heritage structures, which are currently being neglected and many have turned in dump yards and encroached by slum population, was the idea behind this project. The project aims to bringing awareness and importance about the places among the citizens and school and college trips were organized as part of the project to these locations to spread awareness. Leadership Lecture and Project Launch A series of workshops and talks by renowned leaders from the field of sustainability, youth activism, business and media, young visionaries and motivational speakers to interact with and inspire young minds was organized. With approximately 200 students attending from different colleges at one location, the event was able to initiate an engagement of ‘thought leaders’ from across the spectrum with the young minds. YUVA Meet 2016 YUVA (Youth Unite for Voluntary Action) Meet, a special event of the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS) was organized to bring together young people from various parts of the world so that the voice of the young can be heard at this major international forum. The 2-day youth conference that brings together young people from various parts of India and select countries abroad, has been held annually since 2009. Local participation from all across India and international participation from over more than twenty five nations have been witnessed. As part of the YUVA Meet, a series of State Level Youth Seminars are organized which provide an opportunity for youth to enhance their understanding on issues concerning education and sustainable development.These meets have been successful in engaging the participants in diverse activities during as well as after the YUVA meet. In the last six years YUVA Meet has received support from Government of India, Delhi Government, British Council, RCE Network, United Nations University IAS, Tetra Pak India Pvt. Ltd. and Dell Global Giving. Campus Impact Challenge The Campus Impact Challenge, is an inter college competition for colleges. The colleges are made to identify sustainability challenges in their respective campuses, design a campaign to transform the problem into an opportunity, implement it over a specified period and came up with collective social and environmental solutions. 15 colleges comprising of 25 members each were shortlisted from Delhi NCR based on their key sustainability challenge in the college campus. Each of these colleges implemented their Campus Impact Challenge idea and made a comprehensive report thereby, helping develop a green college footprint. Based on the reports, 11 colleges were shortlisted for the next level. A TERI-identified evaluator visited some of the shortlisted colleges to assess the impact of the campaign. Based on the evaluators’ feedback, 8 campaigns are selected for the day long Campus Impact Meet for their final presentation. Top 3 campaigns will be awarded the ‘Genpact Campus Impact Award’. A few of the projects are as follows: 1. Project Credence (Belief to make something true): The objectives of the project are to spread awareness regarding the discriminatory practices against girls in various communities. The focus area is nutrition and health services. Appropriate activities and interventions have been planned to work toward the abolishment of the traditional practices which are harmful to women. This will be done by conducting workshops about the pressing issues in the neighborhood communities. Social media will also be used extensively in order to increase the Proceedings of the International Conference on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services for the 211 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Policy and Practice 27-29 June 2016, Cha-am, Phetchaburi, Thailand
Proceedings of International Conference on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services for the Sustainable Development Goals : Policy and Practice 27-29 June 2016 at the Sirindhorn International Environmental Park, Cha-am, Phetchaburi, Thailand
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