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Projects engaging local communities and organisations to steer the GEF Seventh Operational Phase of Small Grants Programme in India

29 Mar 2022

New Delhi, March 29: The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change launched the Global Environment Facility project titled “Seventh Operational Phase of Small Grants Programme in India (SGP – OP7)” in New Delhi on Tuesday, 29.03.2022. The project underscores the significance of engaging with grassroots communities to effectively tackle the impacts of climate change, biodiversity conservation and restoration of degraded land areas, in focussed landscapes in India.

TERI-IWA-UNDP Water Sustainability Awards is a hat tip to the work done at the grassroots

22 Mar 2022

New Delhi, March 22: Pointing out that water is going to play the most crucial role in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Mr Bharat Lal, Secretary, Lokpal of India, said the TERI-IWA-UNDP Water Sustainability Awards enables the sharing of experiences and knowledge on water sustainability. “This is truly a people’s award,” said Mr Lal at the TERI-IWA-UNDP Water Sustainability Awards event in New Delhi on World Water Day on Tuesday.

Guidelines on Water Efficient Measures for Residential Townships

22 Mar 2022

Mumbai/Delhi, March 22nd, 2022: The guidebook from Mahindra-TERI Centre of Excellence (CoE), a joint research initiative of Mahindra Lifespaces® and The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), highlights the crucial measures that can be adopted by the existing and upcoming residential townships in India to achieve water use optimization and efficiency.

TERI and ICC sign MoU to set up Centre of Excellence on CSR and Sustainability

11 Mar 2022

11 March 2022, New Delhi: The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and the Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Kolkata on Friday to set up a ‘Centre of Excellence on CSR and Sustainability which will devise solutions in the domain to achieve national and global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The IPCC Chair has rightly said, 'the stakes for our planet have never been higher' : Dr Vibha Dhawan

28 Feb 2022

TERI Director General on the IPCC's Sixth Assessment Report

New Delhi, February 28, 2022: The Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) has released the Sixth Assessment Report on Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation & Vulnerability today. The report assesses the impacts, adaptation, and vulnerability due to climate change. There is a need to systematically channel the efforts towards adaptation actions to ensure sustainable development and combat climate change.

हमें बहुपक्षवाद में नयी जान फूंकनी होगी : विश्व सतत विकास शिखर सम्मेलन (डब्लूएसडीएस) 2022 में संयुक्त राष्ट्र महासभा के 76वें सत्र के अध्यक्ष और मालदीव के विदेश मंत्री श्री अब्दुल्ला शाहिद

18 Feb 2022

नई दिल्ली, फरवरी 18, 2022: शुक्रवार को नई दिल्ली में विश्व सतत विकास शिखर सम्मेलन (डब्लूएसडीएस) 2022 में बहुपक्षवाद की ज़ोरदार वकालत करते हुए संयुक्त राष्ट्र महासभा के 76वें सत्र के अध्यक्ष और मालदीव के विदेश मंत्री श्री अब्दुल्ला शाहिद ने कहा कि अलगाववाद का युग बहुत पहले समाप्त हो चुका है।

We must breathe new life into multilateralism: Mr Abdulla Shahid, President of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly and the Foreign Minister of Maldives at the World Sustainable Development Summit

18 Feb 2022

New Delhi, February 18, 2022: Making an emphatic pitch for multilateralism at the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) 2022 in New Delhi on Friday, Mr Abdulla Shahid, President of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly and the Foreign Minister of Maldives asserted that the era of isolationism is long over.

State government ministers moot the idea of an Environment Council to implement climate action at all levels

18 Feb 2022

New Delhi, February 18, 2022: Pointing out that the implementation aspects of climate action, be it mitigation, adaptation and resilience, often falls on the state governments, ministers taking part in the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) in New Delhi on Thursday mooted the idea of setting up a dedicated environmental council composed of representatives from the Centre and the states.

Women should be at the heart of decision-making on climate change, say women leaders helming environmental institutions

18 Feb 2022

New Delhi, 18 February 2022: Women leaders helming climate and environmental institutions across the world asserted the need to ensure women's full and effective participation at all levels in issues relating to climate change, ecological balance and sustainability at a session on 'Women Leadership and Our Common Future' at the World Sustainable Development Summit in New Delhi on Thursday.

Glasgow to Sharm el-Sheikh: Bridging the gap between mitigation and adaptation at COP 27

17 Feb 2022

New Delhi, February 17: Assuring that no country will be left behind, Mr Sameh Shoukry, Foreign Minister of Egypt and COP 27 President Designate, said the outcomes at Sharm el Sheikh, the venue for COP 27, will be a turning point in terms of global climate action. With its focus on implementation and delivery, COP 27 will be aimed at bridging the gaps in mitigation, adaptation, loss and damage and climate finance, said Mr Shoukry at the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) on Thursday in New Delhi.