Events
Short and documentary film festival on World Environment Day, Filmbooth, 5th June, 2011, New Delhi
Posted on 03 Jun, 2011 12:43 PM
Organizer: Filmbooth
Venue: Habitat World, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.
Description:
Filmbooth is organising a festival of short films and documentaries to celebrate World Environment Day at New Delhi. It includes short films and short documentaries juxtaposed with crisp 10-min talks by eminent personalities, all films & talks being related to various issues of environment, sustainability and awareness on climate change.
Green Film Festival' - A film festival on the environment, Centre of Gandhian Studies, 5th – 7th June, 2011, Thiruvanthapuram
Posted on 02 Jun, 2011 05:50 PM
Organizers:
- Centre of Gandhian Studies, University of Kerala
- Kerala Biodiversity Board
Venue: University Senate Chamber, Thiruvanthapuram
Workshop on journalism and the environment, United Nations Environment Programme, 2nd June, 2011, New Delhi
Posted on 28 May, 2011 10:05 AM
Organizer: The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Venue: The Leela Palace, New Delhi
Topics:
- Mainstreaming the Economics of Nature– case studies from India and the world
- The Value and Sustainability of Forests Ecosystems: The role of forests in combating climate change , conserving biodiversity and catalysing transformation to Green Economy
- Climate Change Adaptation in High Mountain Areas
Acara Institute selects student teams to pursue clean water, safe food projects in India, 2011
Posted on 27 May, 2011 03:22 PMWinners hail from the University of Minnesota, TERI University (Delhi), Cornell, Duke, K.J. Somaiya Institute of Management (Mumbai) and India Institute of Technology Roorkee.
Minneapolis / St. Paul (May 19,2011) – This is a competition sponsored by Institute on the Environment’s Acara program that invites international student teams to learn about and develop social businesses. The winners will receive $5,000 plus tuition to attend the Acara Summer Institute in Bangalore, India, this summer, where they will move their proposed businesses from plan to action.
Proceedings of 'Water Conflicts in Odisha : Issues and way forward' - Organised by Odisha State Centre of the Forum for Policy Dialogue on Water Conflicts in India - 28th - 29th March 2011, Bhubaneswar
Posted on 27 May, 2011 12:48 PM
Development Resource & Training Centre (DRTC), CYSD, Bhubaneswar:
A 2-days Workshop on “Water conflicts in Odisha: Issues and way forward” has been organized during 28th – 29th, March, 2011 at Bhubaneswar by ‘Odisha State Centre’ of the ‘Forum for Policy Dialogue on Water Conflicts in India’. Environmental activists, thinkers, academicians, Government Officials, Farmer leader’s and Civil Society Organizations from different parts of the state participated in the workshop along with members of the National Steering Committee of Forum to discuss about the ongoing and emerging water conflicts in different geographies of the state.
Training programme on understanding EIA: From screening to decision making, Centre for Science and Environment, 27th June – 1st July, 2011, New Delhi
Posted on 27 May, 2011 10:05 AM
Organizer: Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)
Venue: Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), 41, Tughlakabad Institutional Area, New Delhi
The programme will cover:
- Exposure to all aspects of EIA, from its theory to the practical – such as better understanding regarding
- What data is required, how this data should be collected and interpreted, and significance of the data
- Effectiveness of the assessment methods
- What issues should be addressed in the terms of reference (TOR)
- Tools and thumb rules available to evaluate the environmental impact of projects
Exhibition of "Dakshina Pinakini River Mapping and Landscape Survey"- An artistic intervention, 23rd - 26th May, 2011, Bengaluru
Posted on 26 May, 2011 01:23 PMVenue: Venkatappa Art Gallery, Kasthurba road, Bengaluru
Collaborated by: Subramani J, Ravikumar S M Halli & Shivaprasad S
Description:
The study focuses on Bangalore, highlighting its important rivers, lakes and its very lavish natural resources and how it is getting damaged due to its excessive urban growth and ignorance of the people. We started our documentation from Nandi hills to Hosur was our destination. Here we filmed and photographed various aspects of this river, the agricultural landscape and the urban scape. These documentations are archival materials, which have been focused during the process of research. Like how the death of a river takes place, where it used to begin and rebirth of the river due to the excess development of Broad Bangalore’s urban area.
Short course on Re-Imagining the 'World-Class' city, Indian Institute for Human Settlement, 14th - 18th June, 2011, Bangalore
Posted on 25 May, 2011 03:44 PM
Organizer: Indian Institute for Human Settlement (IIHS)
Venue: Bangalore
Third annual EcoFestival 2011: Celebrating World Environment Day, Kriti, 4th – 5th June, 2011, New Delhi
Posted on 24 May, 2011 04:16 PM
Organizer: Kriti
Venue: Alliance Francaise, 72 Lodi Estate, New Delhi
Description:
The festival is aimed at creating greater awareness, interest and actions around environment and the ecosystem, so that together we can challenge the impact of global warming and climate change; and make efforts at protecting nature and ourselves to preserve our present and the future. 5th June is World Environment Day, with India playing host to the day with the theme ‘Forest Nature Works for You’.
Training workshop on understanding and resolving water conflicts in India, Forum for policy dialogue on Water Conflicts in India, 18th – 22nd July, 2011, Satapada, Chilika Lake, Odisha
Posted on 24 May, 2011 03:11 PM
Organizer: Forum for Policy Dialogue on Water Conflicts in India in collaboration with Baitarani Initiative and Odisha State Resource Centre of the Forum, SaciWATERs-CapNet Network (SCaN) and Cap-Net
Venue: Satapada on Chilika Lake, Odisha
Topics:
- Understanding water
- Normative concerns around water
- Legal and institutional issues related to water