A Partnership for the Future: INTASAVE-CARIBSAVE, FNI and TERI sign MoU to promote joint research on climate and development in India, China and around the world

A Partnership for the Future: INTASAVE-CARIBSAVE, FNI and TERI sign MoU to promote joint research on climate and development in India, China and around the world

The INTASAVE-CARIBSAVE Group is proud to announce the signing of a memorandum of understanding with two leading international institutes to advance research on climate change and sustainable development.

The MoU -- between the INTASAVE-CARIBSAVE Group, the Fridtjof Nansen Institute (FNI) and The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) -- was signed in New Delhi on 16 April, 2015, and establishes a firm foundation for collaboration on research, development and policy analysis.

Researchers will work together on green growth, climate change, sustainable energy, natural resource management, capacity building, knowledge exchange and co-production. One of the first projects will be a study of low-carbon development and climate change policies in India and China to increase international understanding of the gains made and challenges faced by these two countries.

The partnership is particularly important given the growing need for innovation and knowledge-sharing to meet the United Nations’ post-2015 development and climate agendas.

INTASAVE-CARIBSAVE chief executive officer Dr Murray C. Simpson said INTASAVE-CARIBSAVE was delighted to formalise its collaboration with FNI and TERI.

“This robust partnership will lead to greater resilience and reduce vulnerability for thousands of people, communities, economies and environments across the world,” he said.

Norwegian State Secretary (Deputy Minister) for Foreign Affairs Morten Høglund said: “This kind of research cooperation is a win-win situation. TERI is an institution we rely on in so many areas. It is a privilege to be associated with this agreement.”

FNI associate fellow Arne Walther said the MoU created an exciting new platform on which the three parties could to work together on a project-to-project basis.

The parties will work collaborate on nine areas of mutual interest: the co-benefits of climate change mitigation and adaptation, green growth and resource efficiency, environment and development, low-carbon strategies, institutions and governance, international cooperation, South-South knowledge exchange, capacity building; and national, regional and global policy advocacy.