Awareness Program
Climate Change Lecture Series (CCLS) by Paryavaran Mitra
To increase public awareness of climate change, Paryavaran Mitra initiated a lecture series on 22nd November, 2008. The lectures were organized on every second and fourth Saturday each month, two lectures a month by various recourse persons.
The lecture series continued till March 2013 during which 71 lectures were conducted on various topics which covered topics from basic understanding of climate change to social, economical and ecological impacts of climate change. Speakers were environmental experts, academicians, government officials and other representatives, environmental consultants, politicians, journalist, lawyers, and social workers.
The main beneficiaries of this program included students and faculty members of various departments, people from civil society organization, consultants and people keen and interested in the aspects of environment and its changes and transitions taking place
The kind of responses and participation that were seen in the number of programs and talks that took place regarding CCLS reflected the very importance of the issue. People and ardent enthusiasts coming from all different areas and arenas showed wide knowledge people have about the concept in question. We were able to enhance familiarity of the subject through broad scope of topics related to climate change.
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- 2008-2009
| Sr. No. | Name of the Subject | Date | Name of Speaker |
| 1. | Basic Understanding of Climate Change | 22nd November, 2008 | Prof. J. N. Joshi
Retired H.O.D., Environmental Engineering Department, L.D. Engineering college, Ahmedabad |
| 2. | Economic impacts of Climate Change
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13th December, 2008 | Prof. Hemant Shah
H.K. Arts and Commerce college, Ahmedabad |
| 3. | Environmental Conditions of Gujarat and Effects of Climate Change | 27th December, 2008 | Shri Rajnibhai Dave
Social worker, Bhumiputra, Vadodara |
| 4. | Climate Change – Role of Environmental Professionals | 10th January, 2009 | Shri Rakesh Shah
Anand Consultancy, Ahmedabad |
| 5. | Incontinent truth Thing Globally Act Locally | 24th January, 2009 | Film screening produced by Ale Gore (ex- wise president of America) |
| 6. | Increasing Sea level and its effects | 14th February, 2009 | Shri Atul Sharma
Gujarat Maritime Board, Gandhinagar |
| 7. | Environmental problems of Gujarat and its solution | 28th February, 2009 | Dr. A.K.A.Rathi
Rtd.Technical Advisor of Govt. of Gujarat, Industries Commissioner, G. I. D. C. |
| 8. | Climate Change and its relations with Economy and Ecology | 14th March, 2009 | Prof. Gaurangbhai Shah
Sahjanand Arts and Commerce College, Ahmedabad |
| 9. | Political willingness and Climate Change issue | 28th March, 2009 | Shri Mahesh Pandya, Paryavaran Mitra |
| 10. | Importance of EIA as a tool to mitigate Climate Change | 11th April, 2009 | Shri Snehal Satyapanthi
(Practicing consultant in Environment Management) |
- 2009-2010
| No | Date | Name of the Subject | Name of Speaker |
| 11. | 25.04.09 | ‘Climate Change and Intellectual Property Rights’ | Dr. Rushikesh Mehta
Principal, Maneklal Nanavati Law College |
| 12. | 9.05.09 | Development Projects, Biodiversity and Role of People | Dr. Kaushik Raval |
| 13. | 23.05.09 | “Your planet needs you: UNite to combat climate change” A panel discussion | 1. Vivek Sheth: Environment Consultant
2. Paras Jha: Media Person 3. Sunil Parmar: Post Graduate Diploma in NGO Management Student, EDI 4. Dhara Gajjar: Member, Paryavaran Mitra CHAIR PERSON: Prof. J.N. Joshi (Rtd. Prof. Environment Engg. Dept, L.D.Eng. College, A’bad) |
| 14. | 13.06.09 | Biomedical Waste – Present Burning Issue | Shri Prakash Vaghela (Environmental consultant) |
| 15. | 27.06.09 | Climate Change-Mitigation Measures | Mrs. Parna Mukherjee
(Lecturer, Institute of Law , Nirma University ) |
| 16. | 11.07.09 | “Our role in Global & Local issues” | Representative from GPCB Mr. Naresh Thaker |
| 17. | 25.07.09 | Environment Management Standards-ISO 14000 | Mr. Gopal Shah (environment management Consultant) |
| 18. | 8.08.09 | Climate Change effects on agriculture | Mr. S.M. Patel (Department of Agriculture) |
| 19. | 22.08.09 | Ozone Layer and its depletion | Mr. N.M. patel () |
| 20. | 12.09.09 | Rain water harvesting | Mr. P. D. Vyas |
| 21. | 26.09.09 | Climate Change Mitigation : Experiences from Europe | Katarzyna Trizpiola (law student from Warsaw University, Poland) |
| 22. | 10.10.09 | EC Process: Responcibility and perspective of Environment Consultants | Darshan Parekh (environment Consultant) |
| 23. | 24.10.09 | Bangkok Climate change talks | Mahesh Pandya (Paryavaran Mitra) |
| 24. | 14.11.09 | Legal responses to Climate change: | Prof. S.R. Rathod |
| 25. | 28.11.09 | Introduction to CDM, Climate change and its financial implications: | Rujavi Barhate & Mandar Barhate |
| 26. | 12.12.09 | Ketan Trivedi (Journalist) | International politics of climate change |
| 27. | 26.12.09 | Gopal Jain, CEE | Experiences of Copenhagen climate summit |
| 28. | 9.01.2010 | Shri Gopal Shah | Climate Change and Technological Challenges |
| 29. | 23.01.2010 | Ms. Sejal Dand
(Director, ANANDI)- |
Climate Change and Food Security |
| 30. | 13.02.2010 | Mahesh Pandya | National Action plan on climate change |
| 31. | 27.02.2010 | Bhupat Solanki
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Experiences of Environment Public Hearing |
| 32. | 10.03.2010 | Jayashreeben Joshi
Director, ISAR |
Role of women in combating climate change |
| 33. | 24.03.2010 | Dr. Arun
RMO, Vasant Nature Cure |
Effects of climate change on Health |
| 34. | 23.08.09 | Divya Bhaskar | Article on Ozone layer and protection delivered by Mr. N.M. Patel in Climate Change Lecture Series |
| 35. | 25.01.10 | DNA | Climate change Lecture series : Food security |
- 2010-2011
After March 2010, only one lecture per month was organized with a total of 42 lectures delivered by various experts on variety of subjects related to climate change till December 2010.
