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Sangam 2008: All-India NGO Summit for Environment an Access to Social Justice |
In the current era of globalization, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) have been at the forefront of spreading awareness and implementing projects on a host of social issues. They have today assumed a position of vital importance both at the policy level and at the grass roots, in contributing valuable information and ideas, advocating effectively for positive change and increasing the accountability and legitimacy of the governance process. In India too, we see the widening impact that NGOs have had in various regions and in various social service sectors such as education, healthcare, women issues, child issues, rural development, etc. |
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Development, environment and social justice : An overview |
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In the current era of globalization, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) have been at the forefront of spreading awareness and implementing projects on a host of social issues.They have today assumed a position of vital importance both at the policy level and at the grass roots, in contributing valuable information and ideas, advocating effectively for positive change and increasing the accountability and legitimacy of the governance process. In India too, we see the widening impact of NGOs presence in various regions and development sectors – such as education, healthcare, women and child, rural development and environment. One of the biggest challenges that India faces on her development roadmap is the issue of environmental sustainability.Pollution, Deforestation, Climate change, Water shortage, Natural disasters, Soil depletion, Drought, Waste piling and Wildlife trade. These are just a few of the issues that are today posing perhaps the greatest challenges to the future of India. High levels of population growth means increased pressure on natural resources, while an economy in high-gear is leaving a footprint of pollution that impacts not just the subcontinent, but the rest of the world too. The sustained exploitation of natural resources such as forests, land, water and fisheries - often by a powerful few - has led to alarming changes in the natural habitats of many regions and the livelihoods of many vulnerable people. |
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Key concerns of The Art of living and IAHV |
- Establishing efficient systems and technology- both regionally and at national level. Continue communication, networking and knowledge sharing between partner agencies, NGOs (using various mediums like websites, online forums, newsletters etc)
- Promoting initiatives between NGOs such as nature conservation, sustainable water shed development, utilization of local resources at the rural level, slum rehabilitation
- Initiate a Plantation of 500,000 saplings and establishing ancillary industries across the country
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