[Urbanstudy] STUDENTS INVITATION_“Building climate resilient cities: Exploring theories, practices and prospects” 16-17 February 2015_TERI University, New Delhi

[Garima Jain]

TERI  University,  in  association  with The Energy and Resources Institute
(TERI), New Delhi will be organizing a two day seminar on “Building climate
resilient cities: Exploring theories, practices and prospects” during 16-17
February  2015.  The  seminar  is  being  organized  with  support from the
Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN).

APN  is  a network of 22 Member Country governments, including India, which
promotes  global  change  research  in  the  region  through  science based
adaptation  strategies, effective science and policy linkages, and capacity
development. The CAPaBLE programme focuses on enhancing scientific capacity
in developing countries to improve decision-making in focus areas of global
change  and  sustainable  development..  The seminar aims to sensitize post
graduate  students  and  early career researchers on the impacts of climate
change  on cities. Lack of knowledge about climate impacts and the measures
to  address  them  is  one  of  the main reasons for not addressing climate
change challenges in Indian cities. Urban climate resilience would not only
prepare the cities to withstand climate change related gradual impacts like
change  in precipitation and temperature and sea level rise, but also equip
the  city equally to respond to disasters and extreme events. It would also
drive   cities   towards   sustainable   development   as   it  encompasses
environmental benefits.
Thus,  there  is  a  strong  need  to equip the students, practitioners and
future  urban  planners with an understanding on the subject such that this
information  could  be  logically  applied in our cities and climate change
considerations could be inbuilt into the overall development paradigm.

The  two  day  seminar programme will introduce the participants to the key
concepts  of  urban  climate change resilience and will cover subject areas
like:  application  of GIS and climate modelling tools for climate proofing
the  cities; role and functions of various institutions and public agencies
in   building   urban   climate   resilience,  case  studies  of  risk  and
vulnerability  exercises,  policy and regulatory measures for mainstreaming
urban  climate  change  resilience,  etc.  Pedagogy  will  focus  on  video
screenings, lectures, interactive sessions and group exercises.

The nominated students can also register themselves here:
http://www.teriin.org/projects/apn/seminar.php

The  participants  will be awarded a certificate upon successful completion
of  the  seminar.  I  request you to kindly nominate 2-4 students from your
college. Please share the names of the participants along with the names of
their  post  graduate  course  for  facilitating  the registration process.
Kindly     send    your    nominations    by    9th    of    February    to
rozita.singh at teri.res.in.

(See attached file: TERI-APN_Student seminar_agenda_29.01.pdf)




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Garima Jain

Consultant
Indian Institute for Human Settlements
Mobile: +91 98101 87810

www.iihs.co.in



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