The topics discussed and covered were related to environment in Gujarat Assembly, Climate Change Lecture Series, festivals and pollution, Transportation-Environment and Health, Environment Impact Assessment – Current Situations; pollution-affected Padra Taluka, Global Warming: Post Copenhagen, Climate Change and Indian Environment Laws etc.
| Sr. no. | Date | Subject | Speakers |
| 36. | 10.04.2010 | Climate Change, Environmental Laws and food security | Mahesh Pandya Pandya (Paryavaran Mitra)
Kanchi Kohli (Kalpavriksh) |
| 37. | 22.05.2010 | Climate Change: Impacts and Mitigation Measures (In reference to urban areas) | Rutool Sharma
(Faculty of Planning and Public Policy, CEPT University , Ahmedabad) |
| 38. | 26.06.2010 | Legal Riddles – Bhopal Gas Tragedy | Mr.Bhushan Oza
(Human Right Activist and Senior Advocate, Gujarat High Court) Mr. Raj Panjvani(Senior Lawyer, Supreme Court of India) Mr.TanmayShukla(Advocate) |
| 39. | 24.07.2010 | Climate Change – Effects on Agriculture | Mamaiyabhai Kumbharwadia
(Rtd. Deputy Director, Agriculture Department) |
| 40. | 28.08.2010 | People’s participation in Forest conservation
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Shri Pravin Majithia (Deputy Conservator of Forest, Eco Tourism, Gandhinagar) |
| 41. | 25.09.2010 | Climate Change : Role of Media | Shri Sanjay Dave, Charkha
Paresh Dave, Development 42.Support Centre, Ayesh Khan, Indian Express |
| 42. | 23.10.2010 | Livelihood and Climate Change
Gender and Climate Change |
Ms. Alka Palrecha (People in Centre) and
Ms. Dharmista Chauhal (Gender Resource Centre) |
| 43. | 27.11.2010 | Climate Change and Biodiversity | Dr. Y.T. Jasrai (HOD, Botany Dept., School of Science, Gujarat University) |
| 44. | 25.12.2010 | Why do we need to conserve Biodiversity? | Ms. Yatri Baxi (Environment communicator & Editor, Paryavaran Santri ) |
| 45. | 22.01.2011 | Effects of climate change on Birds | Dr Bakul Trivedi (editor, VIHANG) |
| 46. | 26.02.2011 | Effects of climate change on Maldharies | Ms. Mona (MARAG) |
| 47. | 26.03.2011 | Importance of Celebrating Environment Days
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Mr. Paresh Dave (Programme Manager,Communication,DSC)
Ms.Jaya Hemnani (Teaching & Research Associate, GNLU) |
- 2011-2012
We initiated CCLS as a common platform to share and discuss the climate change issue. From October 2011, University School of Law collaborated with Paryavaran Mitra and provided a fix venue for the CCLS.
From April 2011 to March 2012, a total of 57 lectures have been delivered by various experts on variety of subjects related to climate change till March 2012. Some of the series include: “Global Warming – Man-Made or Natural Process” and Climate Change Lecture Series – CCLS on the issue of land. The lectures delivered during the year April 2011 to March 2012 are as follows:
| Sr. No. | Date | Speaker | Topic |
| 48.. | 23rd April, 2011 | Mr. Praveen Prakash (Programme Coordinator, Industries Group, CEE) | Climate Change and Impact of Ecosystem |
| 49.. | 28th May, 2011 | Mr. Mahender Jethmalani, (Programme Director, Patheya) | Environment, Forest and Budget |
| 50. | 25th June, 2011 | Engineer Suresh Kumar Madhavlal, (Add. Asst. Engineer, Ahmedabad) | HAM Radio: Its Usefulness and Climate Change |
| 51. | 23rd July, 2011 | Ms. Shailaja Pillai, (Advocate, Gujarat High Court)
Mr. Bhushan Oza (Senior Advocate, Gujarat High Court) |
National Green Tribunal – Hope for Justice |
| 52. | 27th August, 2011 | How changes in Land use affect our Environment? | 1. Mr. Sagar Rabari (Gujarat Lok Samiti)
2. Mr. Darshan Parekh (Environment Manager) 3. Mr. Snehal Satyapanthi (Environment Manager) 4. Ms. Alka Palrecha (Architect and Planner) |
| 53. | 24th September, 2011 | Eco-Sensitive Zones: “Shock Absorbers” for the protected areas | 1. Shri P.G. Majithia (Retd. Officer, Forest Dept.)
