| Empowering legislators to strengthen local action towards sustainable development |
The Connecting the Dots website was launched in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly by the Honourable Speaker, Dr. Kodela Siva Prasada Rao on Monday, 28th March, 2016. The website is a one-of-a-kind platform that aims to equip MLAs in Andhra Pradesh to take environmentally sensitive decisions based on key climatic and socio-economic information collected from their respective districts. It further identifies potential climate financing opportunities that can be accessed in order to fund project ideas. It also includes an interactive platform that can be used by the public to connect with the climate champion MLAs. The website has been developed as part of the Connecting the Dots Programme, implemented by Athena Infonomics and the British High Commission.
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Climate change has a differential impact on women. Several studies have shown that disaster mortality rates are higher for women than for men owing to differences in the vulnerability of women and men that are the result of socially constructed gender roles. Athena has been commissioned by The United Nations to demonstrate that decisions about climate change investments have consequences for gender equality.
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Given that South Sudan needs to rebuild its economy from scratch with diversification of exports and ease of doing businesses being the prime factors; TMEA is seeking to contribute to these larger goals by undertaking work along the Nimule-Juba Route. Athena has been commissioned by Trade Mark East Africa to provide an assessment of the Juba-Nimule Corridor and identify key sectors that can be developed to serve this corridor as the growth hub for South Sudan's economic growth and trade.
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A billion dollars. Is that enough money to do something substantial in public policy in India? Our Founder-Director Vijay Bhalaki on what he would do with a billion dollars
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Time for our cities to start thinking about Service Level Improvement Plans (SLIPs) differently, writed our Lead - Innovation Praveen Ravi
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Our consultant Uttara Narayan looks at four trends that will potentially redefine the environment and climate realm.
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| The Honourable Speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, Dr. Kodela Siva Prasada Rao, launched the Connecting the Dots Website on 28th March 2016. He also addressed the Assembly in the presence of Shri B. Gopala Krishna Reddy, Honourable Environment Minister and Kalava Srinivasulu, Government Whip for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly and urged all legislators to come forward to adopt this initiative at the State level. The launch event was attended by over 45 MLAs from the AP Legislative Assembly and covered by various media outlets. A Draft Climate Policy Concept Note and Website Toolkit was also launched by him. |
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| Our Senior Consultant Sarin Paraparakath presented the Indian Context on challenges facing the electricity sector at an International Workshop held in HongKong. The conference was organized by Konrad Adenauer Foundation Regional Project Energy Security and Climate Change Asia-Pacific. |
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