Workshop Schedule
Air Pollution in Delhi: Confronting Challenges and Telling New Stories
(22nd– 23rd August, 2022)
Venue: Media Resource Centre, AJKMCRC
Registration for Participants (9.00 AM -9.45 AM) 22nd August 2022
Session I: Confronting Challenges: Interventions by Environmental Organizations
Date & Time: 22nd August Morning (Offline) 10.00 AM-1.00 PM
Chair- Dr Sabina Kidwai
| Sl.No. | Name | Designation& Organization | Time | Topic |
| Prof Shohini Ghosh Dr Pawas Bisht | Officiating Director Principal Investigator, Keele University | 10.00 AM | Welcomes the participants Introduction to the project | |
| Tea 10.30 to 10.45 | ||||
| Shambhavi Shukla | Program Manager, Center for Science and Environment | 11.00 AM | CSE’s work on Air Pollution with Special Emphasis on Vehicular Emissions | |
| Shruti Sinha | Manager, Policy & Outreach,Chintan Environmental Research & Action Group | 11.30 AM | Importance of Waste Management in Tackling Air Pollution | |
| Dr. R. Suresh | Senior Fellow & Area Convenor, Center for Environmental Studies, The Energy Research Institute (TERI) | 12.00 PM | Nature & Impact of Air Pollution Emanating from Rural Areas of Delhi NCR Region and TERI’s Interventions on it | |
| Nimish Singh | Associate Fellow, Earth Science and Climate Division, The Energy Research Institute (TERI) | 12.30 PM | Impact of Stubble Burning on Air Quality in Delhi and TERI’s Interventions on it |
Lunch 1.00pm to 2.00pm Nehru Guest House
Session II: Confronting Challenges: Understanding Policy and Regulation
Date and Time: 22nd August Afternoon (Online) 2.30 PM-5.00PM (Arrangements will be made for offline participants to attend the online lectures at AJKMCRC)
Chair: Dr Eva Giraud
| Sl.No. | Name | Designation &Organization | Time | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Prof. Awadhendra Sharan | Director and Professor,Center for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS) | 2.30 PM | Historical Context of Regulatory Policies on Air Pollution in Delhi |
| 2. | Nandikesh Sivalingam | Director, Center for Research on Energy & Clean Air (CREA) | 3.00 PM | CREA’s Interventions to Tackle Air Pollution |
| 3.. | Prof. S.N. Tripathi | Coordinator of the National Knowledge Network, formed under the National Clean Air Program and an Expert Member of Steering Committee and Monitoring Committee, National Clean Air Program | 3.30 PM | Role of National Clean Air Program (NCAP) in Tackling Air Pollution |
| 4.. | Dr. Sarath Guttikunda | Director, Urban Emissions Info | 4.00 PM | Urban Emissions Info’s Role in Data Generation on Air Pollution |
| 5.. | Satish Sinha | Associate Director, Toxics Link | 4.30 PM | Waste and Impact on Air Quality |
Tea will be served directly to the participants at 4.00pm
Session III: Storytelling for Environmental Change: I
Date and Time: 23rd August Morning (Offline) 10.30 AM- 1.00 PM
Chair: Dr Pawas Bisht
| Sl.No. | Name | Designation &Organization | Time | Topic |
| 1. | Dr. Pragati Paul | Senior Assistant Professor AJK MCRC | 10.30 AM | Designing and Executing Campaigns for Creating Awareness to Tackle Air Pollution |
| 2.. | Sharad Gaur | Environmentalist | 11.00 AM | Improving Waste Management through Citizen & Corporate Participation |
| Tea 11.30 to 11.45 | ||||
| 3.. | Joydeep Gupta | South Asia Director, Third Pole | 12.00 PM | Reporting on Environment Stories |
| 4.. | Sohail Akbar | Associate Professor, AJK MCRC | 12.30 PM | Air Pollution & Photographing Avian Fauna |
Lunch 1.00pm to 2.00pm Nehru Guest House
Session IV: Storytelling for Environmental Change-II
Date and Time: 23rd August Afternoon (Online) 2.30 PM-5.00 PM (Arrangements will be made for offline participants to attend the online lecture at AJKMCRC)
Chair: Dr Sudeshna Devi
| Sl.No. | Name | Designation & Organization | Time | Topic |
| 1,. | Rajiv Khurana | Founder Trustee, Lung Care Foundation | 2.30 PM | Impact of Air Pollution of Health & Well Being |
| 2,. | Aesha Datta | Environmental Journalist | 3.00 PM | Environment Beat in Indian Media with special emphasis on Reporting on Air Pollution |
| 3. | Gautam Pandey | Director Riverbank Studios and Vice President Documentaries at International Forum of Motion Picture Producers | 3.30 PM | Wildlife Filmmaking and Working on Air Pollution |
| 4.. | Shirish Khare | Independent Journalist and Writer | 4.00PM | Environmental Storytelling: Experiences from the Margins |
Tea will be served directly to the participants at 4.00pm
Note: Google Meet links will be sent for the online sessions
Pollution Stories 