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Agenda for survival

AGENDA FOR SURVIVAL
A summer certificate course on the policies, politics and practices of environmental management in India

June 1- 30, 2009

[ADMISSIONS CLOSED]

During this intensive course, participants will explore the complexities underlying the environment-development debate in India.

They will have lectures, readings, presentations, and debates. Participants will also get time to read, report, watch films and review them, attend seminars, and interact with guest speakers, eminent activists and policy makers. As part of their assignment, participants will put together a journalistic product -- online documentary project using text, video and audio; alternatively they will also report, edit and design a magazine (see Detale, produced by the 2008 batch).

Course instructors are drawn from Centre for Science and Environment’s (CSE’s) research and programme teams.

The course is inspired by a concern that animated the work of eminent environmentalist Anil Agarwal, whose ideas on environment and sustainability remain relevant even today: the need to balance economic growth and ecological concern. He called it ‘the challenge of the balance’.

COURSE MODULES

State of India’s environment: An overview
The environmental movement in India
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
A week-long field trip to rural India to explore eco-restoration efforts at the grassroots level.

Medium of Instruction: English

STUDENTS' MAGAZINE 2008

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Batch of 2008





IMPORTANT READINGS


Politics of Environment

Towards Green Villages

Environmentalist of the poor (by Ramachandra Guha)



GUIDE TO THE COURSE

Course duration

Admissions

Course fees

Kamla Chowdhry Fellowships

Venue

Course contact

Application form

House Rules & Guidelines

Roadmap to CSE offices

List of Participants 2009



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COURSE DURATION: June 1- 30, 2009 Eligibility: A total of 30 participants will be selected. The course is open to young professionals and college students from any stream. *Admission criteria:* Candidates are required to submit a 500-word essay on any one of the following topics: More flyovers or better public transport: What will reduce congestion in Indian cities? Do you agree or disagree with the statement: “Water should be everybody’s business” APPLICATION DEADLINE Please ensure that the entrance essay and the candidate's resume / CV reach CSE (via post, fax or email) latest by Friday, April 10, 2009.		COURSE FEE: Rs 5,000 Includes training fees, local and outstation field excursions, select reading materials, together with lunch and refreshments during training days. Note: The fees (including the fee for accommodation, if needed) may be paid after your participation in the course is confirmed. ACCOMMODATION We will arrange accommodation for select outstation candidates for a nominal charge of Rs 5,000 for one month (stay and food). Some fellowships are available to support outstation candidates. KAMLA CHOWDHRY FELLOWSHIPS The prestigious Kamla Chowdhry Fellowships will be awarded to select candidates on the basis of their performance in the entrance essay.
COURSE CONTACT Sharmila Sinha Anil Agarwal Green Centre Tel: 91-11-29955125, Ext: 270 Fax: 91-11-29955879 E-mail: sharmila@cseindia.org; aagc@cseindia.org VENUE Anil Agarwal Green Centre 38, Tughlakabad Institutional Area New Delhi–110062		Preference will be given to outstation (non-Delhi) candidates to cover a part of their stay costs in Delhi and to support their participation in the course. A distinguished academic and an ardent Gandhian, Dr Chowdhry’s multifaceted interests spanned issues relating to forestry, ecology, environment, women’s rights and people’s participation. About Dr. Kamla Chowdhry>

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FEEDBACK(Summer 2008)

I try not to expect when visiting a foreign country – but disappointments stayed away and positive surprises came along
Regine Karch – Technical University, Munich

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It gave me a perception about environment and development issues in India and also cleared some mental models that I had picked up elsewhere
Shantanu Pai – BSc I (EnvSc) – Ferguson College Pune India

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Fieldtrips were useful, to understand the rural issues
Shalini Dhayani – Pursuing PHd from Forest Research Institute

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The course helped me definitely both in terms of academic pursuits since I wish to pursue my higher studies in Environmental Science / studies / management. This will therefore help me in professional pursuits.
Sonali Garg – MSc I (Environmental Studies) Delhi University

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I was always interested in ‘environment’ but it’s meaning was vague. Now , my awareness of issues has increased though I still am to find a specific area of interest.
Lavnya Ramaiah – Masters in Communication – Hyderabad University

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Science was all around, now society has come in! Perhaps for my masters it will be a ‘golden star’ in my CV
Jyoti Nair – BSc (Biomedical Sciences) Delhi University

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The course gave me a lot of understanding about environment. It will help me with the course I am pursuing
Ghanshyam Meena – MSc (Environmental Science) Ujjain University

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I now understand the issues, its policies and politics better
Matab Alam - Research Associate, survey study entitled ‘Socio-economic empowerment of women under National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA)’

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Earlier when I thought about environment I always thought about the animals(wildlife)But now I also think of people.
Mithun Ranganath Immaneni - B. Sc (Botany, Zoology and chemistry) Osmania University

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A new perspective. New exposure ( field trip). New skills built
Pranav Sachdeva - LLB (2006-09) Campus Law Centre, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi

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I have learnt many useful information applicable to my studies – development issues in Vietnam
Hien.P Nguyen - BA, International; Relation student, Mount Holyoke College, USA

Anil Agarwal Green Centre, 38, Tughlakabad Institutional Area, New Delhi, India - 110062
Tel: +91-11 29955124; 29956110; 29956394 | Fax: +91-11 29955879 |
E-mail: aagc@cseindia.org