Role of TERI in Integrated Capacity Development for MEAs

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Role of TERI in Integrated Capacity Development
for MEAs
Nupur Chowdhury TERI, New Delhi
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About TERI

• Established in 1974, TERI covers every aspect of
  sustainable development
• Range of activities
• Environment-friendly solutions to rural energy
  problems to helping shape the development of the
  Indian oil and gas sector
• Strategies for local and national level
  environmental problems to solutions for global
  energy and environment issues.
• Emphasis on training, capacity building and
  education
• Set up a deemed University (TERI SAS) in 1999

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About TERI
Contd...

• Regional centres in Bangalore, Goa, and Guwahati
• Presence in Japan, Malaysia, Russia, and the UAE
• Affiliates TERINA, and TERIEurope

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Structure of Presentation

• What is TERI
• The focus of activities
• Policy analysis vis-à-vis the MEAs.
• Capacity building activities vis-à-vis the MEAs
• Integrated Capacity Building under UNFCCC
• NSS study cross sectoral linkages

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Focus of Activities

• Policy Analysis
• Drawing inter-sectoral linkages TERI looks at
  cross cutting issues in environment and
  development field
• Capacity Building and Outreach
• Training and workshops to raise awareness, and
  help equip stakeholders to identify opportunities.

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Policy Technology Analysis for MEAs

• Developing country perspectives on climate change
  negotiations
• Supporting the preparation of the State
  Biodiversity Strategy Action Plan, Joint Forest
  Management
• Development of technologies for SMEs and
  rehabilitation of degraded lands

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Capacity Building Outreach

• Contributed to the Ozone phase-out strategy
• Training of government officials and decision
  makers in India and South Asia on climate change
  and Kyoto Mechanisms
• Facilitation of CO2 mitigation projects in the
  forestry, renewable energy and power sectors
• Corporate sector (including SMEs)environmental
  sustainability, CSR

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Integrated Capacity Building in the context of
UNFCCC

• CORE - Corporate Roundtable on development of
  strategies for the environment
• Training of Forest officials on climate change
  issues and policies
• Identifying linkages between the climate and the
  trade regimes

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NSS CDM study Cross sectoral linkages

• International Trade of CERs - Interaction of the
  climate change regime and the world trading
  regime
• Are CERs goods under the WTO Regime?
• Applicability of GATS to emissions trading?
• Would the question of subsidies arise from a
  partys implementation of its obligation?
• Will the issue of like products arise in the
  case of CERs and emission reduction units?
• Would CDM rules conflict with International
  Investment Law.

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Thank you