International Cooperation

This programme area will engage governments by creating forums for discussing tensions over access to energy sources, water resources and environmental externalities, thereby exploring the potential and conditions for cooperation.

Ongoing Projects

• India-Israel Forum

CEEW is the member of the India-Israel Forum. CEEW is developing an approach to enhance research and development cooperation between both countries on energy and water issues.

• India-Pakistan Track II Dialogue on Water

CEEW is a member of India-Pakistan Track II dialogue that focusses on transboundary water issues between both countries.

• India-U.S. Track II Dialogue on Climate Change and Energy

Several members of the CEEW team are part of the Indian delegation for India-U.S. Track II on Climate Change and Energy. Mr Jamshyd Godrej (Co-Chairperson, CEEW) is head of the Indian delegation. For more information, Click here

• Solar Summit

CEEW plans on organising a high-level summit that will aim to secure commitments for wider deployment of solar technology. The '300 Days of Sunshine' initiative will bring together countries with the greatest solar potential and those with technologies to agree on a common agenda on technology access and finance.

Completed Projects

• Maharashtra-Guangdong Partnership on Sustainability

CEEW is facilitating a partnership between these two major provinces in India and China, respectively. The partnership will establish a dialogue among policymakers, set up a joint research projects, and facilitate interactions between indutry representatives.The MoU was signed by the two governments in Mumbai on 28 October 2010 and CEEW is working to operationalise the partnership. The CEEW team has already met the Governor and Vice Governor of Guangdong and CEEW is now speaking to potential partners to facilitate the project.