Speakers

Dr P C Moharana,
Principal Scientist (Geography),
Central Arid Zone Research Institute (CAZRI),
Jodhpur, Rajasthan
Sunita Narain,
Director General,
CSE
Dr S D Attri,
Deputy Director General,
India Meteorological Department (IMD),
New Delhi
Chandra Bhushan,
Deputy Director General,
CSE
Pushpam Kumar,
Chief Environmental Economist,
UN Environment,
Nairobi, Kenya
Souparno Banerjee,
Senior Director-
Outreach and Publications, CSE
Dr Krishna Achuta Rao,
Associate Professor,
Centre for Atmospheric Sciences,
Indian Institute of Technology,
New Delhi
Richard Mahapatra,
Managing Editor,
Down To Earth
Chetan Agarwal,
Independent Analyst and Senior Fellow,
Centre for Ecology Development and Research,
Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Sushmita Sengupta,
Programme Manager,
Rural Water and Sanitation,
CSE
Dr K J Ramesh,
former Director General,
India Meteorological Department (IMD),
New Delhi
Anju Bhalla,
Joint Secretary,
Union Ministry of Science and Technology and Central Nodal Officer, Jal Shakti, Pali, Rajasthan
Everline Komutunga,
Senior research Officer,
National Agricultural Research Organisation,
Kampala, Uganda
Devinder Sharma,
Independent Agriculture Scientist and Food and Trade Policy Analyst, Mohali, Punjab
Dr Geetanjoy Sahu,
Assistant Professor,
Tata Institute of Social Sciences,
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Neema Pathak Broome,
Coordinator,
Conservation and Livelihoods Programme,
Kalpavriksh, Pune,
Maharashtra
Piyush Manush,
Activist and Plantation Specialist,
Salem, Tamil Nadu
 

 

 

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Field Trip note

Field Trip to Laporiya, Rajasthan
September 7-8, 2019
[pdf]

Working Paper

IS It Time for a Unified Land-based Carbon Sink Mechanism? [pdf]

Union MOEF&CC Minister Prakash Javadekar's video address to journalists on desertification

List of Participants

Speakers

Presentations

DAY 2

Who does REDD+ help? Lessons from Asia and Africa [pdf]
Chandra Bhushan
Land Tenures and Afforestation [pdf]
Geetanjoy Sahu
Appraisal of the state of affairs in Africa [pdf]
Komutunga Everline
Communities and Conservation [pdf]
Neema Pathak Broome
Economics of Land Degradation Neutrality [pdf]
Pushpam Kumar
Case Study of Rajasthan - State Strategies [pdf]
Anju Bhalla
Extreme Weather - The Flood and Drought Equation [pdf]
Dr K J Ramesh

DAY 1

Rio’s stepchild: Must become the parent in our climate-risked world [pdf]
Sunita Narain
Water security in an age of climate risk: learning from traditional knowledge [pdf]
Sunita Narain
Setting the tone: The importance of water and its managemen [pdf]
Susmita Sengupta
Unholy connect: Aerosols and desertification [pdf]
Krishna AchutaRao
Climate Conundrums: Heat Rise, Dust Storms and Desertification Climate Conundrums [pdf]
Dr. S. D. ATTRI
Combating Desertification: Negotiating land tenure, forest and zoning regulations to secure the Aravalli hills of Haryana India. [pdf]
Chetan Agarwal
Desertification in India’s Arid Zone Stemming the Flow [pdf]
Dr. P.C.Moharana

Down To Earth

ENGLISH [pdf] HINDI [pdf]

News Clippings

Hindustan Times | Sep 06, 2019
In just 12 days of August, 1,000 extreme rain events

Videos

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