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Publications
Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Diets in India: A Systems Strengthening Perspective
Research Paper
| November 18, 2024
India is currently in a totally different arena since the Green Revolution era with formidable challenges of nutritional security and sustainability of production systems. To enable a diagnostic analysis of India’s food and land use systems and towards identifying the issues and prospects of the concept of sustainable diets in the Indian context, the book chapter analyses the determinants of sustainable diets from a sustainability and public health perspective.
Reconciling Value Trade-Offs in Advancing Sustainable Development Goals: Risks and Opportunities
Research Paper
| November 14, 2024
This chapter discusses the centrality of sustainability as a meta-concept shaped by everyday negotiation of the trade-offs between various public values. It uses the political, legal, organizational, and market public values frames to articulate sustainable development as an effort at public value creation.
Biodiversity and Land Restoration in India: A Narrative of India's Sustainability Efforts Vis-à-vis the World
Policy brief
| November 12, 2024
Enhancing baseline quantification and eligibility assessment for ARR carbon finance projects through remote sensing and GIS
Research Paper
| November 12, 2024
Accurate baseline quantification and eligibility assessment are critical in ARR (Afforestation, Reforestation, and Revegetation) carbon finance projects to ensure reliable carbon sequestration outcomes. Leveraging remote sensing (RS) and GIS-based analyses, this approach establishes the eligibility of land for ARR projects, setting baselines for carbon stock assessment and monitoring through time.
Indoor Air Quality Challenges in India during the winter Season
Article
| November 12, 2024
Discover India’s indoor air quality challenges during the winter season, the pollution impacts on health, and solutions to improve IAQ for a healthier environment.
A Transformative Global Goal on Adaptation: Scope, Science and Policy
Policy brief
| November 12, 2024
Potential of carbon credits in India's agriculture sector: Empowering small farmers for a sustainable future
Research Paper
| October 30, 2024
The carbon-credit market presents a significant opportunity for the food and agriculture sector, particularly in India, where 86.1% of farmers are small and marginal. This article explores the basics of carbon credits, differentiating between compliance and voluntary markets, and examines the immense potential of agriculture in generating carbon credits through sustainable practices like agroforestry, conservation tillage, and water-efficient farming.
Road to Baku: The New Collective Quantified Goal on Climate Finance
Policy brief
| October 15, 2024
Climate finance plays a crucial role in climate efforts. This paper examines the evolution of the discussions on the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG), which will be a key determinant of the success of the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29). Despite recent progress, current climate finance targets and mechanisms remain inadequate. This paper analyses the positions of various countries and coalitions. Developing countries stress the responsibility of developed countries, emphasizing equity in climate finance.