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ID: 64430
Title: Mainstreaming black soldier fly practical knowledge
Author: Bram Dortmans,Julia Egger, Christian Zurbrugg
Editor: Paul Donahule and Christoph Luthi, Eawag
Year: 2021
Publisher: Eawag, 8600 Dubendorf, Switzerland
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Sandec news, Issue No.22, 9/21 10-11 (2021)
Subject: Mainstreaming black soldier fly practical knowledge
Keywords: Mainstreaming, black soldier fly,Practical knowledge
Abstract: The FORWARD (From Organic Waste to Recycling for development) protect started in 2013 and was developed as part of a framework agreement with the Indonesian Ministry of Republic Works (PU-PR) and s funded by the Swiss State Secretariat for economic Affairs (SECO). ByBy 2017, the project had showcased a technically viable integrated system for biowaste processing using the Black Soldier Fly (BSF) in Sidoarjo, Indonesia. The SIBRE 9Sustainability of Insect-Based Recycling Eneterprises) project was then launched with a focus on determining the financial viability of the BSF biowaste processing technology.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
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ID: 64429
Title: Waste to Biogas in Refugee camps: An assessment in Zimbabwe
Author: Christian Zurbugg, Adeline Mertenat, Max Grau, Miriam Bergqvist, Jay Matta
Editor: Paul Donahule and Christoph Luthi, Eawag
Year: 2021
Publisher: Eawag, 8600 Dubendorf, Switzerland
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Sandec news, Issue No.22, 9/21 8-9 (2021)
Subject: Waste to Biogas in Refugee camps: An assessment in Zimbabwe
Keywords: Waste to Biogas, refugee camps, Zimbabwe
Abstract: Tongogagra Refugee Camp (TRC) is in southeastern Zimbabwe and hosts ~14’500 people, mainly refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Burundi. Key challenges voiced by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, TRC camp management and residents are access to cooking fuel and waste management. Residents cook with firewood or charcoal provided by camp management, but also collect firewood from the nearby forest, resulting in tensions with the local host communities. Security threats to women who often gather the firewood and respiratory health risks from the indoor wood stoves are the main drivers for exploring cooking fuel options. Not all waste is collected and even less reused or recycled; large amounts are indiscriminately or openly burned.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
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ID: 64428
Title: Energy,Environmetn and globalization:Recent trend, opportunities and challenges in India
Author: Anshuman Gupta, Narendra N Dalei reviewed by Vatsala Sharma
Editor: Souvik Bhattacharjya
Year: 2022
Publisher: TERI
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Resources, Energy and Development Vol. 19 Issue No. 1&2 81-84 (2022)
Subject: Energy,Environmetn and globalization:Recent trend, opportunities and challenges in India
Keywords: Energy, Environment, Globalization, opportunities and challenges
Abstract: Energy, environment, and globalization are terms that need to be used together due to their interconnected nature. Globalization leads to economic progress, resulting in more use of energy resources, especially fossil fuels, thus increasing pollution. Local/national policies are effective in dealing with local pollution; however, global pollution requires global agreements like Kyoto and Paris agreements. The overreaching idea behind global environmental agreements is limit global temperature from rising beyond a safe level. But there is apprehension that these agreements can be difficult to administer especially when it is necessary to keep international climate agreements under the ambit of the WTO. Moreover, developing countries fear that such arrangements can be used by developed countries as a kind of non-tariff barrier to trade and this book extensively discusses such issues.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
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ID: 64427
Title: Improtance of Data in plastic waste management in India
Author: Mandavi Singh and Trinayana Kaushik
Editor: Souvik Bhattacharjya
Year: 2022
Publisher: TERI
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Resources, Energy and Development Vol. 19 Issue No. 1&2 73-80 (2022)
Subject: Improtance of Data in plastic waste management in India
Keywords: Plastic waste managemtn ,Informal sector, data transparency,polymer supply chain,extended producer responsibility
Abstract: Sustainable development goals have a global indicator framework that guides countries in selecting relevant indictors forth national indicator framework. It can be used by countries to track national indicator framework. It can be used by countries to track progress around specific targets. To track such progress around the plastic economy, a data-driven approach is required. Plastic waste management has long been a challenge and is considered an issue mainly due to the lack of infrastructure, technology, and efficient systems for collecting and processing plastic. However, not much importance is given to 'how much' that is the 'data' for plastics to deal with. The polymer supply chain is extremely complex due to its multiple forms, numerous applications across sectors and products, and vast time range within which they can reach their end of life.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Niti Aayog-UNDP, 2021, sustainable Urban plastic waste management Handbook. Details available at https://ww.niti.gov.in/sites/default/files/2021-10/Final_Handbook_PWM_10112021.pdf> Larissa Copello de Souza, 2019, SDG 12-initiatives to reduce the production and consumption of plastics, Civil society report on Spotlight on SDGs2019.Details available at :https://www.2030spotlight.org/sites/default/files/sport2019/Spotlight_Innenteil_2019_web_sdg12.pdf.
