1. Greening Delhi Trough
Schools’ Initiatives
Dr. S., Rajesh, IFS
In the international Conference
on
Green and Sustainable Schools and
Academic Institutions-
A Solution to Climate Change
on
23 November, 2013 at New Delhi
Source: www.thehindu.com

2. Structure
•Introduction
•Background and Problem Statement
•Objectives
•Methodology
•Results
•Discussion
•Conclusion and Recommendations
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3. Introduction
…….We recognize that climate change poses
serious risks and challenges to all countries,
particularly developing countries…. Addressing
climate change will be fundamental to
safeguarding and advancing progress towards
the Millennium…. – U.N. High Level Plenary
meeting on the Millennium Development
Goals……( UN, 2010)
* Rajesh Sobhana Kumar sufonama 2011-12 Uni Padova *Dr S. Rajesh, IFS

4. Education… CC Adaptation…
* Rajesh Sobhana Kumar sufonama 2011-12 Uni Padova *Dr S. Rajesh, IFS
Environmental
Stewardship
Literacy on Climate
Change issues
Disaster Risk
Reduction
Vulnerability
Reduction
CC Mitigation
Quality Learning
Ecosystem services
Resilient Society

5. The Greenscape of Delhi
•The Green City of Delhi
• A member of C40 Climate
Initiative
•A megacity- on the same
platform with Manila, Mexico
city and New York, in urban
forest conservation
•Organized Urban Forest
infrastructure and staffing
•Phenomenal increase in forest
and tree cover( >20% of
geographic area
* Rajesh Sobhana Kumar sufonama 2011-12 Uni Padova *
Source: Forest Survey of India, 2012
Dr S. Rajesh, IFS

7. Young Citizens in the
Green Governance
• An important
Actor in the green
governance
• Green foot Prints
through
development of City
Forests
•Capacity
Development
Dr S. Rajesh, IFS* *Rajesh Sobhana Kumar sufonama 2011-12 Uni Padova

9. CC Mitigation/ Adaptation Interventions
with Educational Institutions
•
Kharkhari Jetmal City Forest Mungesgpur City Forest Najafgarh Drain City Forest
Qutubgarh I City Forest
Rewala Khanpur I City Forest Sultanpur Dabas City Forest

10. The outcomes…
• Schools and Academic Institutions at the heart
of developing the green assets of the city
•More than 15000 pupils partnered with the
Greening Initiatives over the last a few years
•Enhancement of awareness, skills and
knowledge and experience in forestry based cc
mitigation and adapation measures and options
* *Rajesh Sobhana Kumar sufonama 2011-12 Uni PadovaDr S. Rajesh, IFS

11. Towards a CC resilient society….
• Schools and Academic Institutions at the heart
of developing the green assets of the city
•More than 15000 pupils partnered with the
Greening Initiatives over the last a few years
•Enhancement of awareness, skills and
knowledge and experience in forestry based cc
mitigation and adapation measures and options
* *Rajesh Sobhana Kumar sufonama 2011-12 Uni PadovaDr S. Rajesh, IFS

12. * Rajesh Sobhana Kumar sufonama 2011-12 Uni Padova *
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Dr S. Rajesh, IFS