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affected  by  slight  changes.  Standees  containing some  questions  on  environment  were  also  used to  stimulate  discussion  among  students  and  to  impart  knowledge  on  the  same.  Students  were  given  opportunities  to  display  their  thoughts  through  drawings,  slogans,  debates,  speech  and so  on.  Some  basic  concepts  of  Science  and  Mathematics  were  also  imparted  using  puzzles, experiments  and  board  games. POST  TRAIN  ACTIVITIES  IN  JAMMU,  J&K  AND  SHIMLA,  HP 1. Workshop  for  Equipping  Educators  on  Climate  Change  and  Orientation  for  Media  on  Climate  Change  Report i n g : -   I n  collaboration  with  the  Centre  for  Environment  Education  and  Training,  Jammu  and  Kashmir,  and  the  Press  Club  of  Jammu,  the  two  day- long  workshops  were  held  on  14  December  (for  educators)  and  15  December  (for  the  media)  in  Jammu.  100  teachers  and  25  media  persons  were  addressed  through  the  two  workshops.  The  events  were  also  graced  by  the  presence  of  State  Minister  of  Education,  Shrimati  Priya  Sethi,  Shri  Bali  Bhagat,  State  Minister  for  Social Welfare,  Forest,  Ecology  and Environment,  OP  Sharma,  IFS  and  Director of  the  Department  of  Environment,  Ecology  and  Remote  Sensing  and  other  eminent  personalities  from  the  administration,  thus  conveying  the  message  not  only  to  the  teachers  but  also  to  the  administrators  directly  responsible  for  formulating  and  implementing  policies  related  climate  change,  adaptation  and  mitigation.  2.  Science  Exhibition  at  State  Level  Children’s  Science  Congress  at  Rampur,  Shimla  from  14th-17th  December  2015:-  HP  State  Council  for  Science,  Technology  and  Environment  invited  CEE  Himalaya  to  display  our  standees,  science  kit  and  other  IEC  material  on  climate  change  at  the  exhibition.  Therefore  CEE  Himalaya  participated  in  the  event  and  took  the  opportunity  to  aware  students  and  teachers  on  the  issues  of  climate  change  globally  as  well  as  specific  to  Indian  Himalayan  Region.  3,367  students  and  73  teachers  were  addressed  through  the  event.  Information  on  Globe,  North  Pole  &  South  Pole,  Equators,  Jet Wave,  Equinox  Line,  Earth  Rotation  and  Revolution,  Earth’s  Axis  &  Tilt,  Seasons  change,  Climate  change  and  its  Impact on  Earth,  Information  on  Science  Laws  like-  Bernoulli’s  Law,  Centre  of  Mass,  Centre  of  Gravity  and  so  on  was  imparted  to  students  using  science  kits  and  display  of  standees.  The  exhibition  stall  of  CEE  Himalaya  was  one of  the  best  stalls  at  the  Children’s  Science  Congress  and  it  was  deeply  appreciated  by  Hon.  Chief  Secretary  Mr.  P.C.  Dhiman.  IMPACT  OF  THE  PROJECT The  project  had  a  strong  impact  in  the  Indian  Himalayan  Region.  The  activities  conducted  in  the  cities  before  and  during  the  arrival  of  the  SECAS  motivated  the  students,  teachers  and  general  public  to  visit  the  SECAS in  large  numbers.  In  many  areas  Science  Express  had  visited  before  but  still  the  majority  of  the  people  had  no  idea  about  the  train  and  the  train  was  not  visited  by  many  people  earlier.  Because  of  the  activities  conducted  in  and  around  cities  and  in  the  schools  and  colleges,  the  turn  over  at  the  respective  stations  was  huge.  Students,  teachers  and  general  public  now  have  developed  insights  into  the  issue  of  climate  change  and  the  necessity  to  address  it.  They  have  learned  about  the  100  handprint  actions  through  which  they  can  reduce  their  foot  print  and  increase  their  hand  print  in  daily  lives  by  lowering  the  consumption  of  water,  switching  off  lights  while  moving  out  of  the  room,  not  using  plastics,  use  of  bicycle  and  so  on.  The  project  also  addressed  other  stakeholders  which  are  mostly  left  untouched.  The  issue  of  climate  change  was  also  seen  Proceedings of the International Conference on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services for the 341 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Policy and Practice 27-29 June 2016, Cha-am, Phetchaburi, Thailand


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