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KEY WORDS. Integration Partnerships. MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS ( MDGs ). Eradicate Global Poverty and Hunger Achieve Environmental Stability Develop a Global Partnership for Development. INTERNATIONAL MECHANISMS.
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KEY WORDS Integration Partnerships
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS (MDGs) • Eradicate Global Poverty and Hunger • Achieve Environmental Stability • Develop a Global Partnership for Development
INTERNATIONAL MECHANISMS • Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) • Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) • UN Convention to Combat Desertification(UNCCD) • United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF)
NATIONAL GOALS • Poverty alleviation strategies to eradicate poverty- MoRD • Voluntary commitment to bring down emissions by 20 - 25% by 2020 on a purely domestic level-MoEF • Corporates’ to contribute 2% of their profits towards Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)-MoCA
LOCAL NEEDS • Improve livelihoods: • National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) • National Horticulture Mission • Tribal Development Program (NABARD) • Mitigate climate change: • Climate plans being made by every State • CSR: • Construction of school buildings, health centres etc.
International • Multilateral agencies such as The World Bank and the UN Development Program (UNDP). • Bilateral agencies such as the US Agency for International Development, German Agency for Technical Co-operation and the Department For International Development (DFID). • Foundations such as the Rabo Foundation and RBS Foundation. • Academic Institutionssuch as Ohio Wesleyan University and the Institute for Application of geo-spatial technologies.
National • Government of India: • Ministry of Environment and Forests • Department of Science and Technology • Ministry of Rural Development • Ministry of Agriculture • Universities such asJawaharlal Nehru Technological University and Andhra University. • Financial Institutions such as NABARD. • Industries such as the JK Paper Ltd.
LOCAL • CBO’s • NGO’s • State Governments: • DRDA • Integrated Tribal Development Agency • Social Enterprises
Local National INTEGRATION International
Disciplines Involved: • Environment and Geography • Climate Science • Spatial Technology • Development Economics • Social Sciences • Forestry • Statistics
Sectors: • Agriculture • Forests • Agro – Forestry • Rural Development
Sustainability BUSINESS UNUSUAL MODELS
We seek the support of all BUT would not wait for any
New institutional mechanism Socio-eCO2nomix-Global A ‘not for profit’ enviro-social enterprise to integrate business, development and environment.
Mandate Economic advancement Social upliftment Environmental improvement
Target 50,000 hectares over next 5 years to benefit 100,000 farmers
First step Develop a cost effective replicable model to determine eligibility in developing countries for project development under CDM / VCS.
Determination of land eligibility Partnerships with Rabo Foundation Dept of Geo-engineering, Andhra university, India Ohio Wesleyan University, USA Institute for Application of Geo-spatial Technology, Syracuse, NY, USA GIS service providers /experts
Linkages Dept of Rural Development, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh Dept of Horticulture, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh Dept of Land Records, Govt. of A.P. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt. of India Dept of Mathematics, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada, India Dept. of Geo-engineering, Andhra university, India
Team Carbon Finance Specialist Forest Management Specialist Community Development Specialist GIS experts Forestry experts Technical writers Statistician
Basket of projects CERs: Program of Activities (PoA) Large scale CDM Project Small scale CDM Projects VERs: Voluntary Carbon Standards CCBA etc.
Targeted buyers Corporates Enables them to offset their carbon footprints and also earn credits for fulfilling their Corporate Social Responsibility
Vision of Socio-eCO2nomix-Global Establish a carbon exchange for retail sale of carbon credits / social credits Promote ‘Development Alliance’ IPO to invite capital from individuals/organisations concerned for environment and development.
Build Social Capital Green capital Financial capital
Socio-eCO2nomix-Global would like to provide a platform for development agencies, governments and communities to collaborate for providing social, economic and environmental benefits both locally and globally on a sustained basis.
Connecting poor to international carbon markets through global mechanisms for development and environment such as UNFCCC