Literature cited 2: NITI Aayog 2021.SDG INDIA Index and Dashboard 2020-21 Details available at https://www.niti.gov.in/writeaddata/files/SDG_3.0_final_04.03.2021_Web_Spreads.pdf> Livemint.2022.India generated 3.6 lakh million tonnes plastic waste, 50 % of its recycled. Livemint 9 Aug 2022.Details available at https://www.livemint.com/news/India-generates-3-6lakh-million-tonnes-plastic-waste-50of-it-is-recyced-11660029497756.html.

ID: 64426
Title: Social enterprises, Mission drift, and mitigation strategies
Author: Souvik Bhattacharyjya
Editor: Souvik Bhattacharjya
Year: 2022
Publisher: TERI
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Resources, Energy and Development Vol. 19 Issue No. 1&2 63-72 (2022)
Subject: Social enterprises, Mission drift, and mitigation strategies
Keywords: Social enterprises, social stock exchange, socially responsible investments, impact investing, sustainable development
Abstract: The paper has attempted to bring out the importance of social enterprises (SEs) and the role they play in accelerating the 2030development agenda. SEs are primarily hybrid organizations emanating from the area of social entrepreneurship. There are, nonetheless, challenges that these organization s encounter. The paper presents key challenges confronting the sector. These include operational issues, management conflicts and governannce, inadequate regulations for raising resources, and operational transparency. In a complex socio-economic environment system with SEs certain to be an enabler towards sustainability, it is important that negative outcomes be addressed based on appropriate strategies and interventions. An enabling environment system with SEs certain to be an enabler towards sustainability, it is important that negative outcomes be addressed based on appropriate strategies and interventions. An enabling environment would support SEs and related actors work together in improving institutional capabilities and ringing sustainable innovation and transformation across the complete spectrum.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: iken M.2006.Toward markets or state: Tensions and opportunities in the evolutionary path of three UK social enterprises. In Nyssens, M.(ed), Social enterprise: At the Crossroads of market, Public policies and civil society, pp.259-271.London and New York: Routledge. Ormiston J., Charlton K., Donald M.S.., &Seymour R.G. (2015). Overcoming the challenges impact investing: Insights from leading investors. Journal of Social entrepreneurship, 6(3), 352-378.
Literature cited 2: Dadush S. (2015). Regulating Social finance: can social stock exchange meet the Challenge? (SSRN Scholarly paper ID 2574921). Social Science Research Network. https://papers.ssrn.com/abstract=2574921. Cornforth C. 2014.Understanding and combating mission drift in social enterprises. Socia Enterprises Journal,10 (1) (2014), pp.3-20.

ID: 64425
Title: Anthropological study of a typical drought-prone village in India:Strategies for sustainable rural habitat
Author: Suubham Das
Editor: Souvik Bhattacharjya
Year: 2022
Publisher: TERI
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Resources, Energy and Development Vol. 19 Issue No. 1&2 33-62 (2022)
Subject: Anthropological study of a typical drought-prone village in India:Strategies for sustainable rural habitat
Keywords: Anthropology, Drought mitigation,Habitat framework policy, Landscape and ecology,rural housing, sustainable rural livelihood, village upgradation
Abstract: Drought-prone villages are constantly facing the challenges of agricultural productivity, lack of alternative livelihood opportunities due to ecological vulnerability, predominance of wasteland, inadequate water supply, and absence of physical and socio-cultural infrastructure. The study aims to develop a comprehensive policy framework to mitigate the socio-economic and environmental issues against the threat. The methodology comprises an anthropological study from micro to macro level to synthesize the dynamics of drought in the economic, ecological, and socio-cultural indices of a typical agarian village of purulia district in West Bengal, India. The results illustrate ecological susceptibility such as extreme climatic condition, futile wasteland cover, rocky undulating landform, topsoil erosion, and human-made contingencies including deforestation, absence of water conservation practices, over utilization of existing water bodies resulting in water scarcity, loss of biodiversity, and absence of major agarian livelihood. Lack of alternative livelihood practices such as agro-forestry and non-farm activities, appropriate knowledge regarding drought mitigation, sustainable living practices, inadequate physical infrastructure.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Behura N.K.2000.Crisis management: lessons from the past: a case study of drought situation. Man in India .80 (1&2) :75-88. Carr E.D.2014.From description to explanation: using the livelihoods as intimate government (LIG)approach. Appl.Geogr.52:110-122.
