Projects

Indo-German Support project for Climate Action in India On-going

Author Name: Vaibhav Rathi
01 Apr 2021 to 31 Mar 2026

The Indian government is targeting an unconditional reduction in emissions by 33% to 35% by 2030 compared to 2005 levels, according to Indian NDC. The project supports theMinistry of Environment, Fore...
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Innovation Regions for a Just Energy Transition On-going

Author Name: Philipp Schattenmann
28 Apr 2022 to 31 Jul 2026

IKI JET aims at supporting and accelerating just energy transitions (JET) away from coal to renewable energy and other sustainable economic activities in the Global South, contributing to a reduction ...
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Institutionalisation of Capacities on Climate Change Studies and Action (ICCC; formerly NICCSA) Completed

Author Name: Dwivedi Shailendra
01 Jan 2016 to 31 Jan 2023

The Indian Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) is planning to establish a National Institute for Climate Change Studies and Action (NICCSA) to improve climate change cooperati...
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Institutionalization of CSO engagement in the Adaptation Fund Completed

Author Name: Lutz Weischer
01 May 2017 to 31 Aug 2022

The Adaptation Fund (AF) is an important instrument that assists especially vulnerable population groups in coping with the adverse effects of climate change. The project aims to strengthen the intern...
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Integration of Renewable Energies into the Indian Electricity System (I-RE) Completed

Author Name: Winfried Damm
01 Dec 2014 to 31 Jan 2023

Despite ambitious targets, the development of renewable energies in India has so far fallen short of the government’s expectations. Decentralized photovoltaic (PV) installations, especially on roofs...
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INTERACT-Bio Integrated regional action for Biodiversity: Supporting National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) implementation through the mainstreaming of biodiversity objectives across City-Regions On-going

Author Name: Monalisa Sen
01 Dec 2016 to 30 Apr 2024

The partner countries have signed the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and NBSAP have already been drawn up. INTERACT-Bio supports them in establishing the management of biodiversity and ecosy...
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Living Lakes - Strategies to protect the biodiversity of aquatic ecosystems On-going

Author Name: IKI
15 Aug 2022 to 14 Aug 2027

Protection and restoration of lakes, wetlands, and associated landscapes is crucial to halt biodiversity loss and combat climate change. Eleven partners from ten countries in the Living Lakes Network ...
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Mainstreaming EbA - Strengthening ecosystem based adaptation in decision making processes Completed

Author Name: Andrea Bender
01 Jul 2015 to 31 Dec 2022

Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) to the impacts of climate change and the integration of climate risks are increasingly forming a central and integral part of planning and implementation processes at ...
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Mobilizing community support for adoption of low carbon mobility plans for cities in Maharashtra On-going

Author Name: Tanzeel Allapur
01 May 2022 to 31 May 2024

A shift to low carbon mobility in Indian cities is urgently needed to tackle air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions and social inequality in the mobility sector. This IKI Small Grants project mobiliz...
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Mobilizing the Co-Benefits of climate change mitigation through capacity building among public policy institutions [COBENEFITS] Completed

Author Name: Sebastian Helgenberger
01 Mar 2017 to 30 Sep 2022

Successful climate policies depend heavily on the interest in the socio-economic, additional benefits climate protection can generate, including local value creation, jobs, health, water consumption, ...
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