1. Climate action in Indian cities: an emerging new research area.
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Beermann, Jan, Damodaran, Appukuttan, Jörgensen, Kirsten, and Schreurs, Miranda A.
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CLIMATE change mitigation , *GOVERNMENT policy on climate change , *ENVIRONMENTAL protection , *CLIMATOLOGY , *NONGOVERNMENTAL organizations , *GOVERNMENT policy - Abstract
The article looks at the challenges, capabilities and limitations of urban areas in India in dealing with mitigating climate change. It references discussions held at an Indian-German expert meeting in Bangalore in April 2015. Topics discussed include the state of climate governance at various levels, major actors in the country's national climate policy-making and the role of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in climate change mitigation.
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- 2016
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