Literature cited 2: Chambers R. and Vonway G. 1992.Sustainability Rural livelihoods: Practical concepts from the 21st Century. Sussex: Institute of Developmental studies. Dash, J.1991.Impact of drought on the agricultural production, forest utilization and migration. In P.K. Nayak and Anil Mahajan (ed), Kalahandi: Human Encounter with drought, pp.5290.New Delhi: Reliance Publishing House.

ID: 64424
Title: The impact of coastal regultion zone legislation on city development : A study with reference to Mumbai
Author: Ramakrishna Nallathiga,Suyog Jadhav,Tejashri Mane an Aniket Lohar
Editor: Souvik Bhattacharjya
Year: 2022
Publisher: TERI
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Resources, Energy and Development Vol. 19 Issue No. 1&2 19-32 (2022)
Subject: The impact of coastal regultion zone legislation on city development : A study with reference to Mumbai
Keywords: CRZ legislation, Informal development, Infrastructure, Property prices
Abstract: The coatal regulation Zone (CRZ) legislation was broght in India in order t ocurb environmentally detrimental activities along the coastline.It is one of the controversial legislations in the country, wh9ch affected the development of cities and thier infrastructure.For topographically constrained land-scarce cities like Mumbai,which was also faces the challenge of a growing population and economic activities , the CRZ legislation turns out to be a bane for development. The city already has a large amount of population living in informal housing (slum and squatted settlements) due to the limited availability of land. The CRZ legislation would further limit the land available for development in Mumbai and, thereby, affect infrasturucture, development, and property prices.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Bertaud A., Buckley R., and Phatak, V.K.2005.Reforming Mumbai's real estate raj: A prelude to a business plan,Unpublished report, World Bank, South Asia Region, Sustainable Development, Urban, Water & Sanitation, and Hazards Risk Management (SASDU), Washington, DC. Bertaud A.2010, Land markets, government interventions and housing affordability, Working Paper No.18, Wolfensohn Centre for development, Brookings Institute, USA
Literature cited 2: Chouhan H.A., Parthasarathy D., and Pattnaik S. 2017.CRZ violations in India: impacts on fishing communities and sustainability implications in Mumbai coast, Environment, Development and Sustainability 19: 971-85. Government of India. 1991.Notification of CRZ 1991.New Delhi: Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India.

ID: 64423
Title: Insights from big spatial data through machine learning techniques for prudent management of natural resources
Author: T V Ramachandra,Paras Negi and Bharath Setturu
Editor: Souvik Bhattacharjya
Year: 2022
Publisher: TERI
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Resources, Energy and Development Vol. 19 Issue No. 1&2 1-18 (2022)
Subject: Insights from big spatial data through machine learning techniques for prudent management of natural resources
Keywords: LULC, forest fragmentation, supervised learning techniques, machine learning
Abstract: Evaluation of Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) changes play a vital role in understanding the landscape dynamics that have been influencing climate, biodiversity, hydrology, and ecology of a region. The information of temporal LULC aids decision-makers in framing sustainable land use policies for nature conservation. Anthropogenic pressure, especially unplanned developmental activities, has contributed towards fragmenting contiguous forests, thus affecting their structure and loss of habitat for endemic taxa. LULC changes in the Bellary district, Karnataka have been assessed through temporal remote sensing data. Classification of remote sensing data for estimating the spatial extent of land has been done through supervised machine learning algorithms namely random forest (RF), support vector machine (SVM), and parametric maximum likelihood classifier (MLC). The performance of these algorithms was evaluated through accuracy assessments. Results reveal that RF has the highest overall accuracy (88.94%) and Kappa value (0.76) compared to overall Kappa of MLC (85.51%,0.74) and SVM (85.47%, 0.63). Based on this, RF was considered for temporal data analyses, which highlighted the decline of forest cover from 2.61% (1973) to 0.74% (2022). The built-up has increased from 0.27% (1973) to 2.43 (2022), and agricultural from 68.21% (1973) to 84.95% (2022). Fragmentation of contiguous forests is evident from the decline in the interior or intact forests from 6.73% (1973) to 2.41% (2022) and the increase in the non-forest areas such as built-up, agriculture, etc., amounting now to 89.81%.Results highlight the need for immediate policy interventions for the conservation and protection of remnant forest patches.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Abdi,AM.2020.Land cover and land use classification performance of machine learnings algorithms in a boreal landscape using Sentinel-2 data. GIScience and Remote Sensing 57(1):1-20. Adam, E., Mutanga, O, Odindi ,J, and Abdel-Rahman, E.M.2014.Land-use/cover classification in a heterogenous coastal landscape using RapidEye imagery; evaluating the performance of random forest and support vector machines classifiers. International Journal of Remote Sending 35(10): 3440-58.
