The Framework Agreement between
the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)
and The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)

Impacts

The work packages undertaken in the Framework Agreement were closely aligned with government priorities, addressed knowledge gaps and supported research that accelerated the implementation of various policies and programmes in the context of climate change and sustainable development.

Reduction in India's GHG Emission Intensity

  • With Government of India’s ambitious plan for renewable power, the work on mini-grids targeted the expansion of clean and renewable energy in India (particularly through the use of these in institutional campuses and eventually for small localities). The GHG reduction potential is estimated to be approximately 0.45 billion ton of CO2 equivalent by 2030.
  • The methodology for assessment of wetland carbon stock and approach to calculate the Climate, Community & Biodiversity Alliance index for Protected Areas supports the introduction of the alternate livelihood options for the local communities. This may further increase the potential of reducing emission from REDD+ activities.
  • The developed plan/framework for recycling of solar PV and new battery technologies will lead to a better environment and help mitigate climate change while reducing the amount of same going to the landfill, providing a source of secondary raw material and reducing the pressure on virgin raw material (another channel through which the reduction in GHG emission is foreseen).

Safeguard lives and property during natural disasters in the country

  • Climate modelling has generated novel knowledge that enables improved understanding of climate processes and its linkages at regional scales especially under the growing extreme climate event narrative, using state-of-art dynamical modelling products and statistical downscaling techniques.
  • The local level climate information provided by the climate atlas developed under the PREPARE work package and through Flood Early Warning System will help in the development of extreme climate information for future periods and lead to better decision making and planning, both at sub-national and local level, including in case of extreme events.
  • The multi-temporal forecasting system has been developed using Maximum Covariance Analysis tool to capture extreme weather patterns over India with a lead time of 30-40 days in advance thereby giving reasonable time to prepare for expected natural disasters.