Projects

Completed Projects

ESPA Situation Analysis - Indo-HinduKush

August 1, 2007 to
April 30, 2008
The aim of this project is to deliver a Situation Analysis (SA) for ''''India and the Hindu Khush'''', which will be used to inform the design of the ''''Ecosystem Services and Poverty Alleviation Programme'''' jointly being designed by the NERC, ESRC & DFID (all of UK).

Research for energy conservation in India: Phase 1

November 1, 2007 to
April 30, 2008
The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan or IEEJ and TERI have entered into an agreement to cooperate on the energy efficiency improvements in India by undertaking joint research projects. Some of the areas identified under the study include the industry sector and the thermal power plants. The activities would include analysing challenges facing India and Japan in the energy sector, undertaking measures to address the energy challenges, sharing experiences, and identifying areas of future cooperation.

Designing energy efficiency programs for Delhi

January 24, 2007 to
April 30, 2008
To partner with Delhi Government for designing and implementing energy efficiency programs in Delhi. The overall aim is to highlight the importance of demand side management and energy conservation by demonstrating huge energy saving potential in Delhi. This will also help in minimizing the peak load problems that Delhi faces. The program cuts across various section and shall also be accompanied by intensive awareness campaign to educate consumer about benefits of such measures.

Study of compensation to resource bearing states

October 27, 2006 to
April 23, 2008
To understand the context and meaning of compensation to resource bearing states (Hydropower, coal, selected major minerals, oil and natural gas).

To examine various issues - constitutional, legal and regulatory, economic, environmental and issues of equitable sharing of compensation between various stakeholder groups.

To document national and international best practices in this regard.

To suggest a comprehensive and broad policy for compensation to resource bearing states.

GEO 4 (Global Environment Outlook 4)

July 8, 2005 to
April 23, 2008
The project aims at providing:
a) Subregional inputs to GEO 4 Report: which includes review on State and Trends of Environment (1987-2007) on air, land, water , biodiversity for each South Asia sub-regional country (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Iran, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka)
b) Subregional datasets on economic, social and environment including air, water, land, biodiversity and waste in database format which will be integrated into regional GEO Data Portal

Workshop on Building Digital Archive using Advanced Features of GSDL

August 1, 2007 to
April 22, 2008
The workshop objectives include familiarizing participants with the concepts of digital library. Also, the workshop will facilitate understanding of digitization and practical knowledge on the digitization process; offers hands-on experience to advanced features of digital library developments using open-source software GSDL (Greenstone Digital Library).;This will help the participants to develop practical skills in the installation, building and customization of their own Dl using open source software.

Training programme on climate change

February 15, 2008 to
April 15, 2008
A training programme on climate change was organized by Mr Al Gore. The idea was to educate the several leaders on issues and concerns in climate change and spread awareness on these issues across different parts of the country.

Sustainable development pathways

May 1, 2007 to
April 11, 2008
The report “Sustainable Development pathways for South Asia” would focus on the environmental pressures associated with four issues, important for the sustainability of development efforts in the region: food security, water security, energy security and sustainable urbanisation. Attaining food security, water security and energy security involves processes that draw heavily on the natural resource base. Also, the consumption of food, water and energy changes the environmental resources base and exercises pressure on it through the generation of wastes and emissions.

Films on energy and environment for Air India's in-flight programming

May 2, 2005 to
March 31, 2008
The short films for Air India's in-flight programming will be made with the objective of creating awareness and infotainment for travelers on issues of energy and environment. The films should project Air India as an environment-friendly airline. They must depict India's indigenous wealth of natural resources and knowledge.

Second India-Japan Energy Forum

August 1, 2007 to
March 31, 2008
Second India-Japan Energy Forum