Literature cited 2: Al-Mejibli, IS, Alwan, JK, and Abd Dhafar, H.2020. The effect of gamma value on support vector machine performance with different kernels. International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering 10 (5):5497. Amini, S., Saber, M, Rabiei-Dastjerdi, Hand Homayouni, S.2022.Urban land use and land cover change analysis using Random Forest classification of Landsat Time Series, Remote Sens.14(11):2654.

ID: 64422
Title: Business interests and the environmental crisis
Author: Kanchi Kohli and Manju Menon reviewed by Swati Ganeshan
Editor: Nitya Nanda
Year: 2016
Publisher: TERI
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Resources, Energy and Development Vol. 13 Issue No. 1&2 63-64 (2016)
Subject: Busines interests and the environmental crisis
Keywords: Business interests, environmental crisis
Abstract: Piecing together the complexities of business interests in the looming environmental crisis, with a collection of essays from across the globe has attempted to undertake this effort. Each essay in the book makes the effort to peel the interlayed layers of environment in a business-oriented world. The complex debate of how the environment is defined, valued, numerically translated, and its overall impact on the world and especially the environmental crisis discourse is the main agenda of the book. This book has been well edited by Kanchi Kohli and Manju Menon; however, the essays are more routed in economic, trade theories, as well as the environmental and ecological discourse, which may be difficult for the more uninitiated to understand or decipher.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
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ID: 64421
Title: Status of electricity consumption of West Bengal-A decomposition Analysis
Author: Gopa Ghosh
Editor: Nitya Nanda
Year: 2016
Publisher: TERI
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Resources, Energy and Development Vol. 13 Issue No. 1&2 41-61 (2016)
Subject: Status of electricity consumption of West Bengal-A decomposition analysis
Keywords: Electricity consumption, Decomposition analysis, West Bengal, India
Abstract: As one of the major sources of energy, electricity plays a crucial role in all sectors of an economy; yet consumption of electricity leads to emissions of greenhouse gases 9GHGs), which in turn causes climate change. Energy, and more specifically electricity, consumption, has been growing rapidly and is expected to continue to grow in a number of states in India. In this context, it is important to see how an initiative to reduce energy consumption can be taken at the state level. In this context, the present study focusses on the state of West Bengal. To design appropriate energy efficiency policies, understanding the causal factors of increasing electricity demand is important. Decomposition analysis helps us to identify these factors and design a policy towards an energy-efficient and low-carbon future. This article reviews electricity consumption by individual sectors (agriculture, industry, transport, and commerce) to determine appropriate energy efficiency policies for the future.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Ang BW.2004.Decomposition analysis for policymaking in Energy: Which is preferred method? Energy Policy 32(9):1131-1139. Ang B.W.2012.A simple Guide to LMDI decomposition analysis. Available online at <http://www.ise.nus.edu.sg/staff/angbw/pdf/A_simple_Guide_to_LMDI.pdf>
Literature cited 2: Ang BW, and Choi K.H.1997.Decomposition of Aggregate Energy and Gas Emission intensities for industry: A refund divisia index method. Energy Journal 18 (3):59-73. Ang BW, Hung H, and Mu A.R.2009.Properties and Linkages of some index decomposition analysis methods. Energy policy 37(11): 4624-4632.

