2019 (July-August) Climate Reality India Newsletter
Our newsletter will provide updates from our programs, our fellow Climate Reality Leaders who are making difference and how each one of us can act to solve the crisis. And, we would love to know your story and act of leadership, because every action does matter.
Our newsletter will provide updates from our programs, our fellow Climate Reality Leaders who are making difference and how each one of us can act to solve the crisis. And, we would love to know your story and act of leadership, because every action does matter.
International Conference for Sustainable Education (ICSE) 2019
Thank you everyone for joining us and actively participating at International Conference for Sustainability Education 2019. Conference proceeding will be available shortly on ICSE 2019 website: www.icse2019.org
Highlights of Climate Reality India Events at ICSE 2019.
Mr Kamal Meattle, Trustee, The Climate Project Foundation talking about the principle behind Green Campus Program in the special session conducted by Climate Reality India on 'Green School Program as a learning laboratory for Climate change and sustainability education'. This session talked about various school programs available on environment and sustainability and how they are creating change.
Mr Zsolt Bauer, Branch Manager, The Climate Reality Project Europe, speaking about tools to engage youth in session on 'Youth Engagement in Sustainability Education'. This session had case studies and youth engagement models from Indonesia, Australia, Brazil, Europe and from international organisations like Earth Day Network India and Global Shapers Community.
Climate Reality India’s Green Campus Program stall at ICSE 2019 exhibition
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Climate Reality India has invited ICSE participants and speakers to take a pledge and commit to act on climate change. (In picture: Ajay Mittal, Climate Reality Leader, taking pledge to lower his carbon footprint.)
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Shivam Singh, Climate Reality Leader from Pune received award for presenting poster on 'Rain Water Harvesting done by Pune Municipal Corporation'.
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Avinash Narayanaswamy, Climate Reality Leader from Bangalore received best poster award on ‘ Maximising waste cooking oil potential- Biodiesel production and value added products.
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GREEN CAMPUS AWARDS 2019
Nine Schools from pan India received the Climate Reality Project India's Green Campus Programme Award for implementing green practices in their campus.
100000 Fruit trees planted under Mission One Million trees in Orisha.
The Climate reality India , jointly with One Tree Planted (OTP) USA , and SPARSH Odisha has successfully launched a new and innovative climate solution project in Odisha state in India to respond to devastations caused by recently struck climate disaster named as Cyclone FANI on 3rd May 2019 with wind speed of 265 Km per hour and affected 15 million people who have lost their houses and livelihoods besides 15.2 million old and lifesaving and economical trees.
The Climate Reality Leaders Mr. Prafulla Dhal, District Manager and Mr. Raj Mohan, the implementer of OTP project in India and founder of Sustainable green Initiative ( SGI ) committed to the Mission one million fruit trees in Orisha by 2021 beginning with august 2019 particularly in FANI affected coastal Odisha and mission 10 million fruit trees plantation by 2030, in all over Odisha has been launched on August 4 , 2019. By August 15th one lakh trees have been distrusted to villagers through the NGO networks and planted in the fruit hatcheries, backyards of individual households and schools and public places.
The Climate Reality Leaders Mr. Prafulla Dhal, District Manager and Mr. Raj Mohan, the implementer of OTP project in India and founder of Sustainable green Initiative ( SGI ) committed to the Mission one million fruit trees in Orisha by 2021 beginning with august 2019 particularly in FANI affected coastal Odisha and mission 10 million fruit trees plantation by 2030, in all over Odisha has been launched on August 4 , 2019. By August 15th one lakh trees have been distrusted to villagers through the NGO networks and planted in the fruit hatcheries, backyards of individual households and schools and public places.
With the joint efforts by Climate Reality Leaders, Mr Raj Mohan and Mr Prafulla Dhal, Climate Reality India planted 1 lakh fruit trees in the areas devastated by Cyclone Fani in Odisha.
FROM ASSAM TO THE ARCTIC: SPREADING KNOWLEDGE WITH RITURAJ PHUKAN
Mr Rituraj Phukan, Climate Reality Leader and District Manager Assam, participated in the Climate Force Arctic Expedition.