1. SDC’s Global Programme Climate Change in India
Partnering for climate compatible development
5th Sustainable Environment Forum 2016
16 March 2016, New Delhi
Daniel Ziegerer
Director of Cooperation
SDC/Embassy of Switzerland
2. ABOUT SDC IN INDIA
BACKGROUND
GOAL
• A technical cooperation partner of India for more than fifty years.
• Since 2011, SDC’s programme focuses specifically on issues related to climate
change.
• SDC’s Global Programme Climate Change (GPCC) supports innovative climate
change adaptation and mitigation projects in select partner countries, facilities
the generation and dissemination of knowledge and engages in climate change
policy processes.
• Contribute to a climate compatible development in India over the long run by:
• Safeguarding development achievements from the negative impacts of
climate change (Adaptation); and
• Reducing or avoiding greenhouse gas emissions without compromising
India’s development goals (Mitigation).
4. APPROACH
Innovative
Actions
Develop and
disseminate
innovative solutions
in the focus areas to
address the causes
and effects of climate
change
Knowledge,
Science and
Research
Generate, document
and disseminate
knowledge produced
by joint research and
innovative actions
Policy
Communicate the
results of the
innovative actions
and research work to
contribute to policy
processes
5. Water Security
Sustainable water
management practices
Food Security
Climate smart agro-
advisory services
Hazard and Risk
Management
Vulnerability and risk assessments,
innovative risk reduction and
transfer mechanisms
Renewable Energy
Access to clean energy
Built Environment
Energy and resource
efficient measures and
construction materials for
buildings and cities
Small-scale Industries
Energy efficient technologies
and processes for micro,
small and medium
enterprises
FOCUS AREAS
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION
6. • 5% of global CO2 emissions are caused by
cement production and global consumption of
cement is rapidly increasing particularly in
emerging economies
• SDC is supporting the development of a new
type of cement called LC3 that is based on a
blend of limestone and calcined clay
• LC3 can reduce CO2 emissions by up to 30%
compared to stanard cement (OPC). It is cost
effective and does not require capital intensive
modifications to existing cement plants.
• SDC and DST are working out modalities of
their cooperation on Low Carbon Cement
(LCC) and explore scope for cooperating on
other mitigation/adaptation technologies
LOW CARBON CEMENT PROJECT
(LCC)
Built Environment
7. Implementing Partners
• EPFL, Switzerland; [Project lead]
• Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi,
IIT Madras, IIT Bombay;
• CIDEM, University of Las Villas, Cuba
• Technology and Action for Rural
Advancement (TARA).
Objectives
Enable the recognition of a new low
carbon cement type as suitable for general
construction and initiate its establishment
in the market. It has two components:
• Undertaking R & D to establish a
standard that will allow widespread
application of low carbon cement.
• Inform the industry about the results of
the research and develop expertise on
the new cement type.
Built Environment
LOW CARBON CEMENT PROJECT
(LCC)
8. Cooperation with the private sector
• Cooperation with all major cement
companies interested to learn early on
about this new technology
• Participation in stakeholder workshops and in
the project Advisory Panel
• Independent verification of testing results in
the companies own R&D facilites
• Collection of raw material samples in
different regions of India
• Sharing data on resource availability
• Trial tests under industrial conditions
• Plant-scale production of LC3
• Production of cement blocks for new
Embassy building
• Support for standardization of LC3
• Start commercializing LC3 products in India
LOW CARBON CEMENT PROJECT
(LCC)
Built Environment
9. Objectives
The project aims to reduce energy
consumption in new buildings and promote
best practices in designing and applying
building energy-efficiency measures.
• Promote an integrated design approach
• Reinforce material testing capacities
• Develop guidelines for the design of
energy-efficient residential buildings
• Prepare design templates for energy-
efficient public buildings
• Build capacity and disseminate
knowledge
BUILDING ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROJECT
(BEEP)
Built Environment
Implementing Partners
• Effin’art, Switzerland
• Greentech Knowledge Solutions, India
10. Cooperation with the private sector
• Integrated design workshops organized
for large commercial buildings resulting in
strategies for reduction of energy
consumption by 20-40%.
• Guidelines for energy-efficient multi-
storey residential buildings elaborated in
consultation with private partners.
• 1000 building sector professionals trained
aware of integrated design methodologies
and best practices for energy-efficient
buildings.
• Capacities of 5 private laboratories
strengthended for testing the thermal
performance of insulation materials.
• A design competition for external
moveable shading systems for Indian
designers was launched and protoypes
are currently being developed in India.
Built Environment
BUILDING ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROJECT
(BEEP)
11. Built Environment
CAPACITY BUILDING FOR LOW CARBON & CLIMATE
RESILIENT CITY DEVELOPMENT (CapaCITIES)
Objectives
Strengthen the capacities of city authorities
to plan and implement measures for
reducing greenhouse gas emissions and for
coping with the effects of climate change.
• Climate relevant research and tools
integrated into city planning.
• Adaptation and mitigation measures
implemented in thematic sectors.
• Knowledge sharing and exchange
between cities enabled.
Implementing Partners
• Consortia of Swiss and Indian experts
selected through an open tender.
• City Municipal Corporations of
Coimbatore, Rajkot, Siliguri and Udaipur.
Climate
Resilience
Short-lived
Climate Pollutants
(SLCPs)
abatement
CO2 reduction
Research
and City Planning
Buildings
Transport/Mo
bility
Sewage/
Solid Waste
Water
Knowledge Sharing and Exchange
12. Implementing Partners
• UNDP India
• State Governments of Uttarakhand,
Sikkim and Madhya Pradesh
• National and international experts
Objectives
Support the state governments of
Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Madhya Pradesh
in the implementation of their State Action
Plans on Climate Change.
• Capabilities of state authorities to
implement SAPCC’s enhanced.
• SAPCCs operationalized in select sectors
(water, renewable energy, disaster risk
reduction, forests)
• Experiences and approach shared.
Hazard and Risk Management
STRENGTHENING STATE STRATEGIES FOR
CLIMATE ADAPTATION (3SCA)
13. THANK YOU
For more information:
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
Embassy of Switzerland
Nyaya Marg
New Delhi – 110 021
Phone: +91 11 4995 9570
www.eda.admin.ch/countries/india/en/home.html
