Field visit to ClimaRice project sites

News and events // 31/08/2010 //

A two member team from the Royal Norwegian Embassy recently visited the ClimaRice 1 and 2 project sites in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh to see the achievements so far.

News and events // 21/07/2010 //

Ten villages in Jharkhand now have silk reeling centers run by women self help groups. This improvement in women's livelihood is due to an Indo-Norwegian project building community solar power plants (CSPP).

News and events // 16/04/2010 //

'ClimaRice-II' is a project Supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway, through the Royal Norwegian Embassy, New Delhi (2009- 2011) and focuses on climate change, agriculture, water, food security and livelihoods.

News and events // 29/12/2009 //

The second Stake holder’s Work shop for Norwegian Embassy supported project under Institutional Cooperation programme- 'ClimaRice' was conducted on 24th November, 2009 at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore, India. Dr.V.Geethalakshmi, Professor and Head, ACRC explained the project activities to the stakeholders. Dr. P. Murugesa Boopathy, Vice Chancellor, TNAU presided the inau...

News and events // 09/11/2009 //

The fifth edition of Centre for Media Studies (CMS) VATAVARAN, Environment and Wildlife film festival – popular as Indian Green Oscar, was held in the Capital from 27th – 31st October with a vast gamut of national and international cinema on nature and conservation.

News and events // 15/07/2010 //

The ongoing project CLIMARICE funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway, through the Royal Norwegian Embassy, New Delhi is a small attempt aiming to make a contribution to the development of adaptation programs in agriculture against Climate Change at different levels.

News and events // 16/02/2010 //

The Norwegian Embassy supported 'ClimaRice I' project with partnering institute Bioforsk, Norway has completed the second year with an enhanced focus on dissemination of the results for the third year. Field trials are ongoing with a view to demonstrate the research findings to the farming community.

News and events // 27/11/2009 //

Farmers and NGO representatives welcomed the launch of a three year project aimed at reducing uncertainties in the monsoon rains in the regions of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu by integrating science and policy by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and its partners at the International Crop Research Institute for Semi Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) campus on 23rd November 2009.

News and events // 06/10/2009 //

For the third consecutive year, The Royal Norwegian Embassy (RNE) is proud to be associated as the principal partner with CMS VATAVARAN , India’s premier Environment and Wildlife Film festival. The support to the 5th CMS VATAVARAN Environment & Wildlife Film Festival reflects the Norwegian Governments’ commitment to promoting the environmental agenda, working for sustainable development and...

Field visit to ClimaRice project sites

Electrifying villages and improving livelihood of women

Sustaining rice production in a changing climate

Improving adaptive capacity of farmers under changing climate

Greening the Silver Screen

Capacity building programme on climate change adaptation technologies to Cauvery delta farmers

Norwegian Embassy team visits ClimaRice Project Areas in Trichy District

Andhra Pradesh to address Climate Change through research cooperation with Bioforsk and partners.

Environment Film Festival 2009

Royal Norwegian Embassy in New Delhi