| Title: | BASIC: Building and Strengthening Institutional Capacity on Climate Change in Brazil, South Africa, India and China |
| Coordinating Institutions: |
Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, UK. ECOFYS, Germany Energy Environment Analytics Ahmedabad, India. Global Climate Change Institute of Tsinghua University, China Enviro-Legal Specialists, South Africa Institute for Advanced Studies, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil National Institute of Technology, Bhopal, India Ministry of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, South Africa Ministry of Science and Technology, China Palmer Development Group, South Africa Research Centre for Sustainable Development at Chinese Academy of Social Science (CASS), China SouthSouthNorth, South Africa Technology Information Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC), India Winrock International, India World Resources Institute (Link to Process) |
| Objective: | Capacity building on future international climate policy |
| Project Description: |
The BASIC Project will support strengthening the in-country capacity of Brazil,
South Africa, India and China to undertake analytical work to determine what
kind of climate change actions best fit within their national circumstances,
interests and priorities. The Project will create a multi-level network by
bringing these four developing country governments together with domestic and
international non-governmental institutions with expertise in research, policy
and implementation in a manner designed to provide long term in-country capacity
gains across the governmental/non-governmental divide. By supporting the
capacity of these countries to draw lessons from their implementation
experiences, both in terms of insights gained from institutional processes as
well as implementation of specific climate policies and providing opportunities
for mutual learning amongst a wider group of developing countries, this project
will provide an important starting point for shaping future climate policy,
domestically and internationally. The BASIC Project is funded by the European
Union Directorate-General Environment. The fifth project meeting was held on 9 August 2006 at the Institute of Advanced Studies, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. |
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