Online Certificate Course: Waste Characterisation and Quantification : CSE
Apply by 17th May 24
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.
CENTRE FOR Science and Environment (CSE) has fostered the Global Forum of Cities for Circular Economy (GFCCE), a community of 15 African and four Asian countries, to promote sustainable solid waste management practices. GFCCE has identified waste characterisation and quantification as the first of its 14 “common agendas for action”, focusing on waste composition to facilitate scientific assessment and data-driven approach to resource planning.
Rapid urbanisation and population explosion in cities have put a severe strain on sanitation and waste management services. CSE believes that understanding waste characteristics is at the epicenter of sustainable planning and informed decision-making. This three-day online training, curated exclusively for GFCCE member states and other Global South nations, aims to demystify waste characterisation and quantification and equip participants with the essential learnings to enable them to comprehend the diverse challenges and opportunities inherent in waste management practices.
COURSE FEES
Free for government officials from African and Asian nations
- For non government participants:
- Rs. 1500 for Indian participants and
- US$20 for overseas participants
WHO CAN APPLY
- Live sessions with domain experts and practitioners
- Course materials and resources
- Certificate of completion after quiz result
WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM THE COURSE
Waste management practitioners
- Officials of state and local government authorities (LGAs)
- Academicians and students
- NGO/civil society representatives
- Private companies
- Consultancy firms, start-ups
- Waste management industry professionals
** Participants will be awarded E-Certificates upon successful completion of the programme
COURSE HIGHLIGHTS
- Fundamentals of waste characterisation and quantification
- Methodologies for waste characterisation and quantification studies
- Identifying and mapping stakeholders
- Case studies from various regions
FOR FURTHER DETAILS, PLEASE CONTACT:
KULDEEP CHOUDHARY
Programme Officer
Solid Waste Management and Circular Economy, CSE
Email: kuldeep.choudhary@cseindia.org
Mobile: +91 8377030507
MOU SENGUPTA
Programme Manager
Solid Waste Management and Circular Economy, CSE
Email: mou.sengupta@cseindia.org
Mobile: +91 9836448262
