June 3, 2008 at 6:04 pm
by Govind Singh · Filed under Just Delhi
The Oceanic Group (TOG), a non profit society with special focus on awareness building on Environment & Health issues had launched an Interactive Seminar Series (Bimonthly) on Climate Change (CC) on 4 June 2007 in collaboration with the India Habitat Centre (IHC).
The 1st Annual Seminar, the sixth seminar in the series will be held on the 4 June, 2008 at 6.30 pm at the Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre. The theme of the seminar is ‘Action on Climate Change’
Mr Deepak Mukherjee, Head, Corporate Affairs, Shell India will be the Distinguished Speaker. Mr Ashok Sharma, award winning journalist will be another prominent speaker and will also be the moderator.
Date: 4 June, 2008
Time: 6.30 pm
Venue: Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Center, New Delhi, INDIA
A short film, A Fable from the Himalayas will be screened on the occasion. It is a magical tale about a young boy who finds the solution to Global Warming from a monk in the mountains and was shot in Spiti Valley, Himachal Pradesh. The main intention of this film is to spread the message about how fast Global warming is impacting fragile ecosystems through a fairy tale. The film has been picked up by the United Nations Environment Programme for their Billion Tree Campaign. Nitin Das, the director is an IIM Lucknow alumnus and runs an independent film production house called Filmkaar Productions. He will also speak on the occasion.
The format of the programme has a Speaker and a Chairperson who moderates the programme and introduces the speaker. The Concluding Address elaborates on the future Action plan and is given by a distinguished person. This is followed by Discussion/ Q&A session. The programme would roughly be of 110 minutes.
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June 3, 2008 at 4:38 pm
by Govind Singh · Filed under Just Delhi
The Coalition for Environment and Development (CED) and South Asian Dialogues on Ecological Democracy (SADED) cordially invite you to a dialogue in the series on
Sustainable Cultures – Cultures of Sustainability: Dialogues on the Future of Low Ecological Footprint Communities.
Mr. Vijay Pratap will introduce the theme of the dialogue. Ms. Rajni Bakshi will initiate the discussion by presenting the main arguments of her book: ‘An Economics for Well Being’. Mr. Harsh Mandar will chair the session.
Event Background:
In May 2008 Coalition for Environment and Development, Finland launched a
nine-month project under the title
CULTURES OF SUSTAINABILITY – SUSTAINABILITY OF CULTURES:
Dialogues on the Future of Low Ecological Footprint Communities.The aim of the project is to find ways of preserving the ways of sustainable societies and transforming unsustainable ones by engaging in dialogue with concerned people in Finland, India, Kenya, Nepal and Tanzania.
Event Details:
Date: Wednesday 4th June, 2008
- 9:30 am Tea
- 10.00 Dialogue
- 12.30 Lunch
Venue: India International Centre, IIC, Conference Hall No. 2
For more information, please contact:
Vijay Pratap
Convenor – SADED
vijaypratap@vsnl.net, 9313344402
Marko Ulvila
Director – Sustainable Cultures – Culture of Sustainability
marko.ulvila@kaapeli.fi, phone 9717616307 until 5 June.
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June 1, 2008 at 5:42 am
by Govind Singh · Filed under Just Delhi
The draft Delhi Youth Charter on Climate is now available for comments.
This Delhi Youth declaration was developed from the 28th to the 29th of May, 2008 at Teen Murti Bhawan during the Delhi Youth Summit on Climate (DYSoC). The drafting process involved over 80 participants including youth & young professionals of ages 16-30 and observers above that age group. Participants mostly hailed from Delhi and the NCR region, with quite a few representatives from across India who are also concerned about the climate issues of Delhi.
A copy of the draft Charter was presented to Mr. J.K. Dadoo, Secretary, Environment, Forest & Wildlife, Govt. of NCT of Delhi and Chairperson of Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) on the 29th of May, before the closing of the Summit.
The draft is now available to the public, for comments and suggestions and for an open discussion.
Draft Delhi Youth Charter on Climate
The draft Delhi Youth Charter on Climate is now available for comments till 1400 Hours, June 11th, 2008. The edited charter will be presented to the highest authorities to ensure action is taken and the voice of the youth is heard.
You can also send in your comments to dysoc@delhigreens.org
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