Sustainable Communities
Contents
Quest for Sustainable Communities in an era of Rapid Climate change
by R.Sreedhar
Decentralised Energy Options: towards a low carbon pathway
by Sanjay Khatua
by Sanjay Khatua
Sustainable Agridulture: Issues and Action Points
by Aditi Kapoor
by Aditi Kapoor
Climate change and water
by Indira Khurana and others
by Indira Khurana and others
Climate change and forest communities with special reference to Orissa
by Ranjan Panda
by Ranjan Panda
Climate Change, Health and Sustainable Communities
by Mira Shiva
by Mira Shiva
Climate Change and Sustainability
by Lawrence Surendra
by Lawrence Surendra
The Way Forward
by Walter Mendoza
by Walter Mendoza
Democratising Debate and Action Plans on Climate Change
India can play a leadership role in advocating the development of a fair climate agenda in the global context that recognizes the issues of equity at the international, national, as well as local levels.
It is not possible to integrate the development needs of the poor with a reduction of levels of emissions in the atmosphere, unless India adopts a low-carbon path to development, which takes into consideration the carrying capacity of the Earth.
This can only happen if the perspective of marginalised communities make an impact on the Government of India, and it is coerced: to take bold, innovative and equitable action through public policy; and to translate the rhetoric of equity and inclusion of marginalised communities into concrete time bound programmes through the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC).
Four crucial missions in the NAPCC relate to energy, water resources, agriculture and forests. This book is an attempt to bring the perspective of the marginalised communities to these missions, as well as on the health sector and governance issues in the sustainability debate.
