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The Global Environment Systems Group contributes to developing local and global solutions to these problems through three broad programmes
Climate Change Conventions and Protocols
The unit has also established itself as a Climate Change Facilitation Centre for Climate Change programmes.
Atmospheric ozone has two major components : a. Stratospheric
Ozone : Studies have been undertaken to assess trends in
atmospheric ozone and UV-B radiation over India. Implications of UV-B
radiation on vegetation and human health are also being assessed in
order to formulate and advocate policies for phasing out Ozone Depleting
Substances (ODS). b. Tropospheric Ozone : The focus of this component is on problems associated with increase in surface ozone due to vehicular and industrial pollution. The impacts of surface ozone on agricultural yield and human health are assessed. Besides, the response strategies for reducing surface ozone causal factors are also being formulated.
Climate Change Facilitation Centre Development Alternatives has been working as Climate Change Facilitation Centre since January 1997. The Centre organised a major conference on AIJ in New Delhi in January 1997. This conference brought out the stakeholders from the Asia-Pacific region on one platform so as to facilitate Climate Change activities. Functions of Climate Change Facilitation Centre Research - Development of methodologies - Research on baselines, additionality and other related issues - Sustainable development through climate change mitigation projects - Analysis and documentation of worldwide experiences Capacity Building - Training - Institutional design Networking Networking with various national partners, NGOs, business sectors, industries in the developed as well as developing countries Clearing House - Database on expertise - Database on technologies - Servicing information needs of host and investor country parties Brokerage - Identification of partners and technologies - Providing linkages to reduce transaction costs - Assisting in negotiations Advisory Services - Project formulation - Approval process Certification - Eligibility of projects - Emission reductions Facilitation Centre is Supplemented by DAINET The activities of Climate Change Facilitation Centre is supplemented by the Development Alternatives Information Network (DAINET) which is already functioning and is linked to the ENVIS programme of the Ministry of Environment and Forests. DAINET is being used for data acquisition, networking, access to conferences and to route queries to appropriate information sources.
Global
Environment Systems Group
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This
programme addresses various facets of climate change including problem
identification, impact assessment and formulation of response
strategies. The group is actively engaged in assessing the impact of
climate change on agriculture, forests, wildlife, water resources and
human and ecosystem health.
This
programme actively contributes towards national and international
deliberations on climate change and ozone related issues like Montreal
Protocol, Convention on Biodiversity, United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change, Activities Implemented Jointly, Clean
Development Mechanism etc.
