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AGENDA FOR SURVIVAL
Certificate course on the policies and practices of
environmental management in India
You have one-month to engage with the environment-development debate in
New Delhi, June 1 – June 30, 2010
India. Lectures. Readings. Presentations. Occasions to debate, deliberate, The course will cover:
appear before an audience. Time to read, or report. Attend ! State of India’s environment: An overview
seminars, interrogate guest speakers, eminent ! The environmental movement in India
activists and policy pundits. ! Poverty & the biomass economy
! Ecological rights & natural resource management
We want you in the classroom, and out of it too. A ! Conservation & conflict: wildlife management debate in India
week-long field trip to explore community-led ! Urban growth challenges: Water & waste management, air pollution &
eco-restoration efforts in rural India. mobility
You will also report, edit and design ! Sustainable industrialisation & public health concerns
a magazine as part of the ! Climate change & global environmental governance
course assignment. ! A week-long field trip

Eligibility: A total of 30 participants will be selected. The course is open to

young professionals and college students from any stream. Applicants must
submit a 750-word essay on any one of the following topics:
! What is your vision of a world-class city (infrastructure, water, energy, etc.)?
! “Climate change is really about equity and sharing economic growth
between nations and between people.” Explain why you agree or disagree
with this statement.

Deadline: The essay must reach CSE by April 16, 2010, together with your
résumé / CV.
Batch of 2009
Course fee: Rs 5,000. This includes training fees, local and outstation field
in village Reni,
trips, reading materials, and lunch, refreshments during training days. We will
Garhwal, arrange for accommodation for select outstation candidates for a nominal
birthplace of charge of Rs. 7,000 for one month (stay and food).
the Chipko
movement Fellowships: Some Kamla Chowdhry Fellowhips are available to
support outstation candidates in India. In addition, some Anil
March 15, 2010 Down To Earth

Agarwal Fellowships are available for South Asian participants.

http://cseindia.org/content/financial-support-fellowships

Contact: Sharmila Sinha (aagc@cseindia.org) Note: Please pay the fees only after your participation in the course is confirmed.
ANIL AGARWAL GREEN COLLEGE
Centre for Science and Environment
41, Tughlakabad Institutional Area, New Delhi-110 062 Register online:
Ph: 91-11 29955124/6110/6399 (Ext: 270); Fax: 91-11-29955879
Mobile: +91 9818482018 Website: www.cseindia.org http://cseindia.org/node/447
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