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Climate Change - Perspectives from India
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UNDP India has released a publication entitled “Climate Change: Perspectives from India”. The publication is comprised of five chapters - climate change opinion papers contributed by five different authors (environmentalists, economists and policy makers).
In the first chapter, Sunita Narain argues: “There is not much difference between managing a local forest and the global climate. Both are common property resources. What is needed most of all is a property rights framework, which encourages cooperation.” In the second chapter, Prodipto Ghosh draws a line between facts and fictions by demystifying six myths built around India’s stands on climate change. His analysis brings out that a country can have both growth and less carbon emissions. NC Saxena in the third chapter writes on the impact of climate change on food security in India. He strongly advocates adaptation to climate change through soil and water conservation. In chapter four, Jyoti Parikh has identified the special vulnerabilities of women to climate change. She makes reasons for making gender an integral part of debates and discussions on climate change. Finally, Preeti Soni has brought into focus an important but ignored sector: the small-scale industries. The small-scale industries emit substantial greenhouse gases and have the potential for saving huge amount of energy. She has identified ways in which this sector can be made energy efficient.
The stated intention of that authors is to: "ferment a debate that links climate change to overall development and will put a human face to the overall climate change debate."
Source: Climate Change - Perspectives from India, November 2009.
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