South Asian Media Briefing Workshop on Climate Change, 2012

New Delhi, India
November 16-17, 2012
Equity rose like the 'dark knight' at the 17th Conference of Parties (CoP) on climate change in Durban last year. The negotiations continue in Doha this year, where the country heads will try to put back the meandering climate talks on track.

Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) organised its annual two-day briefing for South Asian journalists in November, just before the deliberations begin in Doha. The briefing brought to the table the latest in negotiating stances, politics, science and impacts of climate change.

Journalists from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Myanmar and Sri Lanka, interested in evaluating, investigating and interpreting the climate debate, joined us for the workshop.

Presentations ( Day 1)

Climate Change: Bali-Poznan-Copenhagen-Cancun-Durban and now Doha By: Chandra Bhushan

Appliances Division of Godrej & Boyce Mfg Co Ltd, Mumbai By: S A Juvekar

HFC Dilemma - Solution for Montreal Protocol (Ozone Layer Depletion) but Problem under Kyoto Protocol (Global Warming) By: Dr. Sukumar Devotta

Short lived climate forcers: Black carbon Science and geo-politics... By: Anumita Roychowdhury

Climate Change: Impacts on Fresh Water and Adaptation of South Asian Agriculture By: Bharat R Sharma

Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources of India By: A. K. Gosain

Impacts of climate change on Indian Agriculture By: VUM Rao

Sea Level Rise By: Krishna AchutaRao

Biological Effects of Climate Change on Marine fish By: E. Vivekanandan

Presentations ( Day 2)

CDM: “Cheap Development Mechanism”: Failed to give us the transition to clean energy By: Sunita Narain

Loss and Damage due to Climate Change By: Chandra Bhushan

Madhya Pradesh State Action Plan on Climate Change By: Lokendra Thakkar

Climate Change Adaptation By: Indrajit Bose

Sustainable Solutions for the Environment

Future of CDM Projects By: Amulya

Opportunities and Challenges for development of Grid Connect PV projects in India By: Alan Rosling

Husk Power Systems By: Ratnesh Yadav

CDM A/R Project - A ITC case study By: Dr. H D Kulkarni