Climate
Change (CLC)
Human activities have discernibly contributed to raising
emissions of Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) into the earth's
atmosphere, resulting in concentrated levels that threaten
the global climate system that supports the planet's
basic life support functions. The Climate Change
(CLC) Program at Winrock International
India (WII) takes up the challenge of addressing
this critical issue by working at the intersections
of WII's Energy and Environment (E&E)
and Natural Resources Management (NRM) Programs.
It works to find solutions that can address various
local and global climate change concerns
while simultaneously contributing to environment-friendly
economic growth and sustainable development.
The scope of climate change activities at WII includes preparing Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions inventories, examining financing options and mechanisms for implementing GHG mitigation projects, designing abatement strategies and policies, developing mitigation projects, performing research on climate change mitigation, vulnerability adaptation assessment and impacts.
The WII CLC team has vast experience in all these issues and keeps up-to-date with the latest events and happenings in the climate change negotiations. The team undertakes in-depth analysis of key developments from a developing country perspective. In their individual capacity, the team members have contributed to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) process by providing inputs to the Third Assessment Report, IPCC Special Report of Carbon Capture and Storage, IPCC guidelines for the preparation of national GHG inventory, and in developing the methodology for estimating methane emission from rice cultivation.
WII continuously interacts and works with diverse stakeholder
groups comprising industry, Government, research organizations,
and NGOs to integrate climate change priorities into
mainstream development planning and management, both
at the national and regional levels. WII is a member
of the Expert Committee on Clean Development
Mechanism (CDM) constituted by the Ministry
of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India.
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