Germany, India have long-standing cooperation on climate change: German envoy

The German envoy also visited the Sairi village in Dhamoon Panchayat nearly 20 kilometres from Shimla city

Germany and India have long-standing cooperation, especially in Himachal Pradesh, on areas such as climate change, hydropower and agriculture among others, said German Ambassador to India Walter J Lindner said recently. He was speaking at climate change conference in Shimla, a report in the  Deccan Chronicle says.

The two-day conference titled, ‘Secure Himalaya – Safe India: Reducing Climate Change Induced Risks & Vulnerabilities due to GLOF-Glacial Lake Outburst Floods in the Himalayas,’ discussed the climate risks, community preparedness, the role of financial institutions and climate change action plan in the region.

“The conference is not only about the exchange of plans and ideas, but it is already long-standing cooperation between Germany and the state of Himachal Pradesh,” Lindner said

“This is a very important two-day conference because the focus is on the exchange of views and ideas of experts rather than just long speeches,” he added

“We should focus on financial and technology assistance,” he added. The German envoy also visited the Sairi village in Dhamoon Panchayat nearly 20 kilometres from Shimla city. 

Another report expounds on the Indo-German Environment Partnership (IGEP) Programme

The IGEP is a joint programme of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India and the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). It focuses on urban and industrial environmental management in India.

The Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ), through the Indo-German Environment Partnership (IGEP) programme assists the Indian Government in managing these developments to achieve resource efficiency and sustainable development.

The IGEP aims to support the decision makers at national, state and local level to use innovative solutions for the improvement of urban and industrial environmental management and the development of an environment and climate policy focusing on inclusive economic growth de-coupled from resource consumption.

The programme cooperates with public and private sectors at the national, state and local levels, including the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Ministry of Urban Development, Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Pollution Control Boards and NGOs, industry associations.

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