Re: Invitation to participate in the Workshop on at Puducherry on the 26th April 2012
Parivelan K M
Greetings to all
It is high time we all meet at Puducherry by April end to review our
respective environmental collation works. It has been due for a long
as we all were busy in our other works. Thanks to PAC for this timely
call. We will gear up for our meeting soon.
Thanks & regards
PArivelan
EarthSmiles
On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 3:48 PM, Environmental Governance
<greengo...@pacindia.org> wrote:
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> Dear Members of People's Coalition for Green Tamil Nadu & Puducherry,
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> Greetings from Public Affairs Centre - Environment Governance Group!
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> As committed earlier the Puducherry workshop is planned in April and please
> find below the concept and the details in the invitation letter. Kindly make
> it convenient to participate in the workshop on the 26th April. We will send
> you the program details soon.
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> Workshop on Green Issues in Tamil Nadu & Puducherry: People’s Concerns
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> Concept and Invitation Letter
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> Background
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> Public Affairs Centre (PAC), Bangalore, People’s Action for Development
> (PAD), Tuticorin and Earth Smiles, Chennai, had together taken the
> initiative to promote green manifesto as a part of their joint initiative
> towards promoting environmental governance. In this regard during February
> 2011 a state level workshop was organized with representatives from
> state-wide CSOs of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry participated. The workshop
> through deliberations formulated green manifestoes for Tamil Nadu and
> Puducherry. Simultaneously a People’s Coalition for Green Tamil Nadu and
> Puducherry (PCGTN&P) was started. The release of green manifesto and the
> campaign of the manifesto during assembly elections with support from all
> the network partners was carried out.
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> As a follow up to the green manifesto, another workshop was held in Trichy
> with the support of Kudumbam –LEISA Network, where in the network partners
> agreed to document various environmental issues concerning people in
> different parts of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. Based on these regional
> reports, it was decided that a comprehensive environment report on Tamil
> Nadu and Puducherry need to be compiled. Such a report, it was felt, would
> help in engaging the governments of both Tamil Nadu and Puducherry and
> making crucial environment related policies thereby promoting green
> governance.
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> Next Step…
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> PAC as decided in Trichy workshop has taken the responsibility of compiling
> state level reports for both Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. However, the report
> needs to be further discussed region-wise by involving various experts in
> their respective fields. This would not only strengthen the report and
> provide scientific evidence, but also add to the value of the report by
> widening the base.
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> In this regard, as planned PAC along with network partners and with the
> organizing support of local NGO – HOPE would conduct a workshop in
> Puducherry. The broad objectives of the workshop are as follows:
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> To consolidate Green Manifesto initiative in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry
> To share the region wise report on Environmental issues prepared by the lead
> NGOs and synthesize for further actions.
> To arrive at a road map for constructive engagement with the governments of
> Tamil Nadu and Puducherry
> To take the PCGN forward with concrete action steps.
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> In this backdrop, PAC on behalf of PCGTN&P takes immense pleasure in
> inviting you on behalf of your organization to participate in one day
> workshop on 26 April, 2012 at Puducherry. The details of the venue will be
> mailed to you separately. Meanwhile, please suggest any experts (water,
> bio-diversity, forest, pollution, livelihoods) that you are aware so as to
> enable us to invite them. This would help us to broaden the deliberations of
> the workshop.
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> On 27 April, 2012 the core group as selected by the PCGTN&P (the Lead NGOs
> that worked on regional reports) will meet for in depth discussion.
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> Please confirm your participation to sri...@pacindia.org and CC to Mr.
> Victor, Puducherry (local organizer) vrh...@gmail.com
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> Looking forward for your active participation.
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> With regards
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> J. Jangal
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> PAC- EnGG
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> Bangalore
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Dr.K.M.Parivelan
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