Green Rising Initiative
UNICEF’s Generation Unlimited, in collaboration with India’s Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, introduced “Green Rising” initiative at COP28.
- Aim – To empower youth-led climate actions and solutions.
- Launched at – RewirEd Summit
- RewirEd Summit – 1st ever global summit on education and climate.
City of Lakes Project | C40
At a discussion held by C40, Delhi’s breakthroughs in fighting climate change like City of Lakes project and 3i model were mentioned.
- Aim – To rejuvenate water bodies in Delhi city.
- It creates eco-tourism opportunities and enhances heat resilience, particularly during extreme weather events.
- Impacts – an increase of up to 2 meters in groundwater levels.
- C40 – Global network of nearly a hundred mayors of world’s leading cities that are united in action to confront climate crisis.
Dodo (Raphus cucullatus)
Geneticists and conservationists have joined forces to re-introduce the Dodo, extinct since the late 17th century.
- Flightless birds that were related to pigeons
- Endemic to – Mauritius
- Closest living relative of the dodo – Nicobar pigeon.
- Reason for its extinction – Deforestation, hunting, and destruction of their nests by animals brought to the island by the Dutch.