Climate-Smart Agriculture Alliance
The Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment (DA&FE), Government of Odisha, in collaboration with the Gates Foundation; Center for the Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP); and Catalyst Management Services (CMS) launched a multi-stakeholder partnership to promote Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) and Climate-Resilient Agriculture (CRA) practices in the state.
Climate Modelling and Risk Assessment Framework for Risk-Informed Adaptation Planning
CSTEP, in partnership with the Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment (DA&FE), Government of Odisha, is leading a collaborative effort to enhance climate resilience in the state’s agriculture and allied sector. This effort includes a series of capacity-building programmes on key climate themes such as adaptation and mitigation, climate modelling, hazard and vulnerability assessments, climate-smart agriculture (CSA), and risk-informed planning.
Press release: Heavy duty, high impact: Mitigating heavy commercial vehicle emissions in India
• By 2035, the number of heavy commercial vehicles (HCVs) will rise by 27%.
• Except in a few states and union territories, such as Delhi and Puducherry, the majority of PM2.5 emissions come from trucks.
• Super-emitters constitute only 23% of the fleet, but they contribute to 62% of PM2.5 emissions.
• Targeting super-emitters can reduce HCV emissions by ~60%.
• Implementing low-emission zones can reduce HCV emissions by 15%–30%, but it is still in a pilot phase in India.