ID: 64420
Title: Emerging trends in materials of photovoltaic cells
Author: Partho Pratim Chatterjee
Editor: Nitya Nanda
Year: 2016
Publisher: TERI
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Resources, Energy and Development Vol. 13 Issue No. 1&2 35-39 (2016)
Subject: Emerging trends in materials of photovoltaic cells
Keywords: Perovskite,aluminium nano particle,Purcell effect, fano effect, anti-reflection coating,birefringent, homeotropic films, nanowires
Abstract: Efficiency of solar photovoltaic (SPV)primarily depends on the materials used, assuming the external (natural) factors to be favorable. Recent developments in the materials engineering, such as usage of perovskite, aluminum nano particle for anti-reflection coating, birefringent liquid crystal polymer homeotropic films, nanowires, etc., will play a momentous role in the future in the field of SPV. Against this backdrop, this article, based on literature survey, dwells upon the use of these materials in solar cells for smart generation of electrical energy in an economic, efficient, and eco-friendly manner. The work concludes that solar cells developed from these materials could be elixir for next-generation photovoltaic technology, if harnessed techno-economically. The article is just a humble attempt from the academic point of view in the field of materials for solar photovoltaics.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Chatterjee P P.2015.Use of Perovskite for development of efficient solar photovoltaic cells. Seventh National symposium for "Materials Research Scholars (MR-15)" organized by Department of Metallurgical Engineering & Materials Science, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, 20-22 May,2015. Chatterjee P.P. 2014.Embryonic improvements of solar photovoltaics. Journal of Metallurgy and Materials Science (National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur) 56 (1): 67-72.
Literature cited 2: http://www.Ianl.gov (2015) http://www.materialstoday.com(2015)

ID: 64419
Title: Kerosene subsidy and oil deregulation policy development in Nigeria
Author: Dr.Ibikunle olalekan ogundari,Abiodun S, Momodu,Joshua Babatunde Akarakiri,Willie O siyanbola and Olalekan A Jesuleye
Editor: Nitya Nanda
Year: 2016
Publisher: TERI
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Resources, Energy and Development Vol. 13 Issue No. 1&2 23-33 (2016)
Subject: Kerosene subsidy and oil deregulation policy development in Nigeria
Keywords: Kerosene, policy, deregulation, policy development
Abstract: The government in Nigeria posits to deregulate the downstream sector of the petroleum industry with the intention to reduce or eliminate subsidies and also be able to stimulate private investment in the refining sub-sector. A number of contending issues, such as the opposition of organized labour and those of other social/public policy organizations, need to be examined. The argument of these organized bodies is that deregulation will lead to increase in fuel pump prices and will have grave socio-economic repercussions, such as increase in price of goods and services in the country, foster massive unemployment, promote poverty, stunt national economic development, and still not lead to any significant growth and development, and still not lead to any significant growth and development in the economy, particularly in the domestic refining sub-sector. This study presents strategic considerations for the oil deregulation debate based on the price-demand elasticity analyses of petroleum products (petrol, diesel, and kerosene). The article also shows that reductions in fuel subsidies in the past-which usually translates to increase in fuel prices-have actually been met with increase in the demand trend for petrol and diesel and decrease in the demand trend for kerosene.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Adegbulugbe A O and Akinbami,J F K.1995.Urban household energy use patterns in Nigeria. Natural resources Forum19 (2):125-133. Adegbulugbe,A O and Momodu, AS.2009.Application of selected Integrated indicators for Nigeria nuclear power development. Report prepared for NIgeria Atomic Energy commission.
Literature cited 2: Akinwale, YO, Ogundari, I O, Ilevbare, OE, and Adepoju, AO. 2014.A descriptive analysis of public understanding and attitudes of renewable energy resources towards energy access and development in Nigeria. International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy 4(4):636-646. kinwumi, I. O, Obioh, I B, Momodu, A S and AkinbamiJ F K.2009.An evaluation of alternatives for cooking energy in Nigeria's household energy mix. Resources, Energy and Development 6(1):23-44.

ID: 64418
Title: A multi-dimensional approach for building water-secured cities in India
Author: Rudresh Kumr Sugam and Kangkanika Neog
Editor: Nitya Nanda
Year: 2016
Publisher: TERI
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Resources, Energy and Development Vol. 13 Issue No. 1&2 1-22 (2016)
Subject: A multi-dimensional approach for building water-secured cities in India
Keywords: Cities, collective action, water resource use efficiency, sustainable development, water security, decision making, technology, willingness to pay, urban water management, land and water rights, wetland conservation.
