Agenda for Survival - June 2015

[Sharmila Sinha]

For details please see: http://www.cseindia.org/node/1701
Apply By March 30, 2015
This niche summer program, offered by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) is an opportunity for young students from all streams 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. See films and interact with their makers. Field trips to rural India and within Delhi.
Eligibility: Open to 25 young enthusiastic persons between the ages of 18 to 25.
Course assignment:
Participants will be helped to hone their communication skills through supervised field-based reporting and writing to understand environment a subject of coverage.
See year 2014 assignment
UNEARTH (online) http://bit.ly/1AWxoby
UNEARTH (print) http://bit.ly/1xaucM9

The course will cover:
MODULE 1: State of India’s environment
1.1 Poverty & Economy
1.2 Ecological Rights & Natural Resource Management
1.3 Land and its Use: Agriculture, Food Security
1.4 Conservation & Conflict: People, Forest & Wildlife Management

MODULE 2: Urban growth challenges
2.1 Water & Waste Management
2.2 Air Pollution & Mobility
2.3 Sustainable Industrialization
2.4 Public Health Concerns

MODULE 3: Climate change
3.1 Global Environmental Governance
3.2 Climate Change & Equity
3.3 Adaptation & Mitigation
3.4 The Way Forward

MODULE 4: Field Visit
4.1 To explore community-led eco-restoration efforts in rural India
4.2 Within Delhi (NCR)

How to apply: Candidates are required to send their latest CV/resume with a short covering note of not more than 250 words (what do you expect to achieve from this course) to the email addresses given below.
E-mail: Sharmila Sinha: [e-mail]/ [e-mail]
More on: http://www.cseindia.org/node/1701