Institutions and Society

Providing New Homes for Climate Change Exiles. Climate Policy (Vol. 6:2)

Sujatha Byravan, Sudhir Chella Rajan

Given a certain pre-existing commitment to sea-level rise due to the long thermal lags of the ocean system, several million people living in coastal areas and small islands will inevitably be displaced by the middle of the century. These climate … Read More

Financing Instruments for Addressing Climate Change and Pollution: Lessons Learned from Maharashtra

Koyel Mandal, Rajesh Rangarajan

The State of Maharashtra has been a pioneer in implementing fiscal instruments to address air pollution and climate change related issues. In the process, the State has also generated significant revenues that were supposed to be utilized towards vehicular pollution … Read More

Environmental Literacy in Sikkim

IFMR LEAD

This report presents the context and approach for a baseline assessment of environmental literacy conducted in the state of Sikkim.

Implementation of the National Action Plan on Climate Change (Napcc) – Progress & Evaluation

Vivek Venkataramani, V. Shivaranjani

This study attempts at providing pointers to facilitate effective implementation of the National Missions under the NAPCC, as well as highlight key policy aspects that augur well to further this national mandate.

Assessment of Karnataka’s Akshaya Shakti Nidhi (Green Energy Fund)

IFMR LEAD

The Karnataka Renewable Energy Policy (2009-14) sets a target of generating an additional 4200 MW through renewable energy (RE) sources. As part of this policy, the Government of Karnataka (GoK) plans to introduce a “Green Energy Cess” on commercial and … Read More

Alleviating Constraints to Adoption of Improved Soil Fertility Management

The study aims to investigate the constraints to the adoption of a new affordable automated system for delivering balanced fertilizer recommendations to farmers and compare it with recommendations from government soil testing laboratories. The aim of the project is to identify farmer fertilizer adoption patterns. … Read More

Adaptation to Persistent Drought and Groundwater Depletion: Evidence from Karnataka

Study that gathers evidence on how farmers in Karnataka adapt and cope with multi-year and persistent drought. … Read More

Activating Environmental Information – Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) for India

This study  reviews the current status of information dissemination regarding the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) to identify possible impediments for its implementation in India. … Read More

Incentivising Self-Help Groups to Influence Improved Sanitation Behaviors: Evidence from Rural Tamil Nadu

This study aims to understand and unpack the complex factors that influence latrine use in among rural households in India. … Read More

Performance-based Contracting in Sanitation Delivery

This study reviews three performance-based sanitation contracts to identify preconditions for improving the effectiveness of these approaches in improving sanitation service delivery in India. … Read More