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Current
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OBJECTIVES The main
objective of the Centre is to develop and maintain an active information
base, undertake multi-disciplinary scientific and technical research on disaster risk
reduction, climate change adaptation and environmental management, and develop appropriate response options
to aid decision makers for strategic policy planning in consonance with the
changing global environment in areas such as energy, water, agriculture,
biodiversity, health, coastal and marine ecology and to promote the
development of knowledge, theory and practice of sustainable development in
its various aspects including improvement in the level of human skills and
capabilities for its realization.
The Centre
provides consultancy services to Industrial Houses, Multi-national Groups,
Governmental and Non-Governmental Organizations as well as UN agencies on all
matters relating to sector specific impacts of regional and local climate
variability and climate change, integrated systems analysis of population and
urbanization linkages, energy efficiency and sustainable use of natural
resources for the socio-economic development in the developing countries of
Asia and the Pacific. Our work facilitates Multi-national Groups and
Companies to institutionalize and integrate corporate citizenship into their
strategy, operations and policies, in all areas and at all levels to ensure
proper environmental and safety regimes and to help business leverage its social,
economic and human assets to attain success in a more just and sustainable
world. The research
outputs of the Centre include provision of credible, context-specific climate
information (through application of sophisticated screening tools in a wide
range of project settings) and provide an analysis of the alternatives and
options available for the future, suggest a desirable and optimal path to be
followed, recommend an appropriate time frame and a realistic cost estimate
for the proposed strategy of integrating adaptation measures within
development planning to develop vision for the future. Our research and
analysis on risk communication and risk assessment also provides the clients
with strategic design, comprehensive implementation, and expert evaluation of
health, safety and environmental issue-oriented risks. |
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