Swati singh sambyal's Blog – December 2011 Archive (3)

The minerals sector is a key driver for the country’s industrial growth. However, it has brought in its wake severe environmental repercussions and social unrest. One of the greatest challenges, therefore, is how to make mining environmentally and socially acceptable.

Unfortunately, most EIA reports either overlook or poorly interpret the critical issues related to a mining project. There is an urgent need to strengthen capacity of regulators, NGOs, environmental consultants and…

Due to request by many participants who were interested for the month long EIA/SIA training programme to be held from 16th Jan-16th Feb, 2012, we have postponed the programme to June'12 due to harsh weather conditions in the month of January.

CSE's One month Advanced Training Programme on EIA/SIA  (16th January-16th February,2012)aims at dispersing knowledge about Environment and Social Impact Assessment through sector-specific study and field trips.

Apply for the course, discounts would be considered for applicants.

Refer to the brochure for more details.EIA/SIA.pdf

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