Projects

Biodiversity conservation for poverty alleviation in Asia Pacific APFED showcase experience: Operationalising Nagoya Protocol in South Asia

October 16, 2012 to September 4, 2013

| Completed Project

The overall goal of the APFED (Asia Pacific Forum for Environment and Development) side event on Biodiversity and Poverty alleviation is to provide a knowledge sharing platform to discuss the successes and lessons learned behind approaches to projects and programmes, which aim to link these critical issues.

Independent energy production assessment from wind farm in Maharashtra

October 12, 2012 to May 10, 2013

| Completed Project

The objective of this project is to carry out independent annual energy assessment for a 90-MW wind power plant in Maharashtra using WAsP (a program for predicting wind climates, wind resources and power productions from wind turbines and wind farms).

Effective School Management and Leadership Programme

October 1, 2012 to April 30, 2014

| Completed Project

| Environment

Principals and senior school functionaries trained under this leadership training programme will as a spin off get actively involved in the cascading workshops. TERI will provide post-training support to all these master trainers and also help them in documenting success stories so as to share with the CBSE Board for wider dissemination.

Impacts of Electrification with Renewable Energies on Local Economies: The Case of India's Rural Areas

October 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013

| Completed Project

The purposes of this research are firstly to clarify an overall impact of rural electrification with renewable energies on local economies such as on employment, income, newly-developed industries, living standards, and poverty reduction, and secondly to identify significant impacts among them.

TERI Environmental Survey 2013

October 1, 2012 to June 5, 2013

| Completed Project

The TERI Environmental Survey is assessing at people’s perception, behaviour, awareness and opinion towards the environment (air, water, waste and waste management, climate change, forest/green cover and cleanliness and health of surrounding areas). The study is being conducted in the six most populous cities in India (Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad and Kolkata).

YUVA (Youth Unite for Voluntary Action) Meet 2013

October 1, 2012 to May 31, 2013

| Completed Project

YUVA Meet is an anuual youth meet that provide college students and youth participants from across the world a platform to discuss, deliberate and debate on issuses related to Sustainable Development. The YUVA Meet 2013 will be held from 28-29 January 2013 at New Delhi on the theme, ‘Green Growth – Preparing Youth for Sustainable Living’.

Scoping Study on Fostering Resource Efficiency in India - A key for sustainable growth

September 15, 2012 to April 1, 2013

| Completed Project

The aim of the study was to understand the rationale and scope for promoting resource efficiency in India. The focus of the study was particularly on minerals and metals. The study looked into the current and future patterns of primary and secondary production and consumption of minerals and metals in India.

Knowledge x-change on Sustainable Development

September 3, 2012 to June 24, 2015

| Completed Project

| Water | Forest & Biodiversity | Waste | Air | Health & Nutrition | Environment | Energy | Climate Change | TERI Knowledge Resource Centre | Knowledge Repositories & Information Centre

The key objectives of KxSD are to:

Preparation of Project Identification Form (PIF) and Project Preparation Grant (PPG) Documents for the Demonstration and Promotion of Biomass-based Power Plants in Sierra Leone

August 7, 2012 to March 31, 2013

| Completed Project

The project activity is to describe the baseline power scenario in Sierra Leone and prepare the detailed product identification form (PIF) and project preparation grant (PPG) document for biomass power project promotion in Sierra Leone. The activity includes: Identification of the need for the project;

Fostering Community Forest Management in Nagaland

August 1, 2012 to April 24, 2014

| Completed Project

| Environment | Forest & Biodiversity

The project involves organisation of a sensitisation workshop at Kohima for officers, frontline staff and the community on REDD+, the organisation of a one week training and capacity building porgramme on REDD+ in New Delhi and the undertaking of an assessment for designing a field-level REDD+ project.