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Climate Change, Civil Society and Peace

3 June 2026

National Institute of Advanced Studies
Climate Change, Civil Society and Peace
Building Capacity, Chronicling Resilience,
Connecting Communities, Mapping Data

03-04 June 2026, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru
In collaboration with GPPAC

03 June 2026, Wednesday
Venue: Conference Room, NIAS

1400-1430 hrs: Welcome and Introduction
Prof D Suba Chandran
Dean, School of Conflict and Security Studies, National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bengaluru
&
Dr Mallika Joseph
GPPAC 

1430-1600 hrs: Connecting Communities
Climate Change, Civil Society and Peace: An interaction with Civil Society Actors

K. K. Sahad, Member of Panchayat, Former President, Meppadi Grama Panchayat, Wayanad

Krishnakumar K I, Department of Health Services, Kerala

Sibi Varghese K, Assistant Director, Local Self-Government Department, Kerala

Madhuri Subbarao, Curator of Earthitude Research Forum, UNCCD, Bengaluru

Druthi Anish, Undergraduate student in the Department of Environmental Science and Sustainability, Mount Carmel College, Bengaluru

Namrata L Ghanghatkar, Postgraduate student at the Department of Public Policy, Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences

Usha Rajagopalan, Environmentalist, Author and Poet Puttenahalli Neighbourhood Lake Improvement Trust

1600—1630 hrs: Tea

1630-1730 hrs: Building Capacity & Chronicling Resilience
Inauguration of “The Grass Roots: NIAS Youth Network on C3SP” and Young Scholars Poster Workshop on “Climate Change and Civil Society, and Peace”
&
Release of recent issues of “The Green Ribbon,” NIAS Monthly Monitor on Climate Change and Civil Society, and Peace, supported by GPPAC 

Inaugural Remarks by
Prof Shailesh Nayak, Director, NIAS

Vote of Thanks by Dr Mallika Joseph

1700-1900 hrs: Poster Workshop by Young Scholars
Chintan Environmental Research and Action Group:
Tackling Methane emissions in the Delhi NCR region through Composting initiatives.
Aarav Bhaskar, student, American Embassy School, New Delhi

Banking on plates for a cleaner world: 
The initiative Adamya Chetana is Free-of-Cost bank of steel cutlery that can be borrowed for private and public functions. The NGO successfully runs Plate Banks supporting thousands of Green Events every year.
Acsah H, postgraduate student, Manipal Institute of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts, MAHE

Lakeika: Breathing Life Back into Puttenahalli: 
Inside Usha Rajagopalan's condemnable efforts into restoring the Puttenahalli Lake through community mobilization, effective policy framing and conservation initiatives.
Ada Khan, undergraduate student, Department of Political Science, Public Policy, Media Studies at Mount Carmel College, Bengaluru

The Forest She Built:
How Kollakkayil Devaki Amma transformed adversity into environmental action, creating a lush forest that supports wildlife, water conservation, and climate resilience.
Aishal Hab Yousuf, postgraduate student, Department of International Studies, Stella Maris College, Chennai

The Forests That Refused to Fall
Inside Alok Shukla's decades-long fight to protect Hasdeo Aranya and the communities whose future is tied to its survival.
Anshika Thakur, undergraduate student, Department of History, Economics, Political Science, Mount Carmel College, Bengaluru

Roots, Rain & Renewal:
Inside Thuvakkam's efforts to cool Chennai through urban forests, harvest water sustainably, power schools and communities with solar energy, and uplift the city's most vulnerable.
Avaneesh S, postgraduate student, Department of History, School of Social Sciences, Pondicherry University. 

