SHILLONG: The Union Ministry of Development of Northeastern Region (DoNER) has initiated the Climate Change Adaptation North-eastern Region (CCANER) Project in partnership with the German Development Cooperation and the State Governments of Meghalaya, Nagaland and Sikkim to strengthen the rural livelihood resilience and also adaptability to the impacts of climate variability and change.

The German Development Cooperation would focus on capacity development of the people, institutions and organizations of these three North-east States, official sources said.

 From rags to the Durban Climate Change conference

What do you need to visit a foreign city and deliver a lecture on climate change? A high-profile persona, an elite degree, and the right connections, perhaps.

However, Sushila Sable, 48, an illiterate ragpicker from Kanjurmarg doesn’t have any of the above. But her concern towards clean garbage disposal, which motivated 3,000 city ragpickers to form the Parisar Bhagini Vikas Sangh, was enough to have her speak at the Durban climate change conference a week ago.  

  China’s climate change rubs off on India

India has said it is open to negotiate on mitigation issues at the Durban climate talks but said developed countries have to show clear commitment to reduce their carbon footprints. The Indian response makes the chances of the global ministerial level talks on climate change yielding clear solutions as China too said it favoured legally binding carbon emissions cuts on Monday.  

  Climate change dialogue at Durban keenly poised

The 17th Conference of Parties (COP) under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) is being held in Durban, South Africa, from November 28 to December 9, 2011.

Urgent action is required to arrest the inexorable rise in global CO2 emissions. What are the issues before this important international meeting on Climate Change?

The last meeting of the COP was held in Cancun, Mexico, in December 2010. The 17th COP will naturally take stock of the progress in the decisions taken at the Cancun meeting and will come up with the new decisions.