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Amidst increasing global connectivity and accelerating global change, the global security framework has become insufficient, contributing to a crippling dysfunctionality in international cooperation. The current security framework, focused almost exclusively on a narrow notion of military security, is insufficient to address escalating ‘threats without enemy,’ such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution, which increasingly endang

Grasslands that provide a variety of ecosystem services for humans—including carbon storage, which is important to mitigating climate change—are among the world’s most threatened habitats. In India, grassy ecosystems are not accorded any legal protection. Vast acres of these grasslands are converted for revenue-generating use, altering their ecological dynamics and threatening the livelihoods and cultures of pastoral and agrarian communitie

The management of fish stocks along the Bengal coast has traditionally relied on the formula of dictating where, when, and how much to catch of one particular kind of fish to mitigate the risk of stock depletion. This paper argues that this conventional approach is inadequate in dealing with the multitude of threats, both local and global, posed by anthropogenic interventions in the natural systems and processes. It builds a case for an Ecosystem

Trump's belligerence towards the Paris accords may ironically become its undoing.

The criticism of Sultan al Jaber's appointment as COP28 president might be well-meaning but the rush to judgement reflects an incomplete understanding of both the host country and the individual.

Among the estimated 1.3 billion people across the world who have no access to electricity, 70 percent are women. This brief discusses the impact of energy poverty on India’s rural women. As women are primarily responsible for securing food and energy for their family, they are the ones who are worst affected by the lack of access to clean and modern energy. The brief calls for a more holistic approach in research and policymaking on energ

Sustainable finance emerged as a key issue to tackle climate change at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference and is spurring a global transition to net zero. A peculiar feature of the race to net zero is that it cannot be achieved unless all countries can meet their targets, and any positive step towards it will benefit all countries. The drive to achieve carbon neutrality and net-zero emissions needs to be targeted through a range of

Natural gas is an efficient bridge fuel between high-emission fuels and renewable energy systems. Due to limited conventional natural gas reserves, India imports more than half of its natural gas requirements. Increased production of natural gas from domestically available resources could help India reduce gas imports, achieve national emission intensity targets, and honour international climate commitments. Marine gas hydrates ar

This report is part of the Observer Research Foundation’s “Financing Green Transitions” series which aims to find potential linkages between private capital, in all its forms, and climate action projects. The series will primarily examine domestic and international barriers to private capital entry for mitigation oriented climate projects, while also examining potential avenues for private capital flow entry towards adaptation and resilienc

Jagmohan's address to the ORF faculty included a discussion on six important topics, namely slums and illegal constructions, human settlement patterns, culturally significant towns, cities and climate change, pattern of governance after the enactment of the Constitution (seventy-fourth amendment) Act, and resource mobilisation for city development

India’s development trajectory is closely tied to urbanisation. This brief critiques the existing urban planning framework in the country, examining the gaps and unique challenges posed by urbanisation and the impacts of climate change in hilly cities. The brief focuses on India’s ecologically sensitive Himalayan ecosystem, which have historically received little attention in urbanisation discourse. The region’s hilly urban areas have uniqu

As of now, the Quad’s formal agenda is modest. It remains a platform for leaders of the four countries to meet each other collectively and bilaterally. Meetings have so far taken up the issue of providing vaccines, building supply chains, mitigating climate change and providing humanitarian relief. An unstated aspect of the Quad grouping is supply-chain resilience and the need to have a chain which is not linked to China.

This paper examines current water management ideologies and practices and the impact they create on strategies for pan-Asian connectivity. It suggests that 'business-as-usual' management principles and the harnessing of transboundary rivers tend to undermine efforts at achieving economic and ecological sustainability goals, as well as meeting long-term development challenges. The Mekong and Ganga basin regions, in particular, suffer from inadequa

Initiating the discussion on "Water Security in South Asia", eminent water expert and noted writer, Mr. B. G. Verghese felt that while water is the key to cooperation in the region, climate change is the most important issue for all South Asian countries.

It is imperative that a transdisciplinary knowledge base of rivers is evolved by combining fluvial geomorphology, engineering, hydrology, hydro⎯geology, ecological sciences, climate sciences, tectonic sciences, ecological economics, law, political sciences, sociology, social anthropology, humanities and culture, institutional theory etc. through a multidisciplinary team.

This brief is largely based on several discussions organised at Observer Research Foundation over a period of time. These discussions were enriched by the presence of some of the well-known experts on water issues in the country, like former Union Minister for Water Resources, Dr. Suresh Prabhu, current High Commissioner of Bangladesh, Tariq Ahmad Karim, Mr. Sunjoy Joshi, Director, Observer Research Foundation, Ms. Clare Shakya, Senior Regional C

This paper highlights the importance of water valuation and pricing for sustainable and efficient water allocation and management in India. An efficient water-pricing mechanism could be a tool to address the impending crisis of water scarcity, which necessitates a robust, objective, and holistic valuation technique. Every unit of water consumed for economic purposes has an ecological footprint, and this opportunity cost or externality factor need

The Observer Research Foundation, CRM held a focus group meeting on the topic 'What do falling Crude Prices mean for India's Fiscal Deficit?' on February 9, 2007. Shri S C Tripathi, former Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Government of India, chaired the discussions.

Against the contemporary background of strong systemic shocks to the global economy, the Group of Twenty (G20) must address the stagnation in developmental priorities and spur economic growth. As the current steward of the rotating presidency within the G20, India has acquired a unique podium to spearhead discussions on pivotal global challenges.

