The Coexistence Conundrum: Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)
Date: Thursday 6th July 2023 | Time: 3pm IST | Platform: Zoom
The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) is a public interest research and advocacy organisation based in New Delhi. CSE researches into, lobbies for and communicates the urgency of development that is both sustainable and equitable.
The scenario today demands using knowledge to bring about change. In other words, working India’s democracy. This is what we aim to do.The challenge, we see, is two-pronged. On the one hand, millions live within a biomass based subsistence economy, at the margins of survival.
The environment is their only natural asset. But a degraded environment means stress on land, water and forest resources for survival. It means increasing destitution and poverty. Here, opportunity to bring about change is enormous. But it will need a commitment to reform – structural reform- in the way we do business with local communities.
On the other hand, rapid industrialization is throwing up new problems: growing toxification and a costly disease burden. The answers will be in reinventing the growth model of the Western world for ourselves, so that we can leapfrog technology choices and find new ways of building wealth that will not cost us the earth.
Our aim is to raise these concerns, participate in seeking answers and in pushing for answers, transforming these into policy and so practice. We do this through our research and by communicating our understanding through our publications. We call this knowledge-based activism. We hope we will make a difference.
Stray dogs. Monkeys. Pigeons. Humans… A new tussle for space has begun in our cities. With their numbers surging, our friendly neighbourhood animals are turning into our deadly foes
Down To Earth invites you to a webinar to discuss the dark clouds of a new war that looms on our urban landscape
Stray dogs, monkeys and pigeons have always been an integral part of our lives. But in recent years, their numbers have reached unmanageable levels, presenting significant challenges. Almost every day, incidents of conflict involving them are reported in media. Diseases like rabies caused by dog and monkey bites and lung ailments resulting from pigeon droppings are on the rise. For peaceful coexistence, it is imperative that we find sustainable solutions. What should these solutions be?
Join us in our webinar to brainstorm and reimagine our lives with these urban animals.
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SUKANYA NAIR
The CSE Media Resource Centre
sukanya.nair@cseindia.org
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