Estimation of carbon sequestration potential of activities under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment, Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) is India바카라 사이트™s flagship employment guarantee programme

Abstract

The study estimates the carbon sequestration potential of activities under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment, Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), India바카라 사이트™s flagship employment guarantee programme, contributing towards India바카라 사이트™s international commitment on carbon sinks. The study is highly significant at this time, being in line with the Paris Climate Agreement reporting requirements under the Katowice Climate Package which recommends estimation and reporting of mitigation co-benefits of adaptation actions.

The Report was prepared by Prof N H Ravindranath and Dr Indu K Murthy, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, with technical support of Dr Jeremy Woods of Imperial College, London. It was reviewed by Dr Jeremy Woods and Mr Laurence Evans, from Imperial College London, facilitated by the College바카라 사이트™s consultancy company Imperial Consultants

This study was funded by the Department for International Development (DFID). It is an output of the 바카라 사이트˜Estimation of carbon sequestration potential of activities under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act바카라 사이트™ project and 바카라 사이트˜Delivering Technical Assistance for Climate Resilient Infrastructure under India바카라 사이트™s Rural Employment Guarantee Programme바카라 사이트™.

This article is also available: Mitigation co-benefits of carbon sequestration from MGNREGS in India

Citation

N H Ravindranath, Indu K Murthy, Jeremy Woods (2018) Estimation of carbon sequestration potential of activities under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and Imperial College, London

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Published 31 May 2019