https://www.indiaspend.com/women-may-be-more-vulnerable-to-climate-change-but-data-absent/ Namratha Rao, Anita Raj July 1, 2019 New Delhi: Women are more likely to observe the impact of climate change on their lives, and are more vulnerable to such impacts, anecdotal evidence has shown. Yet, there are no reliable data to measure women’s role and engagement in climate change adaptation. Women play a critical …
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Report published by Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India 2019 StateLevelClimateChangeMonoFinal
By: PTI | Published: April 23, 2019 11:43 AM https://www.financialexpress.com/economy/global-warming-shrank-indian-economy-by-31-per-cent-study/1556339/?fbclid=IwAR3a59WA1ktYIGlRlUsd2-rdZNmHy2ksIlVI2yui_3tPItpPatUh4nB1SUU Download the Research Paper Global warming has caused the Indian economy to be 31 per cent smaller than it would otherwise have been, according to a Stanford study which shows how Earth’s temperature changes have increased inequalities. While the impacts of temperature may seem small from year to …
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A vegetarian diet does not necessarily have a low impact on the environment By Brittany Patterson, ClimateWire on December 15, 2015 http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/lettuce-produces-more-greenhouse-gas-emissions-than-bacon-does/ Bacon lovers of the world, rejoice! Or at the least take solace that your beloved pork belly may be better for the environment in terms of greenhouse gas emissions than the lettuce that …
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http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/Taken-by-storm-climate-change-report-march-2014.pdf Christian Aid has published a new report detailing the devastating effects of climate change on some of the poorest communities around the world. ‘Taken by storm: responding to the impacts of climate change’ reveals the way in which developing countries including the Philippines, Brazil, Malawi and Bolivia are suffering the worst consequences, and underlines the need …
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http://www.edf.org/blog/2013/07/31/how-can-we-grow-more-rice-%E2%80%93-less-land-water-and-pollution Kritee / Published July 31, 2013 in Economics 35 5 (This post was co-authored by Richie Ahuja.) Rice feeds the world. It provides more calories to humans than any other food, and more than a billion people depend on rice cultivation for their livelihoods. In fact, rice is central to existence in many nations. For example, in 2008, when …
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http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/local-seeds-best-bet-against-climate-change/article5149009.ece S. POORVAJA SHARE · COMMENT · PRINT · T+ The HinduA paddy field at Pannaikudi in Madurai district. Photo: S. James They need less water, no fertilizer and hardly any care or attention Climate change has spawned debate as well as initiatives such as planting saplings, cultivating kitchen gardens, household energy conservation and so on. At the grassroots level, a few …
http://unctad.org/en/PublicationsLibrary/ditcted2012d3_en.pdf Developing and developed countries alike need a paradigm shift in agricultural development: from a “green revolution” to a “truly ecological intensification” approach. This implies a rapid and significant shift from conventional, monoculture-based and high external-input-dependent industrial production towards mosaics of sustainable, regenerative production systems that also considerably improve the productivity of small-scale farmers. We …
ABSTRACT This report focuses on the risks of climate change to development in Sub-Saharan Africa, South East Asia and South Asia. Building on the 2012 report, Turn Down the Heat: Why a 4°C Warmer World Must be Avoided, this new scientific analysis examines the likely impacts of present day, 2°C and 4°C warming on agricultural …