The current performance of cities is poor across key indicators of quality of life. A sector report by McKinsey (2010) indicates substantial shortfalls in clean water supply and management,solid waste management, public transportation and affordable and liveable housing supply. By 2030, 250 million people will be added to the urban population, who will require 700-900 million square meters of new residential and commercial space (Census 2011; McKinsey Global Institute, 2010.
On current trends, quality of habitat is going to deteriorate even further and the service gap will increase by three to four times.Further, the economic and environmental costs of such scenario are going to be extremely high.
SE’s programme on Sustainable Buildings and Habitat
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How to build Sustainable Apartment homes in Bengaluru's urban heat | GoodEarth | Cool Habitats E1
As climate change intensifies and urban temperatures soar, it’s time to rethink how we build and live. The Down To Earth multimedia team in collaboration with CSE's Habitat team presents a new series: Cool Habitats.
A Piggy Bank of Seeds
Babbi discovers how community seed banks, by saving seeds today, can help feed the future and fight climate change.
CSE sets a pilot vermicomposting project at CPWD under Green Campus Initiative
As part of the Green Campus initiative, CSE has set up a pilot vermicomposting project at the National CPWD Academy on 25 November 2019. CSE invited Vermi-technology expert Dr. Adarsh Pal Vig from the Department of Botanical and Environmental Sciences at Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar to deliver a seminar and set up the pilot.
CSE contributed to drafting of India Cooling Action Plan in capacity of member to both technical and steering committees.
CSE sensitized and trained around 250 representatives from nation-wide colleges and universities on CSE’s Green Campus Initiative which enabled them to benchmark the performance of their camp
CSE and CPWD knowledge partners for long term sustainable development and practice
CSE’s engagement with CPWD has matured from capacity building to along-term knowledge partnership.