India attends Petersberg Climate Dialogue

On April 28, 2020, Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate change Shri Prakash Javadekar attended the 11th session of “Petersberg Climate Dialogue” representing India. Highlights The dialogue was hosted by Germany. It was co-chaired by United Kingdom. Over 30 countries participated in the dialogue. The dialogue discussed about measures to tackle COVID-19, save lives ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020

Category: Environment Current Affairs

Topics: Climate change • Copenhagen Accord • Copenhagen Summit • Green Climate Fund • Kyoto Protocol • Paris Agreement • Petersberg Climate Dialogue • UNFCCC • United Nations

UNDP suppports Green Climate Fund (GCF)

On October 21, the UN-backed Green Climate Fund (GCF) approved $43.4 million for enhancing climate resilience for millions of people living in India’s coastal communities in Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Odisha as part of its efforts to combat extreme impacts of climate change. The grant is a part of more than $1 billion approved by ..

Topics: Climate change • Climate change policy • Climate resilience • Global warming • Green Climate Fund • Nature • Physical geography • Sustainable Development Goals • United Nations Development Programme • United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

GCF approves $43 million to boost climate resilience for India’s coastal communities

UN-backed fund Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved US $43.4 million for enhancing climate resilience for millions of people living in India’s coastal communities as part of its efforts to combat extreme impacts of climate change. The grant is part of more than US $1 billion approved by 21st meeting of GCF Board held in ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2018

Category: Environment Current Affairs

Topics: Andhra Pradesh • Environment • GCF • Green Climate Fund • Maharashtra • National • Odisha • UNDP

Green Climate Fund approves $1 billion to assist poor countries to tackle climate change

Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved more than $1 billion new investments for 19 new projects to help developing countries tackle climate change. The decision was taken during four-day meeting of GCF in Manama, Bahrain. The funding was approved for projects linked to geothermal energy in Indonesia, greener cities in Europe and Middle East and ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2018

Category: Environment Current Affairs

Topics: Bahrain • Climate Hhange • Environment • GCF • Green Climate Fund • Manama

The International Solar Alliance (ISA) signs pact Asian Development Bank to promote solar energy deployment in Asia & Pacific

The International Solar Alliance (ISA) has recently signed a cooperation arrangement with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to promote solar energy deployment in Asia and the Pacific on March 10, 2018. The cooperation envisages solar power generation, solar based mini-grids and transmission systems for integrating solar energy into grids. The ISA and the ADB would ..

Topics: African Development Bank • Asian Development Bank • Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank • Economy • Green Climate Fund • International Energy Agency • International Solar Alliance • Multilateral development banks • New Development Bank • Organizations • Sustainable energy