Projects

Climate Change: Implications for human development, security, and
<br>ecosystem sustainability in Africa

August 2, 2010 to February 10, 2012

| Completed Project

The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) jointly with the African Union Commission (AUC) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) are organizing the Seventh African Development Forum (ADF-VII). TERI will be contributing to the background research . A background paper has to be developed on "Climate change, human development, security and ecosystem sustainability".

Symposium on ‘Promoting Rural Entrepreneurship for Enhancing Access to Clean Lighting Options’ - A Parallel Event during DIREC 2010

August 1, 2010 to December 7, 2010

| Completed Project

The DIREC (Delhi International Renewable Energy Conference) 2010 is a part of the initiative taken at the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, acknowledging the significance of renewable energies for sustainable development.

Backgrounder for Conference on Sustainable and Climate resilient Urban Development
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July 21, 2010 to September 18, 2010

| Completed Project

DFID- India co-hosted a conference on 'Sustainable and Climate Resilient Urban Development' on September 8-9, 2010 along with Rockefeller Foundation and commissioned TERI to prepare a thematic publication as a background to the Conference.

Parallel Event on Solar Water Heating Systems: Global Perspectives during DIREC 2010

July 20, 2010 to June 21, 2012

| Completed Project

The Delhi International Renewable Energy Conference (DIREC) 2010 is a part of initiative taken at the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, acknowledging the significance of renewable energies for sustainable development ? especially for combating poverty and for environmental and climate protection.

Training Program on Air Quality Modeling

July 15, 2010 to May 4, 2011

| Completed Project

TERI is organizing a training program to bridge the gap and build the capacity of SPCBs, PCCs, etc in the field of air quality modeling. The program will build the concepts of air quality modeling, demonstrate the use of air quality models and provide ready to use course material on the subject.

Consumer Protection in the Power Sector: An appraisal of the initiatives in Delhi

July 8, 2010 to August 2, 2013

| Completed Project

The objective of this assignment is to study the existing mechanism for enforcement of performance standards and suggest a road map for monitoring of complaints and enforcing consumers' rights in an effective manner.

Design, development, and testing of biomass aasifier waste heat based integrated power and cooling using Turnstone Climate Well System

July 2, 2010 to June 21, 2012

| Completed Project

The biomass gasification is one of the emerging green technological options which are available today. The high conversion efficiency coupled with the reduction in emission makes the gasification process suitable for widespread application.

Assessment of reclaimed ash ponds and fly ash treated agricultural fields

July 1, 2010 to June 28, 2014

| Completed Project

| Sustainable Agriculture | Environment | Waste

Assessment of reclaimed ash ponds and fly ash treated agricultural fields with special emphasis on alteration of metal availability in soil, growth pattern of establishment plants, fate of toxic metals therein and subsequent changes in microbial diversity

The Vasudeva V. Dempo Climate Change Awareness Programme for Schools in Goa: A TERI-DEMPO Initiative

July 1, 2010 to July 18, 2012

| Completed Project

This programme is a unique NGO-Corporate partnership between TERI, Goa Centre and V. S. Dempo Holdings Pvt. Ltd (DEMPO). The initiative is in the nature of an awareness-cum-capacity building programme on climate change for the benefit of secondary school children in Goa.

One Week Training Program on GC and HPLC Techniques

July 1, 2010 to September 9, 2010

| Completed Project

The training program will focus on various aspects related to Gas Chromatography (GC) and High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) analysis. The topics covered include: principles of chromatography; introduction to GC and HPLC; various parts of chromatographic instruments and their role in separation; sample preparation; clean up; separation and quantification of sample constituents.