Kochi is among the four cities, besides, Madurai, Howrah and Vishakhapatnam, that have been selected by the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI), a global body set up for implementing a project called ‘Asian Cities Adapt’, which looks at ways to reduce the risks of climate change.
As part of the project, a comprehensive action plan is being readied to address the growing issues of climate change in a city like Kochi, which has a fragile urban system.
A recent meeting of the various stakeholders including the CUSAT, National Institute of Oceanography, Cochin Port Trust and Regional Town Planning Department assessed the study reports prepared by ICLEI and IIT Delhi.
The assessment highlighted the projected changes in temperature and rainfall. The meet also discussed the indicative impact of the expected climate changes….
Renewable energy park in Kochi, Kerala, shot by Ranjithsiji, Wikimedia Commons, under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license
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