2. Shri Manish Vaidya (Wildlife Activist) 3. Shri Himanshu Banker (Human Rights Activist) |
| 54. | 22nd October, 2011 | Let’s Understand Climate Change with the help of Technology | Dr. Nirzar Lakhia, Honorary Coordinator – M.Sc. (Climate Change and Impact Management) |
| 55. | 26th November, 2011 | Climate Change: Natural or Man-Made? | Dr. P.S. Thakker (Scientist) |
| 56. | 24th December, 2011 | Today’s Burning Problem: Global Warming | Dr. P.N. Pathak (Scientist and Writer of many informative books) |
| 57. | 28th January, 2012 | How changes in Water trends affect the Ecology? A Case Study of Nal Sarovar | Rohan Thakker (Visiting Faculty, Climate Change Dept., Gujarat University) |
| 58. | 25th February, 2012 | Cut the Carbon: E-Waste Management | 1. Dipen Shah (Eco-Sarjan)
2. Prakash Vaghela (Environment Manager) |
| 59. | 24th March, 2012 | Resources Conservation and Waste Management | Shri S.M. Jha (Rt. Senior Environment Scientist, GPCB) |
- 2012-2013
From October 2011, University School of Law collaborated with us and provided a fix venue for the CCLS. Paryavaran Mitra invited people from different cross-sections of the society through emails, letters and other sources. The list of lectures conducted during April 2012 to March 2013 is as follows:
| Sr. No. | Date | Subject | Speaker |
| 60. | 28.04.2012 | Environment Scenario of Gujarat – From CAG’s eye | Mahesh Pandya (Paryavaran Mitra) |
| 61. | 26.05.2012 | Green Economy: Does it include you? | Prof. Rohit Shukla (Economist &Political Analyst) |
| 62. | 23.06.2012 | Corporate Environment Responsibility | Shri Mohan Krishna |
| 63. | 28.07.2012 | Climate Change – Effects on Water Supply | Dr. Jagdish Barot (Ex-Member Secretary – Gujarat Pollution Control Board, Former Advisor – Environmental Health, WHO – South Asia, currently teaching climate change at Saint Clair College, Canada |
| 64. | 25.08.2012 | FARMERS: Changing Climate, Changing Situation | Paresh Dave (Development Support Centre) |
| 65. | 22.09.2012 | Climate Change: International Dimensions (with reference to Bangkok climate change talk 2012) | Mahesh Pandya (Paryavaran Mitra) |
| 66. | 27.10.2012 | Importance of Preserving Agricultural Biodiversity at Local and Global Level | Shri Tushar Pancholi (Paryavaraniya Vikas Kendra) |
| 67. | 24.11.2012 | Preserving Bio-diversity through Public Participation
Eg. Organic Food Festival |
Shri Ramesh Patel (Secretary, SRISHTI, Society for Research and Initiatives for Sustainable Technologies and Institutions |
| 68. | 22.12.2012 | Side Events at Doha Climate Change Conference COP-18 | 1. Mahesh Pandya (Paryavaran Mitra)
2. Praveen Prakash (Centre for Environment and Education)\ 3. Falguni Joshi (Paryavaran Mitra) 4. Hiral Mehta (Canada)
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| 69. | 25.01.2013 | Problem of Global Warming International Dimensions & Ground Realities with Special reference to Outcomes of COP-18 | 1. Mahesh Pandya (Paryavaran Mitra)
2. Praveen Prakash (Centre for Environment and Education) 3. Falguni Joshi (Paryavaran Mitra) 4. Hiral Mehta (Canada) |
| 70. | 23.02.2013 | Shining the Sustainable Way – Is Sustainable Development Being Achieved through Carbon Credits? | Group of Management Students from HL BBA (Abhishekh Tiwari, Mukti Solia, Neel Vora, Pooja Shah, Shreepal Doshi, Siddharth Shah, Vidhan Sanghvi, Vinita Ughani, Vivek Shah) |
| 71. | 25.03.2013 | DMIC and its impact on Environment and Livelihood | Shri Rajni Dave (Editor – Bhoomiputra) and Ms. Saheda Saiyed (Working Group for Women &Land Ownership) |
List of Environment Public Hearings in the State of Gujarat can be viewed at the following link http://www.gpcb.gov.in