Agenda for Survival

[Sharmila Sinha]

http://www.cseindia.org/node/1701

Agenda for Survival :Certificate course on the policies, politics and practices of environmentalmanagement in India. New Delhi, June 1- 29, 2013

This interdisciplinary month-long summer certificate course allows Indian participants to understand and critically evaluate issues that lie at the interface of environment & development; poverty; democracy, equity & justice.

Learning mode:

Classroom lectures, case study presentation, discussions, and lot more. Interrogate policy makers and activists. Hear leading academics, policy pundits, lawyers, grassroots activists and members of CSE's research and advocacy teams speak. Several field trips include a week-long field trip to Himalayas to explore community-led eco-restoration efforts in rural India and several field trips within Delhi.

Course assignment: Magazine Hillscribe >> http://agendaforsurvival.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/hillscribe_-ju...

Report, write, edit, design and learn hands-on to produce your own magazine.

The course will cover:

-          State of India’s environment: An overview

-          Poverty and the biomass economy

-          Ecological rights & natural resource management

-          Land and its use: Agriculture, food security

-          Conservation & conflict: wildlife management debate

-          Urban growth challenges: Water & waste management, air pollution & mobility

-          Sustainable industrialisation& public health concerns

-          Climate change & global environmental governance

-          Week long field visit to Himalayas and several with Delhi

For details please see: http://www.cseindia.org/node/1701

Eligibility:  Open to 25 young professionals and college students from any stream from India.

Deadline: Send your résumé / CV -- Saturday, April 27, 2013.

Stay in Delhi: We will arrange hostel accommodation for outstation participants (includes stay & food during course tenure).

Fellowships: Select candidates will be awarded fellowships to support their stay in Delhi.

Medium of Instruction: English

Contact: Sharmila Sinha, Anil Agarwal Green College Email: [e-mail]/ [e-mail]   Tel: [phone]