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Call to NGOs in South Canara, Karnataka
Posted on 04 Oct, 2009 09:10 AMSPARSH is a new initiative of Engineer – Golden Jubilee Edition which aims at developing a rural region linking it with a team of NGOs and sponsors realizing an economically feasible and sustainable idea. In this effort. the students of National Institute of Technology Karanataka, Surathkal have identified a village called Munda about 7 km from the campus.
International Seminar on Greening Education, Etech, Germany
Posted on 03 Sep, 2009 03:59 PMImage and content Courtesy:Etech Germany
A 3 day International Seminar on Greening Education will be held from 30th September to 2nd October 2009 in the "green city" of Karlsruhe, Germany.
Education policy makers, representatives of governments and development agencies, Head of Education Institutions, School Teachers and Faculty Members of Universities, Managers/ Adminstrators of Education Institutions, Representatives of Non-Governmental Organisations, Providers of goods and services to education institutions, Sustainable Development Professionals and Educationists interested in introducing sustainable practices are cordially invited .
The main objectives of the International Greening Education Event are:
*To share the significance of greening education.
*To discuss the role of education institutions in developing skills, knowledge and values that promotes behaviour in support of sustainable development.
*To explore best activities that goes beyond awareness raising and makes learning and teaching for sustainability an integral component of school and university life.
Event alert: "Voices from the waters" International film festival on water, 6 Sep 2009, Bangalore
Posted on 03 Sep, 2009 12:22 AMThe 'Voices from the Waters' International Film Festival on water is back! In its 4th Avataar.Dates: 4th to the 6th September 2009 City: Bangalore Main Venue : Alliance Francaise de Bangalore, Vasanthnagar Other Venues:
India's experience with drought management: Changed perspectives and challenges
Posted on 29 Aug, 2009 02:43 PMThis document describes the drought situation in India over the years, the earlier perspective at drought management and the gradual change in perspective at managing droughts that evolved over the years.
Efficiency of water use in Indian agriculture - Madras Institute of Development Studies
Posted on 29 Aug, 2009 01:10 PMThis paper by the Madras Institute for Development Studies presents estimates of the ‘consumptive use’ of water in crop production; the ratio of consumptive use to gross water utilization; and productivity per unit of consumptive use.
Water as the hidden export: Exploring the concept of virtual water for growing intensive commercial crops in water scarce areas
Posted on 29 Aug, 2009 10:51 AMClick here to read more: Read the report
The Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice: A subsidiary body to the UNFCCC
Posted on 29 Aug, 2009 10:37 AMSome of the issues the SBSTA is currently dealing with are land use, land-use change and forestry, adaptation, mitigation, research, systematic observation and bunker fuels.
Extensive online resource base on the System of Rice Intensification: Homepage on the CIIFAD website
Posted on 29 Aug, 2009 10:31 AMThe site has sections detailing the methodology of SRI, its advantages, origins, current status in countries across the world, videos, articles, research papers, extension information, conference outputs, discussion communities, update series, newsletters and more.
See the homepage: Here
The Kyoto Protocol: Mandate, mechanisms and revisions
Posted on 28 Aug, 2009 04:57 PMMandated Quantified GHG Emissions Reduction
Quick reference: Climate change impacts on freshwater ecosystems in the Himalayas (CCIFEH)
Posted on 26 Aug, 2009 04:01 PMThe programme entails a panorama of actions working towards understanding future climate change impacts on Himalayan river ecosystems and vulnerable communities for the development of adaptation strategies; implementation of pilot sites; and raising the awareness of climate change impacts on Himalayan river basins, in addition to urging specific adaptation strategie