Economics MDP: Climate change Policy

Climate change affects a larger section of society by putting pressure on economic activities including agriculture, industries, as well as a business directly and indirectly. Climate change events like heavy rainfall, cyclone, and cold waves directly affect human lives, affects infrastructure, and create a shortage of resources. Climate change also affects the livelihoods, and earnings of the poor and generates health issues like; malaria, dengue, etc. The long-term impact of climate change is a burden mainly for the poor sections of society those who are already fighting the problems like poverty, food security, water scarcity, etc. therefore this programme is designed to provide a holistic view of climate change and related issues like mitigation, adaptation etc.

The objectives of the MDP are:

1. To educate participants on climate change, climate policy, and institutions
2. To provide knowledge on international and national issues pertaining to climate change
3. To discuss the linkage of climate change with other environmental issues like sustainability and sustainable development

Content

1. Introduction to global climate change
2. Introduction to sustainability and economics relating to climate change
3. Introduction to climate policy, frameworks, and approaches
4. Climate change at the grass root level, mitigation and adaptation strategies; Vulnerability and risk analysis.

Participants for this include policymakers, government officials, corporate, people dealing with CSR activities, NGOs, members of the co-operative

INR 30000 + Service tax (This includes an academic fee, Programme kit for participants, boarding and lodging).

Prof.(Dr.) Sibananda Senapati, Assistant Professor, CIMP

Professor of Economics, Mobile: +91-9304803299, Email: s.senapati@cimp.ac.in

Prof. Sibananda Senapati is currently working as an Assistant Professor at Chandragupt Institute of Management Patna. He has done his Ph.d (Fellow NITIE) from National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE, Mumbai) in the area of climate change vulnerabilities among communities and has published in reputed journals.