Overview TERI is one of the first developing country institutions to launch
research activities in the area of climate change, as early as 1988. Initial
activities focused upon awareness generation and capacity building for different
stakeholders, viz., governments, industries and civil society organizations.
Through its research, TERI has made significant contribution to the international
climate debate, and in bringing out developing country perspective. TERI researchers
have also contributed to the IPCC process in various ways. Different focus areas of climate change research include, impacts
and vulnerability assessment, adaptation strategies, exploring GHG mitigation
options and issues therein, climate change policies and climate modeling activities.
TERI figures prominently in international network on climate
change research and is involved in several collaborative projects with research
institutions throughout Asia, the Asia Pacific, Europe and the Americas. TERI also provides support to other
countries in various ways and currently the focus is on building capacity of
African countries. Domestically, TERI is considered to be a think tank, deliberating
holistically on different aspects of energy, environment and climate change.
