COUNTRY SNAPSHOT

The document details CDKN's efforts in India, focusing on integrating climate change with disaster risk reduction (DRR) and promoting green growth. Key initiatives include addressing heat-health vulnerability in Ahmadabad, improving disaster management planning in Leh, and researching climate-adapted shelter design. It also highlights the challenges facing the adoption of green construction technologies in India, such as lack of technical capacity, inadequate assessment tools, and bureaucratic hurdles.

• CDKN is supporting the development of a Heat Action Plan in Ahmadabad, Gujarat, following a 2010 heat wave where temperatures reached 50°C and 100 people died. The project, 'Climate Change: Addressing Heat-Health Vulnerability in Rapidly Urbanising Regions of Western India', involves identifying vulnerable populations and implementing measures such as converting black tar roofs to china-tiled mosaics at health centres to reduce infant mortality.
• A research project by SEEDS, Kyoto University, and IIT found that the Disaster Management plan for Leh, created after the 2010 floods, focused on relief rather than risk management. The project developed a local plan for the Sakti area using village-level resource maps and action plans, which local councillors are now considering for district-wide scaling.
• The adoption of alternative green construction technologies in India is hindered by four primary barriers: a lack of technical capacity and awareness among developers, a lack of quantified benefit assessments for decision-making, government bureaucracy in the building plan review process, and the need for stakeholder behavior change to optimize passive design strategies.
• CDKN has committed approximately GBP 1.5 million to provide technical assistance and research in India, specifically supporting States in implementing State Climate Change Action Plans and managing six research projects on climate change and DRR integration.

APA

Climate and Development Knowledge Network (2013). COUNTRY SNAPSHOT. https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/India-Country-Snapshot.pdf

Chicago

Climate and Development Knowledge Network. COUNTRY SNAPSHOT. 2013. https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/India-Country-Snapshot.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{climateanddevelopmentknowledgenetwork2013country, author = {{Climate and Development Knowledge Network}}, title = {{COUNTRY SNAPSHOT}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, year = {2013}, month = mar, url = {https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/India-Country-Snapshot.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }