Opinion

To prevent recurrent monsoon flooding that brings India's metro cities to a halt, adopt the watershed approach

04 Aug 2016 |
Dr Shresth Tayal
,
Ms Swati Singh
| The Times of India

Adopting a watershed approach to micro-level planning in a city reduces its dependence on imported natural resources like water from outside the city limits, and mitigates the risks of extreme weather events, says Dr Shresth Tayal, Fellow, Water Resources and Forestry Division, TERI and Ms Swati Singh, Research Scholar, TERI University.

Multi-dimensional approaches in multi-dimensional environments

02 Aug 2016 |
Dr Shresth Tayal
| MRI Blog

TERI is engaged in research for identifying adaptation measures for the hill community in terms of adjustments and diversification required for livelihood sustainability, says Dr Shresth Tayal, Fellow, Water Resources and Forestry Division, TERI.

Decoding Goa's vulnerabilities to climate change

01 Aug 2016 |
Ms Ashwini Pai Panandiker
| The Goan

The world's coastal areas represent only 20% of the available land, but host more than half of the global population, says Ms Ashwini Pai Panandiker, Fellow, TERI Southern Regional Centre

Deciphering the impacts of climate change for Goa

30 Jul 2016 |
Ms Ashwini Pai Panandiker
| The Goan

 

A TERI study (2014) on "Climate resilient infrastructure services" has examined the mean sea level for Panaji coast for a period of 1874-2010. After scientific data analysis, an increasing trend of 1.26mm/year was observed, says Ms Ashwini Pai Panandiker, Fellow, TERI Southern Regional Centre.

 

Demystifying Climate Change

25 Jul 2016 |
Ms Ashwini Pai Panandiker
,
Ms Shabana Mehmood Kazi
| The Goan

Goa is in the process of coming up with the state action plan on climate change and forming a steering committee to decide on the local adaptation strategies to combat climate change impacts, says Ms Ashwini Pai Panandiker, Programme Associate and Ms Shabana Mehmood Kazi, Associate Fellow, Sustainable Development Outreach & Youth Education division, TERI.

The GREEN Olympiad: An innovative experiment in the field of Education for Sustainable Development

23 Jul 2016 |
Dr Livleen K Kahlon
,
Ms Saltanat M Kazi
| The Goan

GREEN Olympiad provides the youth in Goa an opportunity to test, compare and assess their green quotient vis-a-vis national as well as international standards, say Ms Ms Livleen K Kahlon, Associate Director and Ms Saltanat M Kazi, Fellow, Sustainable Development Outreach & Youth Education division, TERI.

Sustainable development and the role of TERI

18 Jul 2016 |
Ms Saltanat M Kazi
| The Goan

TERI has been working on disseminating and promoting awareness related to various issues to promote sustainable development, says Ms Saltanat M Kazi, Fellow, Sustainable Development Outreach & Youth Education division, TERI.

ESD for 'Sustainable Goa'

16 Jul 2016 |
Ms Shabana Mehmood Kazi
,
Ms Saltanat M Kazi
| The Goan

Education in Goa must integrate Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) at all stages right from the pre-primary to higher secondary and advanced stages, says Ms Shabana Mehmood Kazi, Associate Fellow and Ms Saltanat M Kazi, Fellow, Sustainable Development Outreach & Youth Education division, TERI.

Celebrating Van Moahotsav, celebrating life

11 Jul 2016 |
Ms Saltanat M Kazi
,
Ms Shabana Mehmood Kazi
| The Goan

There is need to further widen the outreach of Van Mahotsav to all educational and corporate institutions in Goa, says Ms Saltanat M Kazi, Fellow and Ms Shabana Mehmood Kazi, Fellow, Sustainable Development Outreach & Youth Education division, TERI.