This division is the nodal division for United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Nairobi, South Asia Cooperative Environment Programme (SACEP), Colombo. The Division also handles bilateral issues and matters pertaining to multilateral bodies such as the Commission on Sustainable Development, Environment Support Programme of UNDP under Country Cooperation Framework -1, Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the regional bodies like Economic & Social Commission for Asia & Pacific (ESCAP), South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), European Union (EU) and the India Canada Environment Facility.
In the area of sustainable development following new initiatives have been taken up by the Division :
- Preparation of State of Environment (SoE) Report;
- Formulation of Sustainable Development Indicators (SDI).
The Ministry is the nodal agency in the Government for various environment related multilateral conventions and protocols. These include the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, Convention on Wetlands of International importance, especially as waterfowl habitat, Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animal, Vienna Convention for the protection of the Ozone Layer, Montreal Protocol on Substances that deplete the Ozone Layer, Conventions on Biological Diversity, UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, Kyoto Protocol, the Basel Convention on Trans-boundary Movement of Hazardous Substances, Convention to Combat Desertification, Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants etc.
India has been pursuing its commitments under various conventions vigorously by initiating various measures nationally and by taking several important initiatives in the region.
Environment related multilateral conventions and protocols etc., are being handled by the respective technical and scientific divisions in the Ministry. IC&SD Division plays a coordinating role in the matters relating to these Conventions. A compendium on various environment related conventions is proposed to be brought out by the Division.
The IC & SD Division has prepared reports for World Summit on Sustainable Development which can be accessed at:
Reports for World Summit on Sustainable DevelopmentIndia Development Marketplace (IDM) 2007 - World Bank
The Status Report of India-Canada Environment Facility (ICEF) which gives details of the activities of the ICEF Project Office as well as of individual sub-projects funded by the Facility, both completed and under implementation. It can be accessed at:
[html], [pdf], and [word].For further information, please contact:
Mr. Alok Agarwal
Deputy Secretary
International Cooperation Division
Ministry of Environment and Forests
Paryavaran Bhawan
CGO Complex, Lodi Road
New Delhi - 110 003
