Forest-based Communities and Climate Change Adaptation

CED worked with Pipal Tree and INECC in their workshop for Journalists and Activists which was hosted at the Fireflies Intercultural Centre on the 29th and 30th of September.

Walter Mendoza made a presentation titled “To sink or Not to Sink” which highlight the issue of creating so called carbon sinks through forests, and India's policy approach to the issue.

Raajen Singh presented  a paper "Reddy for REDD"- highlighting how the forestry policy works on the  ground when corporates take charge of forest areas as is highlighted by the case of the Reddy Brothers mining activity in the forests of Bellary.

CED also prepared Notes for the Workshop, which included Raajen’s paper, as well as initial draft chapters for the revised version of the climate education booklet on forest which incorporated the REDD debates and a bibliography. This was also circulated in electronic form as a CD at the workshop.

Ready for RED, REDD and REDD Plus by Raajen Singh

http://el.doccentre.info/eldoc1/INECC /ppt/Ready_for_RED_REDD_and_REDDplus.pdf

Missing the community for the Credits! Draft chapters in proposed climate education booklet by Veena B N and Walter Mendoza

Forests, Forests Communities & Development in India

Forests a& Climate Change

India and climate change Policy relating to Forests

Nothing's quiet on the western Ghats

http://el.doccentre.info/eldoc1/INECC/ppt/missing_the_communities_for_credits.pdf

The Impact of Climate Change

John participated in a panel discussion on 15^th July 2010 at the B school IBS, where Andrew White and T. Jayaraman also spoke. Andrew White gave the US view, whereas Jayaraman highlighted the issue of how carbon space can be allotted more equitably. John, CED presented “The other images of climate change – which highlighted the ethical equity and sustainability issues.