Date: March 16, 2010
Venue:  Hotel Claridges, New Delhi. more»

Opportunity or Failure? – If the Copenhagen Accord on climate change can be called a small step forward or a grand failure depends on the regional perspective. Two months after the Copenhagen climate summit, this paper sheds some light on the different regional and national evaluations of the conference and analyzes how perceptions on the outcome of the conference vary between key countries and regions. more»

Initiativen auf fast allen Seiten –

Indien will sich bei den Klimaverhandlungen nicht von den Industriestaaten unter Druck setzen lassen Klimaschutz ist in Indien Chefsache. Doch auf rechtlich verbindliche Ziele will sich das Land nicht festlegen lassen. Das bedeutet jedoch nicht, dass es keine politischen Aktivitäten gibt. Ob die in Kopenhagen eine Rolle spielen werden, muss sich allerdings noch herausstellen. Derweil warten 700 Millionen InderInnen auf Hilfe bei Anpassungsmaßnahmen an den Klimawandel.

Michael Köberlein und Sanjay Vashist more»

Latest research on climate change and the Indian monsoon. An interview with Prof. Levermann (PIK) –

The Q & A with Prof. Anders Levermann clarifies the disturbances in Indian monsoon phenomenon due to anthropogenic activities causing abrupt transition. Since the economy of the country is still agrarian in nature, it adversely affects the livelihoods of poor and marginal.

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Mehr Verlierer als Gewinner – May 13, 2010 - Dr. Michael Köberlein über die Gewinner und Verlierer des Kopenhagener Weltklimagipfels und warum die Etablierung eines funktionierenden Klimaregimes ohne Alternative ist. more»

At least we don't subsidize the car industry but public buses – An interview with Sunita Narain, director of the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), on India's climate policy and its international and national context. By Sven Hansen more»

Böll.Thema Number 2/2009 - Climate Change and Justice – Copenhagen must lead to a breakthrough. The industrial countries bear double responsibility: not only do they need to take reducing their own CO2 emissions seriously, they are also called upon for the substantial financial and technological transfers needed to put developing and newly industrialized countries onto low-carbon development paths. more»

What special threat does Bangladesh face from global warming – The 21st century is expected to see warming more quickly than at any time in the past 10,000 years due to many anthropogenic activities, which will affect the fundamentals of human life, including food, water, health, fodders and fuel. It seems that we cannot prevent climate change. more»