National resources

Clean Technology Initiative
www.cleantechinitiative.com
Clean Technology Initiative (CTI), a program of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in collaboration with ICICI Limited, emphasizes on private voluntary initiatives to promote cleaner, climate friendly technologies and improve environmental management practices. Implementation and promotion of the concept of carbon accounting among Indian industries (www.cleantechinitiative.com/cti/carbon.htm) is one of the initiatives of the overall Clean Technology Initiative program. Under this program the concept of carbon accounting is to assist Indian industries in estimation and reporting of business greenhouse gas emissions, documenting the experience of administering such a system in the Indian context, and raising awareness regarding the benefits of clean development mechanisms. The results of the carbon accounting road test will help the GHG Protocol Initiative develop a common standard for measuring and reporting business greenhouse gas emissions from the developing country perspective.

CII (Confederation of Indian Industry) Climate Change Center
www.ciionline.org/busserv/climatechange/index.html
The Center was established under a USAID supported initiative with the objectives of spreading awareness of climate change issues within the Indian Industry, promoting consensus on climate change mechanisms, particularly clean development mechanism (CDM) within the Indian industry, and building local capacity to develop climate change mitigation projects.

Development Alternatives
www.devalt.org
The Global Environment Systems Group at Development Alternatives addresses various facets of climate change including problem identification, impact assessment and formulation of response strategies. The group is actively engaged in assessing the impact of climate change on agriculture, forests, wildlife, water resources and human and ecosystem health. Research activities seeks to.determine baseline studies, identify criteria for certified project activities, and.initiate adaptation to climate change.

Environment Information Centre
www.cleantechindia.com/eicnew/index.htm
CTI has established a dedicated Environmental Information Center at FICCI and its regional centers in Calcutta, Delhi, Hyderabad, and Mumbai that compile and distribute information on energy efficiency and clean technologies, environmental policies, regulations and company success stories. The main objective of EIC is to facilitate business-to-business linkages in the area of environmental technologies, products and services, with a special emphasis on clean as well as greenhouse gas mitigating technologies.

Greenhouse Gas Pollution Prevention Project-Climate Change Supplement
www.climatechangeindia.com/gep_ccs/index.htm
The programme partners are Confederation of Indian Industry, Development Alternatives, ICICI, and Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration. The programme aims to build local capacity and create a forum for greater dialogue and technical cooperation on global climate change and clean energy issues between US and Indian government, financial, private, and non-government stakeholders. The web sites outlines the activities, partners and collaborators, project tracking system, links and news. The primary objectives of the program are building institutional capacity, developing GHG mitigation projects, and designing outreach and collaborative activities.

NATCOM India
www.natcomindia.org/
(Web site is under construction)
The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), Government of India, has initiated the National Communication (NATCOM) project for communicating to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change about anthropogenic emissions of GHGs from various sources and their removal by sinks not controlled by the Montreal Protocol. Winrock International India is the facilitating agency. The NATCOM process comprises comprehensive scientific and technical exercises for estimating GHG emissions from different sectors, reduce uncertainties in current estimations, develop sector- and technology-specific emission coefficients pertinent to India, and assess the adverse impacts of climate change and strategies for adapting to these impacts. NATCOM will also provide the general description of steps taken or envisaged to implement the convention.

TERI
www.teriin.org/division/padiv/cger/cger.htm
www.teriin.org/climate/cdm.htm
The activities of the Centre for Global Environment Research at TERI focuses on Asia and specifically on India. It actively tracks and analyses issues arising from the climate change negotiations. The Centre also undertakes capacity building in other developing countries, and assists them in fulfilling their commitments under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The scope of activities ranges from preparing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions inventories, abatement strategies and policies, assessment of impacts, CDM project development, and adaptation strategies and policies to examine financing options and mechanisms for implementing GHG mitigation strategies and projects. The Centre also contributes to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) process by providing inputs to the IPCC Special Reports on Sinks, Technology Transfer, and Working Groups II and III of the Third Assessment Report.

Winrock International India: Energy and Environment Program
www.Winrockindia.org/wedo11.htm
The aim of the Energy and Environment program of Winrock International India is to bring clean and renewable energy technologies (products) and services to `energy deficient' areas in India so that it improves the quality of life of the people and accelerates the development process in a sustainable manner.
The project - Baselines for Off-grid Renewable Energy Technologies in India (www.Winrockindia.org/wedo1d.htm#offgrid) - seeks to identify key off-grid renewable energy technologies in India and develop baselines in the India-specific context. Under the project, these baseline methodologies would also be tested if they are replicable in other developing countries.