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DAY-1,19-02-2010,Friday |
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2.00pm - 4.30pm |
Registration
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4-30 pm - 6.30pm |
Inauguration
Inauguration by
Prof. Rajan
Gurukkal, Vice Chancellor, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam
Presidential
Address by: Prof. M.K. Prasad (Chairman, CCDC-2010) & Director,
Information Kerala Mission, Govt of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram
Proceeding Release
by: Prof. M.R. Hoffmann, California Institute of Technology, USA
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DAY-2,20-02-2010,Saturday |
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8.00 am-9.00 am |
Registration
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9.00 am -11.00 am
(Session-1)
Hall: Royal Gallery
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Plenary Talks 1 , 2 and 3
(Chairman: Prof. M.R. Hoffmann, California Institute of
Technology,
USA)
Slicing the Carbon Cake: Global
Budgets, Emissions Trajectories and Burden-Sharing in Mitigation
T. Jayaraman, Tata
Inst. of Social Sciences, Mumbai
The Copenhagen accord and the
Indian stand
James Jacob, Rubber
Research Institute of India, Kottayam, India
Form Unilateralism to Green
Protectionism: Western Climate Policy and the Threat of Trade
Barriers against Developing Nations
Benny Peiser,
Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom |
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Tea Break
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11.30am -1.00 pm ,
Session-2 Hall: Royal Gallery
(Chairman:
Dr. James Jacob, Rubber Research Institute, Kottayam) |
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11.30-12.00pm |
Climate change in India during
the recent hundred Years
P. V. Joseph,
Cochin University of Science and Technology, India
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12.00-12.30 pm |
Effect of Climate Shift on Ocean
and Atmosphere
K. Mohankumar,
Cochin University of Science and Technology, India
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12.30-12.40pm |
Extreme Rainfall Patterns in Various
Seasons in Kerala
Indrani Pal,
University of Cambridge, UK
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12.40-12.50 pm |
Universities Meeting the
Challenges of Climate Change: Building Capacity for Collaboration
Across Nations
Dilafruz Williams,
Graduate School of Education, Portland, USA
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12.50-1.00pm |
Potential effects of climate change
on rainfall erosivity in catchments of rain -fed submontane region
M. S. Hadda,
Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India
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1.00-2.30 pm (Lunch at Nalukettu) |
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(2.30-4.00 pm)
Session-3A, Hall: Royal Gallery
(Chairman: Dr. E.V.
Ramasamy, School of Environmental Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi
University, Kottayam) |
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2.30-2.40pm |
Variations in Temperature and
Rainfall Extremes during the Recent Past: Three Case Studies from
Semi-arid Maharashtra, India
Amit G. Dhorde,
Department of Geography, University of Pune, Pune, India
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2.40-2.50pm |
Effect of Changes in Climatic
Variables on Spectral Data Derived from Spot Vegetation Indices – A
Case Study
V. E. Nethaji
Mariappan, Sathyabama University, Tamil Nadu, India
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2.50-3.00pm |
Role of
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT): Towards Climate
Change Mitigation
Sharmila K. Karpe
, Information Tech Dept, Institute of Technology, India
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3.00-3.10 pm |
Climate change and its impact on
water resources
Laxmi N. Thakural,
National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee, India
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3.10-3.20 pm |
Groundwater Recharge To Mitigate
The Impact Of Climate Change On Water Resources
Rajan Agarwal, Department of Soil & Water Engineering,
Punjab,
India
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3.20-3.30 pm |
Evaluation of the
effects of climate change on future drought trends (Case
study: Yazd in central Iran)
M. T. Dastorani,
Faculty of Natural Resources, Yazd University, Iran
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3.30-3.40 pm |
Effects
of Buildings on Climate
Suresh C. Bajpai,
Birbal Sahni Institue of Palaeobotany, Lucknow, India
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3.40-3.50 pm |
Study of parameters for
geophysical Detection through Ground Penetrating Radar
Amitansu Pattanaik,
Defence Terrain research Laboratory (DTRL), Delhi, India
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3.50-4.00 pm |
Present Status of Carbon
Sequestration in India
Sohal Satnam Singh, Biological Research Laboratory,
Maharshi
Dayanand
College,
Mumbai
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2.30-4.00 pm Session-3 B (Parallel session) Hall: Sunset
(Chairman: Prof. Hadda,
Punjab
Agricultural University,
Ludhiana) |
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2.30-2.40 pm |
The security
implications of climate change in south Asia
Abhaya Kumar
Singh, Dept. of Defence & Strategic Studies, Ayoddhya, India
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2.40-2.50 pm |
Is Climate Change
Really Here? A Case of
Lokoja Town,
Nigeria
F. Ujoh, Department
of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Abuja,
Nigeria
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2.50-3.00 pm |
Reducing Emissions from
Deforestation and Degradation (REDD): A new Commitment or Financial
Source?
Rony Bishry, Center
for the Technology for Inventory of Natural Resources, Indonesia
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3.00-3.10 pm |
Increasing trends of intense
rainfall events over Gujarat State in the warming environment
Hiren Madhukant
Dave, Gujarat University, India
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3.10-3.20 pm |
Marble Mining and Processing in
Southern Rajasthan: An Assessment of the Change in Micro-Climatic
Condition and Its Impact
Bhomik Shah,
Indian Institute of Forest Management, India
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3.20-3.30 pm |
Vulnerability and Adaptation
Profile of Indian Coastal Urban Ecosystem due to climate change
Sibananda Senapati
, National Institute of Industrial Engineering, (NITIE), Mumbai,
India
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3.30-3.40 pm |
Water Resources
and Drought Management in the face of Climate
Change-
Nigeria Experience
J. O. Akanmu, Civil & Environmental Engineering Department,
University of
Lagos, Nigeria
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3.40-3.50 pm |
Extraction of volatile fatty acids (VFA)
from organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW) through
acidogenic reactors
Rakesh P. S.,
Mahatma
Gandhi
University,
Kerala, India
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3.50 - 4.00 pm |
Media’s Role in
curtailing Global warming and People’s willingness to change
N. Tamilselvi, Anna University, Chennai, India
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Tea Break |
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4.30-6.00pm (Session 4) Hall: Royal Gallery
(Chairman:
B. K. Bala,
Bangladesh Agricultural university, Bangladesh)
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4.30-5.00 pm |
Swedish Research on Climate Change
Impacts, Adaptation and Mitigation – An Overview
Björn Sellberg, The
Swedish Research Council for Environment , Sweden |
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5.00-5.30 pm |
Prof.Hoffmann, California Institute
of Technology, USA |
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5.30-5.40 pm |
Empirical
analysis on carbon strategy in air transport industry
Risa Morimoto,
Toulouse Business School, France
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5.40-5.50 pm |
Implementation of water
spreading project as a logical strate,of drought control in arid
zones of (case study: Miankooh waters preading
system of Mehriz) .
A. Talebi,
M.T, Faculty of Natural Resources, Yazd University,
Iran
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5.50-6.00 pm |
What Determines Adoption of a
Clean Technology: Cost of the Technology or Cost of Production?
Chandrakant Pradhan,
Chennai, India
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6.30-7.45 pm
(Indian Classic: Dance/Sitar
Concert) |
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7.45 pm (Dinner) |
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DAY-3,21-02-2010,Sunday |
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9.00am-11.00am
(Session 1) Hall: Royal Gallery
(Chairman: M.
R. Ramesh Kumar, National Institute of Oceanography, Goa, India)
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9.00-9.30am |
Adaptation of forests
and people to climate change
Risto Seppälä,
Finnish Forest Research Institute, Finland
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9.30-10.00 am |
Modeling of
climate change impacts on agriculture, forests and fishery
B. K. Bala,
Bangladesh Agricultural university, Bangladesh
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10.00-10.30 am |
"Nitrous oxide emission from animal
and poultry wastes and its environmental significance"
S. Mahimairaja,
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India |
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10.30-11.00 am |
Role of CDM in Climate Change and
its Impact on India
Anju Singh,
National institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), India
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Tea Break |
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11.30-1.00 pm (Session 2A) Hall: Royal Gallery
(Chairman: Dr. Raju
Thadikkaran, School of International Relations and Politics, Mahatma
Gandhi University, Kottayam) |
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11.30-11.40 pm |
Combating Climate
Change through Sustainable Agriculture – Policy Issues
Dhananjaya B., The
Livelihood School, Bangalore, India
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11.40-11.50 pm |
Developing
Countries and Climate Change: Obligations Under International
Environmental Law
Lalu John Philip,
National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bangalore, India
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11.50-12.00 pm |
CO2 Sequestration &
Biofuel Production using Micro algal Technology
K. Sudhakar,
Centre for Energy & Environmental Science and Technology (CEESAT),
India
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12.00-12.10 pm |
Declining carbon
intensity: Environmental benefits of economic reforms
Barun
Mitra, The director of Liberty Institute, New Delhi, India |
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12.10-12.20 pm
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Measures to Reduce the Impacts of
Global Warming owing to Climate Change in the Crop Production In
Developing Countries
Kuldeep B. Patel,
The M.S. University of Baroda, India
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12.20-12.30 pm |
Characterization and impact of
biochar on carbon and nutrient dynamics in soil
Shenbagavalli S., Department of Environmental Science, Tamil
Nadu Agricultural
University,
India
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12.30-12.40 pm
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Removal of Lead from Aquatic Medium
by Biosorption Using
Parthenium Hysterophorous
Vikash Bhagat,
VIT
University,
Vellore, India
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12.40-12.50 pm |
Biomass and carbon sequestration
potential of new Hevea clones of Natural Rubber in the
traditional rubber growing regions of India
Ambily K. K.,
Rubber Research Institute of India, Kottayam, Kerala, India
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12.50-1.00 pm
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Impact of Climate Change on Indian
Agriculture: A Panel Data Analysis
Pradosh Kiran Nath,
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India
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11.30-1.00 pm (session 2B) Hall: Sunset
(Chairman:
Dr.Jayachandran, School of Biosciences, Mahatma Gandhi University,
Kottayam) |
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11.30-11.40 pm |
Temporal characteristics of aerosol
physical properties and trace gases at Delhi
Khem Singh,
Chemical Metrology Section National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi
,India
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11.40 -11.50 pm |
SHORT TALK
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11.50 -12.00pm |
Impact of
Urbanization on Land Surface Temperature as Derived from Remotely
Sensed Data: A Case Study of Pune City, India
Anargha Amit
Dhorde, Nowrosjee Wadia College, Pune , INDIA,
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12.00 -12.10pm |
Satellite-based modeling of carbon assimilation in tropical forest
types in India
Shijo Joseph,
Centre for Research in Global Change and Sustainability, Kerala,
India
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12.10 -12.20pm |
Climate change and human rights in
developing countries
K. Swapna, Kerala
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12.20 -12.30pm |
Mitigating
Climate Change and Global Worming – Contribution by Papua New
Guinean Rain Forests
Basil Marasinghe,
Papua New Guinea University.
Papua New Guinea
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12.30 -12.40pm |
Agro-silvopastoral development
project “Supporting
indigenous mbororo-fulani pastoralists adapt to climate change,
mitigate climate change and buffer the influence of climate change
in Cameroon”
Joro hamidou Ibrahim, mboscuda adult literacy programme officer
and research practitioner on climate change, Cameroon
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12.40 -12.50pm |
Climate Change and its Impact on the
Poor
T. G. Monisha,
Anna
University
Chennai, India
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12.50 -1.00 pm |
Carbon Sequestration Assessment and
Sustainable Policy for Madhya Pradesh Forests: A Way to Mitigate
Carbon
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1.00-2.00 pm (Lunch Break) |
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2.00-3.10 pm(Session 3) Hall: Royal Gallery
(Chairman:
Risto Seppälä,
Finnish Forest Research Institute, Finland) |
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2.00-2.30pm |
Study of Prolonged Break Spells
during the recent decades over the Indian Subcontinent
M. R. Ramesh
Kumar, National Institute of Oceanography, Goa, India
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2.30-2.40pm |
Education and
Sustainable Development: Socio-Economic Impact in
India
Singai Chetan, Danish
School of Education, Denmark
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2.40-2.50pm |
Enrichment of Ocean surface by
artificial upwelling for plankton growth in Climate change
mitigation – an Innovative approach
Rajaguru S., National
Institute
of Ocean
Technology, Chennai, India
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2.50-3.00 pm |
Potential impacts of climate change
on rainy season onset in Ethiopia
Samuel Gameda, Agriculture and
Agri-Food
Canada,
Research Branch, Ottawa, Canada
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3.00-3.10 pm |
Use of Renewable Energy For Combating
Climate Change
Usha Bajpai,
Department of Physics, University of
Lucknow, Lucknow, India.
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(3.10-6.00 pm)
Backwater Boat Trip - Vembanadu Lake |
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(7.30 pm)
Barbeque Dinner |
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DAY 4,22-02-2010,Monday |
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9.00-11.00 am( Session 1) Hall: Royal Gallery
(Chairman: Dr. K.M.
Seethi, School of
International Relations
and Politics, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam) |
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9.00 -9.30 am |
From barriers to bridges: how
tailor-made and problem oriented information provision can
strengthen climate related decision making
Juergen Kropp,
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Potsdam, Germany
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9.30 -10.00 am |
Impacts in the developing world of accelerating climate change and
climate policy initiatives – Threats, challenges, opportunities and
risks
Stefan Anderberg,
Lund University centre for sustainable studies, Sweden
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10.00 -10.30 am |
Integrated Food Waste Management for Climate Change Mitigation in
Developing
Asian
Countries
Janya SANG-ARUN,
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Japan
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10.30 -10.50 am |
Estimating Carbon Emission Reduction
( CER) in Afforestation activities of NABARD’s Watersheds for
Carbon Credits and Climate Change Mitigation
M. S. Haque,
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mumbai -,India
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10.50 -11.00 am |
Best Practices and Innovation of
Biodiversity Conservation as Friendly Ways of Adapting to Climate
Change in Forest, Coastal, and Agro Ecosystem in Indonesia
Indah Budiani, The Indonesian
Biodiversity Foundation,
Indonesia
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11.00-11.30 am Tea
Break
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11.30-1.00 pm
(Session 2) Hall: Royal Gallery
(Chairman: Dr.
M. S. Haque,
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mumbai) |
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11.30-12.00 pm
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Potential impacts of Climate Change
in Kenya
Jason S. Ogola,
University Of Venda , South Africa
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12.00-12.10 pm |
Will Decentralized Energy Planning
Help in Climate Change Mitigation?
Bimlesh Kumar,
Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, India
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12.10-12.20 pm |
Community Profiling as Basis for
the Development of a Community-based Integrated Watershed Management
Program for the Municipality of Lumba
M. C. Pareja,
Lasallian Institute for the Environment (LIFE), Philippines
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12.20-12.30 pm |
Indigenous knowledge in Mitigation
and Adaptation to Climate Change Among Dry Zone Farmers in Sri Lanka
Badra Hearath,
University of Sri Jayewardhanepura, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka
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12.30-12.40 pm |
Impact of Weather and Climate
Sensitivity on Electricity Demand in Chennai City
B. P. Chandramohan, Department of Economics,
Presidency College,
Chennai, India.
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12.40-12.50 pm |
Impact of climate change on the
transformation and transport of mercury in the environment
Mahesh Mohan,
Mahatma
Gandhi
University,
Kerala, India
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12-50-1.00 pm |
Climate change: A vulnerabilities
approach
Kavya Michael, B.K.
College Amalagiri,
Kottayam,
India |
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1.00-2.00 pm Lunch
at Nalukettu
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Valedictory Function (2.00- 3.00pm) Hall: Royal
Gallery
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