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Solar cooperative sets benchmark in eco-friendly farming
A farmers’ cooperative in Gujarat using solar-powered water pumps is showing the way to optimal irrigation and generating additional income by selling surplus electricity
In January 2015, the International Water Management Institute initiated a pilot project in Dhundi, Gujarat, with just one farmer, who replaced his diesel pump with a solar one on his fields…Read More
Marrakech summit ends without funds deal
Despite progress was made on several fronts at the Marrakech climate summit in Morocco, there was a deadlock over finances to be made available by rich nations for climate action
The November 7-18 UN climate summit concluded in the early hours of November 19 with a tight timetable on how to implement the Paris Climate Change Agreement but without a money deal…Read More
No tilling please, we are farmers
An alternative farming method of direct seeding that helps Moroccan farmers use water optimally is seen as a good way to cope with weather changes due to climate change
At some 170 km north of Marrakesh in Morocco, the drive to Settat is stark in its arid scenery of depleted soils and eroded lands with deep rills showing up where rainfall runs off…Read More
It’s a hotter world without the money
With less than a day left for its scheduled close, the UN climate change summit in Marrakech remained stuck over funding issues
Poor nations need money to move to a greener economy and to deal with the impacts of climate change. The industrialised world was on its way to mobilising USD 65 billion in public financing by 2020 for this purpose…Read More
Greener economy achievable with will and planning
Heads of two think tanks in South Asia show the way forward to combat climate change and make a plea for cross-border cooperation
Floods and droughts in the same country in the same year, forced migration, food insecurity — climate change is already hitting the developing world so hard that governments have no option but to put their houses in order…Read More
Climate action unstoppable but too slow: John Kerry
The costs of climate inaction are too great to ignore but private capital must mobilise quickly to invest in low carbon, says outgoing US Secretary of State
John Kerry, the outgoing US Secretary of State and environmental advocate, delivered his swansong with a personal and urgent tone at the UN climate talks in Marrakech on Wednesday. Meanwhile, colleagues in Washington grappled with…Read More
Farmers start adapting to climate-related risks in south Asia
Attempts to tackle the declining production of saffron, the iconic spice of Kashmir, is symptomatic of the various agricultural adaptations that are required across south Asia to adjust to climate change
Saffron is not only the heritage crop of Kashmir but has also been a lucrative agricultural activity in the region for decades. It is considered the world’s costliest spice…Read More
India needs to implement new plan to tackle air pollution
Air pollution experts have recommended a 10-point action plan to improve air quality in New Delhi following severe pollution in the beginning of November
The Indian government needs to back a 10-point plan to improve air quality after severe haze at the beginning of November when New Delhi was smothered under unprecedented smog…Read More
Countries back to negotiations over Marrakech proclamation
Negotiators have started discussions on a declaration called the Marrakech Action Proclamation for Climate and Sustainable Development amid the shadow of climate change denier Donald Trump winning the US presidential election
Delegates from 195 governments gathered for the November 7-18 UN climate summit in Marrakech, Morocco, breathed a sigh of relief…Read More
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International Solar Alliance opens for signing
The alliance led by India is on its way to become an intergovernmental treaty-based organisation
On the sidelines of the November 7-18 UN climate summit in Marrakech, Morocco, the governments of over 20 countries signed a framework agreement designed to make the International Solar Alliance (ISA) an intergovernmental treaty-based organisation that will be registered under…Read More