Abstract: Rapid urban growth and increasing pressure on water resources has become one o he biggest global challenges. The Sustainable Development Goals require nations to achieve access to potable water, improved sanitation facilities, and increase water use efficiency across all sectors. Cities in developing countries such as India are experiencing difficulties in meeting water demand, which is negatively impacting lives of citizens and overall productivity. There are some exemplary urban water management practices spread across the globe but their documentation, feasibility assessment of replication, and upscaling potential analysis has not been done adequately; thus, they have become standalone practices. Also, the interventions for enhancement of urban WUE in India have mostly been targeted from either technical or financial perspectives, which are inadequate, unless social and environmental components are also integrated.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Abraham, E.M, Rooijen, D.V, Cofie, O, and Raschid-sally, L. 2007.Planning urban water-dependent livelihood opprtunities for the poor in Accra, Ghana. SWITCH Scientific Meeting, Birmingham: University of Birmingham. Allan, J.A.2003.Integrated water resources management is more a political than a technical challenge. Developments in water Science 50: 9-23.
Literature cited 2: Apostolidisa, N. and Hutton, N. 2006. Integrated water management in brownfield sites-more opportunities than you think. Desalination 188:169-175. Asian Development Bank (ADB).2007Benchmarking and Data Book of water utilities in India: Asian Development Bank. Manila: Asian Development Bank.

ID: 64417
Title: A planet for life:Building the future we want
Author: Rajendra K Pachauri,Anne Paugam,Teresa Ribera and Laurence Tubiana
Editor: Nitya Nanda
Year: 2015
Publisher: TERI
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Resources, Energy and Development Vol. 12 Issue No. 1&2 75-80 (2015)
Subject: A planet for life:Building the future we want
Keywords: Planet for life, Future
Abstract: Sustainable development is perhaps the greatest challenge humanity has ever faced. The issue has galloped almost the entire world, not distinguishing between rich and poor countries, reeling under the pressure for sustaining life on planet earth. Building the Future, we want has come at a critical juncture as 2015 witnessed three landmark events:(i) Addis Ababa conference on developmental financing;(ii) adoption of sustainable developmental goals; and, (iii) Paris COP21.Before dwelling into the nitty-gritties of the book, I would briefly layout its background. It has been divided into three parts, first being negotiating a framework to be on a sustainable path. Second, it deals with what five continents have been doing to percolate green growth strategies into their developmental plans, in their exploration of pathway to sustainable development? Third, it is majorly concerned with financing and implementation issues. Since the challenge has never been so daunting it calls for innovative solutions.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
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ID: 64416
Title: Security, Risk and Securitization of climate change
Author: Dr. Narottam Gaan
Editor: Nitya Nanda
Year: 2015
Publisher: TERI
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Resources, Energy and Development Vol. 12 Issue No. 1&2 51-74 (2015)
Subject: Security, Risk and Securitization of climate change
Keywords: Risk-security, theory of Securitization, riskification, global geopolitics, environmental change and security
Abstract: The proponents of risk-security risk view that risk is effectively the new security. Risk widens securitization whereby exceptional measures are introduced and made permanent to deal with merely potentia, hypothetical, and less than existential dangers. A transformation in the political logic of the security field of this kind is potentially problematic and has not been properly reflected in the primary theory of what security is, namely the Copenhagen School's Theory of Securitization. This article addresses this question by identifying the distinct logic of speech act that turns issues into questions of risk politics. A separate kind of speech act-'riskifications'-is identified, based on re-theorization of what distinguishes risks from threats. Threat-based security deals with direct causes of harm whereas risk-security is oriented towards the conditions of possibility or constitutive causes of harm of second order security politics harping on long term precautionary measures. while separating securitization and 'riskification', the analytical precision of the Copenhagen School notion of securitization is maintained. On the basis of this new framework, a critical understanding of literature has been suggested such that climate change has been securitized.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Agamben, Giorgio. 2002.Security and terror, transl. Carolin Emcke. Theory and Event 5:4,24. Allard Tom, Mark Forbes and agencies, 'US braces for global warring", Sydney Morning Herald, to April 2007, p.1.
Literature cited 2: Annan, Kofi. 2000.We the peoples: The role of the United Nations in the 21st century. Millenium Report of the Secretary-General. Aradau, Claudia and Rens van Munster. 2007.Governing terrorism through risk: Taking precautions, (un) knowing the future. European Journal of International Relations 13: 1, 89-115.