Union Budget 2021-22: Finance Minister launches Rs 4,000 crore deep ocean mission
The project will cover deep ocean exploration and conservation of biodiversity
Economic Survey 2019-20 bets on ‘nexus approach’ for meeting SDG
India needs to focus on goals like hunger and gender parity, where it still scores low
COP28: Agrifood most climate-affected sector but finance flows to it fell by 12% in 2021, reveals FAO
FAO reveals global roadmap for food systems; experts say it fails to target fossil fuels
COP28: Rich countries must commit more climate finance for adaptation of African livestock sector, say experts
Investments necessary to sustain fastest-growing population on planet, write African leaders, scientists and experts
COP28 diary (December 4): Developing countries reject GGA draft, vote of support for rechanneling Special Drawing Rights
New Global Stocktake text to be published December 5, World Bank announces 5 new initiatives
What COP28 must achieve: Bold and ambitious action in a fractured world
We should treat COP28 as an opportunity to scrutinise the wealthy polluters and their plans up close and ask questions
$1.5 trillion global trade finance gap affecting SDG targets: ADB
Women entrepreneurs and small and medium-sized enterprises are the worst-hit
New economic model, collaborative effort needed to address environmental challenges in Africa: UNEP
Model must help Africa adapt to climate change while creating jobs for its people
Union Budget 2021-22 cuts funds for autonomous bodies under environment ministry
The allocations are also lower than the actual expenditure for 2019-20
Adaptation Gap Report 2023: Funding to developing nations declines 15% despite international pledges, rising costs
Neither domestic nor private funding sources could help bridge the adaptation finance gaps, report notes
COP28 recap: 5 insider highlights from negotiation rooms of Global Stocktake text
The two-week long battle of negotiations saw many competing priorities from countries influencing the text
COP27 diary (November 15): Political support to loss and damage facility critical, says Pakistan
A round-up of what went on at the Sharm El-Sheikh summit
Debt crisis and gap in affordable climate finance in focus at IMF, World Bank meeting
Spring Meetings 2023 took place from April 10-16, 2023 in Washington DC
Climate change could hit India, 58 other nations’ credit ratings
Countries ranking higher on sovereign ratings likely to face more severe downgrades
COP27 diary (November 7): ‘World on a highway to climate hell, with our foot on the accelerator’
Least developed countries set expectations for COP28 with Dakar Declaration
LDCs account for 1% of GHG emissions but are at forefront of the climate crisis, say ministers
How to make Budget discussions in Parliament more fruitful
Both ruling and opposition parties need to play constructive and responsible roles
COP27 diary (November 17): Details on loss and damage facility, phasing out coal missing from ‘Cover Decision’ draft
COVID-19 lockdown shows why India needs social rental housing
Poor, low-income population needs rents below market rates
COP27 diary (November 16): ‘$100 billion in climate finance more of gesture from rich countries’
Scaling up private finance is crucial to bridge funding gap for climate change projects
India’s climate pledges need a staggering $10 trillion financial investment, about three times the country’s GDP
Earth Day 2024: Bhutan will host global meet today to mobilise finance for tiger conservation across Asia
World needs to invest $1 billion over next decade to conserve tigers and their habitats across the continent
UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues: Progress towards protecting indigenous territories slow, say experts
Though the Indigenous Peoples have a crucial role in protecting land, they receive less than 1% of climate finance
Key takeaways from the World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings 2024
The two Bretton Woods Institutions need to build momentum to deliver money for climate finance
Recognise ‘Un-enabling’ environment that prevents climate finance access, says Global South at UN talks in Cartagena
Experts & governments met for technical discussions and negotiations on New Collective Quantified Goal on climate finance