Countries in South Asia, before COVID-19, were already battling critical socioeconomic vulnerabilities and a deluge of extreme weather events brought about by a changing climate. The pandemic has demonstrated how disasters can cascade and converge to threaten lives, livelihoods, and economic and social systems. Yet, governments in the region have been slow to incorporate a multi-hazard, multi-sectoral perspective into their preparedness managemen

The Russian attack on Ukraine’s agricultural industry has largely destroyed the agricultural supply chain. The impact has been felt on the Indian economy as well.

Germany’s image as the leader in green energy and the creator of “Energiewende” (energy transition) is under siege. According to a recent study, the self-committed goal to reduce carbon emissions by 40 percent by 2020 will likely be missed. This potential shortcoming does not come as a surprise to Germany and has been an intensively discussed issue for many years. Does this mean the end of Germany’s energy transition? This paper anal

His imprint on trade, security and Asia policy will last. His influence on immigration, climate change may not

वर्तमान न्याय्य ऊर्जा संक्रमण भागीदारी चौकट भारताकरता उपयुक्त नाही, कारण ती जी-७ च्या अजेंडाला प्राधान्य देते आणि आपल्या विशिष्ट ऊर्जा संक्रमण गरजा आणि आव्हानांकडे दुर�

अमेरिका आणि चीन यांच्यातील वरिष्ठ स्तरावरील राजनैतिक भेटी विविध मुद्द्यांवर दळणवळणाची माध्यमे पुन्हा प्रस्थापित करण्याचा प्रयत्न करत आहेत.

हवामान बदलाशी संबंधित जोखीमा आणि धोके गुंतागुंतीचे आहेत आणि ते परस्परांशी संबंधीतही आहेत, त्यामुळे आज जागतिक अर्थव्यवस्थेला मोठा धोका निर्माण झाला आहे. त्यामुळेच आर्थ�

IF-CAP हे एक महत्त्वाचे वित्तपुरवठा करणारे असून हवामान आव्हानाचा सामना करण्यासाठी आशियातील विकसनशील अर्थव्यवस्थांना आर्थिक मदत करण्याच्या ADBच्या क्षमतेला चालना देते.

दुनिया भर में मौसम की घटनाओं और जलवायु परिवर्तन से होने वाली आपदाएं बार-बार और ख़तरनाक रूप से हो रही हैं. इसका विशेष रूप से उप-राष्ट्रीय (सब-नेशनल) संस्थाओं जैसे शहरों और स्थ�

शहरे ही जगातील दोन तृतियांशपेक्षाही अधिक ऊर्जा वापरत असतात आणि जगभरातील कार्बनचे ७० टक्क्यांपेक्षाही अधिक उत्सर्जन शहरांमध्ये होत असते.

कोरोनाचे संकट हे भारतासारख्या देशांसाठी कमी कार्बन उत्सर्जन करणाऱ्या पर्यावरणस्नेही अर्थव्यवस्थेच्या दिशेने वाटचाल करण्यासाठी मोठी संधी ठरू शकेल.

सरकार, गुंतवणूकदार, कंपन्या आणि उद्योजकांकडून एकत्रित पाठबळ मिळाले, तर संशोधन आणि विकासविषयक क्लायमेट टेक (हवामान तंत्रज्ञान) स्टार्ट-अप्सना त्यांची मूलभूत तंत्रज्ञान �

जलवायु परिवर्तन पर अंतर-सरकारी पैनल (IPCC) की ताज़ा रिपोर्ट में ग्लोबल वॉर्मिंग के चलते जलवायु से जुड़े जोख़िमों की चेतावनी दी गई है. रिपोर्ट के मुताबिक ये ख़तरे ग़ैर-जलवायु ज�

सार इस बात के सबूत है कि जलवायु परिवर्तन ने दुनिया भर को व्यापक और तीव्र तरीके से प्रभावित किया है. COVID-19 और जलवायु परिवर्तन, दोनों की वज़ह से दुनिया भर में लाखों लोगों की मृत्य�

फ़िलहाल दुनिया में अल्प-पोषण में बढ़ोतरी के साथ-साथ ज़्यादा वज़न, मोटापे और ग़ैर-संक्रामक बीमारियों के प्रसार में इज़ाफ़ा दिखाई दे रहा है. खाद्य प्रणाली का दृष्टिकोण (खेत-ख

ग्लासगोतील आगामी कॉप-२६परिषदेपूर्वी, भारताने शून्य कर्ब उत्सर्जनासंदर्भातील धोरणांची धोरणांची पुनर्आखणी करायला हवी.

महिना उलटल्यावर नेहमीप्रमाणे आता चिपळूणच्या पूराचा विसर पडला आहे. पण आपण हा पूर विसरलो तर, भविष्यात आपलेही घर बुडू शकते.

जगभरातील बिघडत जाणाऱ्या हवामान परिस्थितीवर नियंत्रण मिळवण्यासाठी, उत्सर्जित केल्या जाणाऱ्या कार्बनवर अधिभार आकारणे, हा एकच मार्ग उपलब्ध आहे.

सध्याच्या जागतिक घडामोडींकडे पाहिल्यास असे दिसते की; हवामानबदल, दळणवळण आणि सागरी सुरक्षेची भारतीय धोरणे जगाला आकार देत आहेत.

बंदी असण्यापासून ते ढाका येथे राजकीय सभेचे आयोजन करण्यापर्यंत बांगलादेश जमात-ए-इस्लामी पार्टीचा प्रवास पाहता, या पक्षाचे पुनरागमन बांगलादेशातील लोकशाहीवर परिणाम करू श