The Students Who Heal the Soil and Study the Land:
Behind SAICE’s community-driven push for land regeneration in Puducherry and what it means for ecological balance in integral education.
Deb Dutta, a graduate from the Department of Political Science, Sri Aurobindo International Centre of Education (SAICE), Puducherry

The Seeds of Change:
Inside VOICE Trust's Sunday Agriculture School, where young people learn farming, seed conservation, and climate responsibility through hands-on experience.
Glynnis Winona B, undergraduate student, Department of International Relations, Peace Studies and Public Policy, St. Joseph's University, Bengaluru

The Climate Classroom:
Parikrma Oxygen is India's first outdoor nature-based school, for children from urban slums - providing an education that is rooted in the living world.
Madhura Meenakshi Tanikella, undergraduate student, Department of Political Science, Alliance University, Bengaluru

Voices for a Changing Climate:
Inside Poovulagin Nanbargal’s journey of inspiring climate awareness, defending ecological systems, and empowering communities to respond to environmental challenges in Tamil Nadu.
Nithin V, postgraduate student, Department of International Relations, Loyola College, Chennai

Wake Up Bengaluru:
How Madhuri Subbarao is bringing Bengaluru’s citizens together to protect disappearing lakes, reclaim urban ecosystems, and rebuild the city’s relationship with water through community-led conservation.
Namrata L Ghanghatkar, postgraduate student, Department of Public Policy, Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences

 Guardians in Green:
How the women of Sundarbans are using ancient ecological knowledge to protect their communities from climate catastrophe. 
Priyanka Makhijani, postgraduate student, Department of Public Policy, Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences

Every disaster predicted. Every community ready:
SEEDS has stood at the intersection of technology and humanity, equipping AP’s most vulnerable with AI-powered early warnings, community training, and the unshakeable belief that no family should face a disaster unprepared.
Rakshitha B is a graduate from the Department of Political Science and Economics, Mount Carmel College, Bengaluru.

The People Who Heal the Land and Defend the Water:
Inside Waatavaran’s community-led work to protect ecosystems, strengthen livelihoods, and build climate justice from the ground up
Siddhi Halyur, undergraduate student, Department of International Relations, Peace Studies and Public Policy, St. Joseph's University, Bengaluru.

Hulimavu's Blue Revolution:
How Hulimavu Kere Tharanga, a community-led initiative overcame a possible encroachment of their beloved lake.
Sreemaya Nair, a graduate from the Department of Political Science, Public Policy, Media Studies at Mount Carmel College, Bengaluru.

From Vulnerability to Resilience :
Climate Adaptation Journey How communities are adapting to increasing floods, changing rainfall patterns, and environmental uncertainties.
Urja. K, postgraduate student, Department of Public Policy, Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bengaluru

Empowering Communities for a Zero-Waste Tomorrow:
A look at VISVA Sustainable Foundation's efforts to transform events, public spaces, and everyday habits through sustainable practices and grassroots engagement.
Yesasvi Koganti, undergraduate student, Department of Political Science, Madras Christian College, Chennai

04 June 2026, Thursday
Venue: Conference Room, NIAS

0900-0930 hrs: Welcome and Introduction
D Suba Chandran & Mallika Joseph

0930-1030 hrs: Session-I
Disappearing Water Bodies in Goa
Dr Bibhu Prasad Routray
Director, Mantraya Institute for Strategic Studies (MISS), Goa

1030-1100 hrs: Tea

1100-1200 hrs: Session-II
Prithvi Darshana:
Revitalizing Indigenous Epistemes for a Sustainable Future
Prof. Krishna Menon
Dean, School of Human Studies and Professor, Gender Studies, B.R. Ambedkar University, Delhi

1200-1300 hrs: Session-III
Climate Migration in India:
A Look at the Policy Landscape and its Practice.
Dr Samata Biswas
Professor and Coordinator, Department of English, The Sanskrit College and University, Kolkata

1300-1400 hrs: Lunch

1400-1500 hrs: Session-IV
Civil Society as Zero Responders and First Mile Connectors
Report by NIAS Team

1500-1600 hrs: Interaction with GPPAC South Asia Partners

1600-1630 hrs: Conclusion
Mallika Joseph and D Suba Chandran

1630 hrs: High Tea

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