Improvement of rural people livelihood
in cold desert areas of the Western Himalayas

Themes

I. IMPACTS OF ENERGY PROJECTS IN DEVELOPMENT

• 1. Decentralised Rural Electrification
• 2. Energy and Agriculture
• 3. Energy and Productive Activities
• 4. Energy in Public Building
• 5. Energy and Household

II. ADAPTATION STRATEGIES OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO CLIMATE CHANGE

• 6. Impact of Climate Change in cold regions of Asia
• 7. Adaptation strategies

III. FINANCING ISSUES

• 8. Role and experiences of financing institutions in the implementation of energy-related development projects
• 9. Role of carbon market in catalyzing revenues for clean energy investments
• 10. Role of civil society in capitalizing the carbon market.