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  • Grassroots Innovation Movements workshop, Delhi

    Unnamed Venue Delhi, India

    This workshop will bring together researchers, activists and policy-makers to learn from one another about grassroots innovation movements. The workshop is organised by Dinesh Abrol at Centre for Studies in Science Policy at Jawaharlal Nehru University in colaboration with Adrian Smith, Elisa Arond, and Mariano Fressoli (all from the project, Grassroots Innovation: Historical and Comparative...

  • STEPS Seminar: In the Eye of a Cyclone: The Dialectics of Social and Environmental Change in the Sundarban Delta

    Convening Space Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom

    Dr Debojyoti Das, ERC Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Dept. of History, Classics and Archaeology, Birkbeck, University of London Tropical Cyclones are a yearly event in the Bay of Bengal coastal seaboard. The deadliest cyclones in the world have formed here, including the 1970 Bhola super cyclone, which killed 500,000 people. The misery and destruction caused by...

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  • ‘India’s Risks’ book launch

    Book launch: ‘India’s Risks: Democratizing the Management of Threats to Environment, Health and Values’ With Professor M V Rajeev Gowda, Honorable Member of Parliament and Professor Ian Scoones, STEPS Centre, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex UK Thursday 19 February at 6.00 – 7.30 pm at The British Council, New Delhi Live streamed video...

  • Asia’s Giants: media briefing + drinks reception

    When: Friday, December 4th from 7pm-9pm; short briefing and Q&A at 7.30pm Where: Holiday Inn Paris Gare de l’Est, 5, rue du 8 Mai 1945 75010 Paris How is China shifting to a low-carbon economy? Will low-carbon innovation in China affect decarbonisation pathways elsewhere? Why do Indian policymakers insist on low-carbon rather than no-carbon? What are the prospects of India's...

  • STEPS Lunchtime Seminar: ‘The Making and Unmaking of Agricultural Knowledge’

    Convening Space, IDS Library Road, Falmer, Brighton, United Kingdom

    Please join us for an upcoming STEPS lunchtime seminar on ‘The Making and Unmaking of Agricultural Knowledge’, given by Professor Glenn Davis Stone, Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL), on Thursday, 10th December 2015, from 12.30-2pm, at the IDS Convening Space. In this talk, Glenn Stone will draw on long-term research on various technological regimes in agriculture...

  • Launch: South Asia Sustainability Hub

    Inauguration: South Asia Sustainability Hub & Knowledge Network (SASH&KN) Launch of ‘Friends of Sustainability’ 28 January 2016 at 6pm – 9 pm New Delhi, India RSVP: [email protected] by 20 January 2016 Find out more Read more about the launch event Read more about the South Asia Sustainability Hub

  • International Conference: Pathways to Sustainable Urbanisation

    Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi, India

    International Conference: Pathways to Sustainable Urbanisation 29-30 January 2016 Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India Cities in India and other South Asian nations are in the midst of experiencing rapid urbanization. In this time of growth, safeguarding environmental integrity and social justice will be decisive for the health and livelihoods of citizens. This conference, organised...

  • Transformations 2017: Transformations in Practice

    Forum Theatre, Level 1, Arts West The University of Melbourne, Parkville campus Forum Theatre, Level 1, Arts West The University of Melbourne, Parkville campus, Melbourne, Australia

    Members of the STEPS Centre, along with colleagues from the Pathways to Sustainability Global Consortium, will be attending the Transformations 2017: Transformations in Practice conference in August. The Transformations conference is hosted by the Centre for Environmental Change and Human Resilience (CECHR) at the University of Dundee. It is the third in a biennial series...

  • Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation in Urbanising India

    National Agriculture Science Complex, Pusa Delhi, India This event in Delhi explores how urban authorities and other parts of civil society can improve their approaches to ecosystems and the services they provide in urbanising contexts. The event involves people involved in decision-making, research and practice related to urbanisation and ecosystems. The organisers aim to share...

  • Webinar: Transformations in and beyond Covid-19 in India and Bangladesh

    11.00 UTC · 12.00 UK · 16.30 India · 17.00 Bangladesh Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u87JAXv5HZo About this event Flyer (PDF) This event is convened by the TAPESTRY project. The coronavirus outbreak has disrupted almost all aspects of life in India and Bangladesh. Apart from the immediate impacts on victims of the virus, the lockdowns imposed by governments...

  • SUNDARBANS WITHOUT BOUNDARIES: Co-creating Transformative Knowledge and Action

    Sundarbans Roundtable Session at ICCCAD Roundtable 26 July 2021 Co-hosted by the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) and the TAPESTRY project. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETtL_X7PYqk This roundtable discussed the possibilities and results of transboundary research in the Indian and Bangladesh Sundarbans. Speakers shared views from their work on the nature and extent of boundaries; and...

  • Through the Eyes of the Kolis: A reflection on Mumbai’s past, present & future

    21 August 2021 at 17.00 - 18.30 (India Time) A talk and an open discussion on the future of the Koli community in Mumbai. The panel consists of Kolis who are extremely passionate about the community and enthusiastic to work for the betterment of their people and their culture. Be a part of this discussion...

  • Roundtable: Old Cities, New Risks

    26 August 2021 at 17.00-18.30 (India time) This Roundtable brought together a panel of experts and key stakeholders to discuss the risks faced by India’s cities in the context of climate change and other uncertainties, and how to respond to them. The main objective of this Roundtable was to work with the participants to co-create...

  • The politics of climate change and uncertainty in India

    31 March 2022 at 17.00 (UK time) **Please note the new time of this event** This Sussex Development Lecture will introduce the themes of uncertainty explored in the new book The Politics of Climate Change and Uncertainty in India. More information and registration details are on the IDS website. Find out more