Projects

Population, water, and quality of life

March 1, 2000 to February 28, 2002

| Completed Project

Study the pressures of demographic trends on water availability and the impacts of water stress on the quality of life @ Conduct at the national level a macro assessment of the impacts of population growth on water resources to identify critical states/districts

Assessment of hydrogen fuel supply option in India

March 1, 2000 to September 30, 2000

| Completed Project

Assess the cost and potential magnitutde of hydrogen available in India from various sources such as chloralkali facilities and conversion of fossil fuels and biomass for operating fuel-cell buses.

Environmental and social performance indicators and sustainability markers in minerals development: reporting progress towards improved health and human well-being

February 1, 2000 to February 1, 2002

| Completed Project

The specific objectives of this project were: Joint refinement of the conceptual framework of health and well-being in order to enable the construction of intercultural tools in minerals development;

India: state of the environment 2001

February 1, 2000 to May 9, 2001

| Completed Project

@ Provide a foundation for improved decision-making at all levels @ Increase awareness and understanding of environmental trends and conditions @ Facilitate the measurement of progress towards sustainability

A frame work for a minerals foundation for Goa Mineral Ore Exporters Association, Goa, India

February 1, 2000 to April 30, 2000

| Completed Project

This project designed a framework for a foundation to support environmental and social programmes in the mining belt of Goa. The project was taken up at the ‘Goa Mineral Ore Exporters Association’ (GMOEA) to assist them in setting up the said foundation. The foundation was registered on 12 December 2000.

JFM (Joint forest management programme), Tamil Nadu

January 1, 2000 to August 31, 2003

| Completed Project

Demonstration of new agro-technologies at farmer's field

January 1, 2000 to June 30, 2002

| Completed Project

@ Identify key agronomic needs in wheat, rice, and sugarcane @ Demonstrate judicious use of agrochemicals for pest management to minimize crop losses and introduce sustainable practices to growers @ Demonstrate improved varieties of traditional crops for better yields

Global Environment Outlook: Phase III

January 1, 2000 to April 30, 2002

| Completed Project

@ Prepare an integrated state of the environment/policy retrospective for South Asia for 1972-2002 as an input to the third issue of the Global Environment Outlook report series launched by the UNEP

Bhutan: state of the environment 2001

January 1, 2000 to May 9, 2001

| Completed Project

@ Provide the foundation for improved decision-making at all levels @ Increase awareness and understanding of environmental trends and conditions @ Facilitate the measurement of progress towards sustainability

Project report on technical feasibility study on use of petroleum coke in brick kilns

January 1, 2000 to August 15, 2000

| Completed Project

@ Carry out field trials with petroleum coke as fuel in bull's trench kilns and clamps @ Evaluate environment and energy performance of these kilns @ Prepare guidelines for using petroleum coke as fuel in brick kilns