India will demonstrate to the world that it is serious about critical issues of climate change through a set of new initiatives
– the first being the setting up a world class climate research institute, to carry out
significant researches on climate, global warming, and its impact on economy and
environment. The proposed National Institute for Research on Climate and Environment would help build India’s own capacity for measuring, monitoring and modeling Climate at a time when most information on global warming was derived from the west.
The institute would use space based and ground based observation systems to create an indigenous “nucleus” for research into all issues relating to climate, including the impact of climate change on aspects of the economy, such as agriculture and water. The aim is to build world class climate research institute, which will serve as a data hub on all issues related to climate. The institute would be joint initiative of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and the Union Ministry for Environment and Forest (MoEF). Two satellites would be launched between 2010 and 2011 to measure and monitor green house gases. While a micro satellite would be launched in 2010 to study aerosols, another dedicated satellite in 2011 would monitor greenhouse gases such as methane and trace gases. With this India would demonstrate to the world that it serious about climate change and place itself in the league of few countries such as Japan and some European countries that had such initiatives.
Author: Dr. Jagdish P. N. Giri,
Founder and Executive Director – Aaditya Energy Foundation, Chennai, India,
E- mail: jpngiri@adityaenergyfoundation.com,
Web- site : http://www.aadityaenergyfoundation.org