Progetti

Capacity Building for Low Carbon and Climate Resilient City Development in India (CapaCITIES)

01.10.2014 - 31.05.2019

India is rapidly urbanising. The growing Indian cities are increasingly affected by climate change. At the same time, they are becoming important sources of greenhouse gas emissions. of the project CapaCITIES aims at enabling climate responsive urban planning in four partner cities, supporting sectoral measures for adapting to the effects of climate change and for reducing greenhouse gas emissions as well as fostering knowledge exchange and dissemination.

Strengthening State Strategies for Climate Actions (3SCA)

01.01.2014 - 31.10.2020

India recently approved State level Actions Plans to address Climate Change (SAPCCs). However, institutional capacities for implementing these plans are weak. Through this project, the Global Programme Climate Change (GPCC) will support the operationalisation of SAPCCs in three states in India (Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Madhya Pradesh) by strengthening capacities in planning and implementing relevant climate actions across select sectors including water, disaster management, forest and energy.

Food security knowledge platform and policy dialogue India

01.08.2013 - 31.12.2016

India, a potent emerging economy of 1.3 billion people, has an endemic food insecurity affecting hundreds of millions of people today and is home of half of the world’s malnourished children. Complex societal structures and political deficiencies are part of the challenge. The present project aims at increasing the policy coherence for effective action to improve food and nutrition security. It will do so by bringing new evidence on the fundamental problems to be tackled, and by stimulating the dialogue between people and institutions engaged in poverty reduction, agricultural production, food distribution and economic development in the States of Gujarat, Bihar and Andhra Pradesh. Their joint engagement for better policies should help reduce food insecurity sustainably.

Cemento ecologico per i Paesi interessati dal boom edilizio

01.01.2013 - 31.05.2017

La DSC promuove lo sviluppo di un tipo di cemento ecologico sostenendo un gruppo di ricercatori provenienti da Svizzera, India e Cuba che sta studiando e testando le caratteristiche dell’LC3, un nuovo prodotto cementizio a bassa impronta di carbonio. Il LC3, un composto diverso dal cemento tradizionale, consente di abbattere fino al 30% le emissioni di CO2 nella filiera di produzione.

Indo-Swiss Collaboration in Biotechnology (ISCB)

01.01.2013 - 31.10.2017

In the context of increasing global challenges, rapid demographic changes, degradation of natural resources and impact of climate change, the Indo-Swiss Collaboration in Biotechnology develops innovative products with the aim to improve food security, sustainable and climate resilient agriculture. Swiss and Indian research institutions join forces in a partnership to develop products that are oriented towards market integration. Based on a long-standing partnership the new phase will particularly endeavour to focus research on farmers’ needs and to better integrate innovations in a value-chain approach.

Sostegno al settore edilizio in India: Migliorare l’efficienza energetica degli edifici

15.12.2012 - 30.11.2017

La DSC sostiene il Governo indiano negli sforzi intrapresi per ridurre il consumo di energia negli edifici di nuova costruzione. Il progetto contribuisce a rafforzare le competenze di architetti, committenti, ingegneri e istituti di ricerca nel campo dell’efficienza energetica.

Promuovere il lavaggio sistematico delle mani con il sapone

01.04.2012 - 30.06.2014

Nei Paesi in via di sviluppo, la diarrea e le infezioni respiratorie acute causano due terzi dei casi di mortalità infantile, cinque volte di più della malaria e tredici volte di più dell'AIDS. Lavarsi le mani con acqua e sapone è un modo molto efficace per prevenire le malattie infettive. In India, la DSC promuove questa pratica attraverso una campagna di sensibilizzazione su vasta scala, che coinvolge i social media e le star del cricket e di Bollywood.

Policy relevant research for Development of Renewable Energy in India

01.09.2011 - 31.08.2015

Himalaya Climate Adaptation

01.07.2011 - 31.12.2015

Climate resilience through risk

01.05.2011 - 30.09.2018

TERI - SDC Project on Biomass

01.01.2011 - 31.08.2017

SDC's Global Programme on Climate Change recognises that the shift towards a low carbon development model requires the promotion of clear energy systems based on renewable'energy. The use of decentralised energy systems based on biomass gasification technology offer one such opportunity. Relevance of intervention; Rural areas in India suffer from lack of quality electncity supply. Decentralised power generation is promoted through all the programmes of Govt of India, Many small industries in India and remote infrastructure establishment such as communication towers are exploring energy solutions that are based on renewable energy resources. The use of biomass gasification technology for heat and power applications is an area of growing relevance. The Govt of India's mission to Green India acknowledges the role of forests in providing livelihoods to local communities and also their role in protecting the forest resource This offers a new opportunity to organise the biomass supply for clean energy use in a sustainable manner.

Renewable Energy

01.11.2009 - 31.12.2017