/cop25<\/a><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1574929442992{background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Stay connected for regular updates&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:p|font_size:35|text_align:center|color:%23000000&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Cabin%20Condensed%3Aregular%2C500%2C600%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IRADe_Delhi\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17907\" src=\"https:\/\/irade.org\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/twitter.png\" alt=\"twitter\" width=\"15\" height=\"15\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IRADe_Delhi\" target=\"_blank\">@IRADe_Delhi<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Facebook <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/IRADeNewDelhi\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17906\" src=\"https:\/\/irade.org\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/facebook.png\" alt=\"facebook\" width=\"15\" height=\"15\" \/><\/a> @<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/IRADeNewDelhi\" target=\"_blank\">IRADeNewDelhi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1574923876721{background-color: #1f255c !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;17914&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;17963&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221; onclick=&#8221;custom_link&#8221; link=&#8221;https:\/\/irade.org\/IRADe%20Report%20Release%20at%20COP25_PressRelease.pdf&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text] Integrated&#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-17885","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/irade.org\/website\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17885","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=17885"}],"version-history":[{"count":35,"href":"https:\/\/irade.org\/website\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17885\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17964,"href":"https:\/\/irade.org\/website\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17885\/revisions\/17964"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/irade.org\/website\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17885"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}