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The CSE Media Resource Centre conducted the Anil Agarwal Dialogue. the annual conclave of journalists writing and reporting on environment and development from February 28 to March 1st, 2024.
Down To Earth’s annual publication State of India’s Environment was released at the occasion.The report is a comprehensive update on climatic events and developments that take place in the country throughout the year. It brings together our entire extensive reportage and research on biodiversity, extreme weather events, agriculture, water, renewable energy, habitation and related subjects as well as their intersections with society and economy.
The 11th edition of the book was released at the Anil Agarwal Dialogue on February 28, 2024 at Nimli, Rajasthan by an esteemed panel of speakers. Economist Nitin Desai, Former UN Under-Secretary General for Economic and Social Affairs , TN Ninan, Former Editor and Chairperson, Business Standard joined Sunita Narain and Richard Mahapatra in introducing the publication.
Addressing the multiple crises plaguing our times, Sunita Narain urged the attendees to understand the interconnections between war, conflict and environmental crisis. Touching upon a multitude of environmental, global-economic and socio-political concerns, she stressed the need to reinvent the discourse of growth and development, rethinking environmental management and strengthening the institutions of environmental regulation.
Nitin Desai ,Economist and Former UN Under-Secretary General for Economic and Social Affairs addressed the significance of SOE, not just as a document on India's environment but as a study on climate change and biodiversity. He pointed out the need to look at the environment globally rather than country-wise. Acknowledging the shift from scepticism about climate change to climate change awareness, Desai went on to point out the lack of success in containing the rising risks related to climate change, and integrating development planning and environmental management. TN Ninan, Former Editor and Chairperson,Business Standard spoke about the relationship between environmental research and mainstream media, stressing on the need for reporting to move beyond the obvious, and not allow raised concerns to die down.
For Any Questions or Further Details, Get in Touch with
SOUPARNO BANERJEE
Senior Director, Outreach, Publications and Environment Education, CSE
9910864339, souparno@cseindia.org
SUKANYA NAIR
Deputy Programme Manager, Media Resource Centre, CSE
8816818864, sukanya.nair@cseindia.org
Presentations
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| DAY 1: Feb 28, 2024 | SESSION 1 | SESSION 2 | |
| The state of India’s environment: Challengesand opportunities By: Sunita Narain Director General CSE | Overview: What happened in 2023 andwhat can we expect in 2024 By:Akshit Sangomla Correspondent, DTE | |
| SPECIAL SESSION Why cities flood: The case of Chennai By:Janakarajan Srinivasan Former Professor and Director,Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS), Chennai;President, SaciWATERs | Climate-induced migration: What’s new By:Richard Mahapatra Managing Editor, DTE | |
| On heat waves: Their prediction and current trends By:Dr K J Ramesh Former Director General India Meteorological Department | Demystifying GLOFs By:Miriam Jackson Programme Coordinator Cryosphere,International Centre for Integrated MountainDevelopment (ICIMOD), Nepal | |
| Mapping heat and adaptation strategiesin Indian cities By:Rajneesh Sareen, Programme Director, Sustainable Habitat, CSE | ||
| DAY 2: Feb 29, 2024 |SESSION 4 | ||
| From city to the region: Towards regional airshedbased air quality management for clean air —the case of Indo-Gangetic Plains By:Anumita Roychowdhury Executive Director, CSE | From crisis of mobility to electric mobility By:Anumita Roychowdhury Executive Director, CSE | |
| The Indo-Gangetic Plains: Its airshed, health risks and pollution hotspots By:Mukesh Sharma PhD, FNAE Professor | ||
| SESSION 5 | ||
| Overview: The challenge of circular economy in India By:Atin Biswas Programme Director, Sustainable WasteManagement, CSE | New challenges: Plastics that we wear By:Ina Bahuguna Programme Manager, Recycling, Livelihoodsand Green Jobs, Hasiru Dala, Bengaluru | |
| Demystifying microplastics By:Dr Pravakar Mishra Scientist G, National Centre for Coastal Research, Chennai | ||
| SESSION 6 | ||
| Agriculture emissions and mitigation options By:Amit Khurana Programme Director, SustainableFood Systems, CSE | Fodder and climate change By:Dr D R Malaviya | |
| Role of Indian dairy cooperatives incombating climate change By:Niranjan Karade Team Leader, Innovation and ProjectManagement, (NDDB) | Food and nutrition in a climate-risked world By:Shweta Khandelwal Senior Advisor-Nutrition, JHPIEGO-India | |
| DAY 3: March 01, 2024 | SESSION 7 | ||
| What’s the world doing for biodiversity? By:Vibha Varshney Consulting Editor, Down To Earth | The race to extinction By:Richard Mahapatra Managing Editor, Down To Earth | |
| The rewilding saga By:Ravi Chellam Wildlife Biologist and Conservation Scientist,Bengaluru | The rewilding saga By:Ravi Chellam Wildlife Biologist and Conservation Scientist,Bengaluru | |
| Emerging menace: The rise of invasive species By:Ankila Hiremath Independent Researcher and Plant Ecologist, ATREE, Bengaluru | The FCA amendment By:Debadityo Sinha Senior Resident Fellow and Lead-Climate and Ecosystems, Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, New Delhi | |
Anil Agarwal (1947-2002), the founder-director of Centre for Science and Environment
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