Thematic Areas

In pursuance of the aforementioned organisational mandate, we look forward to develop strong network between the stakeholders through collaborations on the basis of our activities in the field of climate change comprising of the following thematic areas:

South Asia & the Environment Debate
Centad’s mandate has been to mainstream climate change issues through evidence based research findings. Our aim is to carry out research on environment within South Asian region with a view to develop holistic approach on the issue keeping in mind different cross-cutting long and medium term goals. In this regard, Centad would work on :

Adaptation & Trade Linkages
Adaptation has evolved as the most important policy tool to combat the challenges of climate change for the developing countries. Existence of varied agro-climatic zones across South Asia requires localized actions and policies based on coherency with the multilateral agreements. Although countries like India are in the process of preparing its national policy, the need for bridging the gaps between the multilateral and localised needs have to be developed. Keeping this in view, Centad would look at:

Mitigation
Mitigation efforts have been identified as an important tool involving market mechanisms to deal with climate change. The only way developing countries like India, and others can utilize the provisions is through CDM. India stood as one of the major beneficiaries of CDM in terms of earning saleable credits. It has been observed in the literature that the urge to get credits drive different firms to limit them to incremental technological advancements. In this area, Centad would work on:

Technology Transfer, Climate Change & Trade
Technology transfer is considered as an overarching issue cutting across the themes of trade, adaptation and mitigation. Various multilateral agreements on Technology Transfer are posing a threat to unimpeded flow of technology between the owners and recipient countries. The Convention and Kyoto Protocol emphasises on technology transfer based adaptation and mitigation policies. Therefore, any barriers to technology transfer will negate the purpose of these polices. Under this purview, Centad would focus on: