S c o p e    o f    C o n f e r e n c e

1. Global Climate Scenario.
a) Post Copenhagen Scenario
b) Strategy to mitigate atmospheric Carbondioxideto 350 ppm
c) 2 degree centrigrade atmospheric temperature increase and its
    consequences
d) Climate Change Patterns and mitigation strategies
e) International multilateral cooperation
(f) Gender Concerns and Climate Change

2. Impact of climate change on Fragile Ecosystems
a) Mountainous ecosystem
b) Island ecosystem
c) Coastal ecosystem
d) Ecotones : wetlands
e) Deserts and Arid lands
f) Cryosphere

3. Impact of climate change on Natural Resources
a) Forests & grassland ecosystems
b ) Water Resources and glaciers
c) Grasslands
d) Crop lands
e) Soil 
f) Bio-diversity

4. Energy
a) Energy conservation
b) Sustainable use of energy
c) Renewable sources of energy
d) Zero energy building
e) Policy and regulatory options
f) Biofuels

5 (A). Biotechnology in Environment Management
a) Technology innovation    d) Bio-remediation
b) Eco-biotechnology           e) Green chemistry
c) Nano-technology and environment

5 (B). Science & Technology in Environmental Management
(a) Remote Sensing and GIS
(b) Cleaner production green technology
(c) Information technology
(d) Clean development mechanisms
(e) E-waste management

6. Sustainable Development
a) Sustainable agriculture,grasslands and forestry
b) Bio-mining
c) Eco-restoration
e) Soil and water sustainability

7. Ecology, Economics and Climate Change
a) Productivity of eco-systems
b ) Managing ecological hazards
c) Modeling and Valuation of eco-systems
d) The economics of climate Change & its mitigation
e) Carbon and ecological foot printing

8. Human Settlements
a) Urbanization & environment
b) Urban Planning
c) Health risks associated with climate change
d) Rural Communities and tribals     e) Green buildings and architecture

9. Health impacts of climate change
a) Non infectious diseases     b) Infectious diseases
c) Future projection and uncertainties d) Pursuing early warning systems e) Preventive measures

10. Framing responses
A) Policy Responses
a) Environmental policies in respect to climate change
b) International politics of climate change
c) Environment legislation & enforcement
d) Role of Local Self Government bodies: Panchyats, Municipal committees
e) Institutional mechanisms for managing climate change f) National Missions, Govt. of India
B) Awareness Responses
a) Role of media
b) Education, awareness and ethics
c) Human adaptive strategies
C) Market Responses
a) REDD (Reduction of Emissions, deforestation and degradation)
b) Marketing Mechanisms
c) Carbon trading

11. Youth forum on climate change and global warming

12. Legislators debate on climate change