Environmental, Social Justice & Governance Initiatives
ESG is participating in one effort – a 23 country comparative study to learn lessons for the future from COVID-19, a study led by Prof. Sheila Jasanoff of Harvard Kennedy School and Prof. Stephen Hilgartner of Cornell University which will be featured in Futures Forum seminar on Preparedness, 12-13 Jan 2021.
Leo Saldanha of Environment Support Group speaks on rethinking aspects of our governance system in post-pandemic times.
Noted actress Parvathy Thiruvothu, Leo Saldanha of Environment Support Group and Manju Menon of Centre for Policy Research discuss with Anna Isaac and Megha Sreeram of The News Minute, the irreversible and disastrous implications to India’s security, human rights and environment, if EIA Notification 2020 ever became a reality. See the discussion on TNM Facebook page Also read Parvathy’s letter to MoEF&CC demanding withdrawal of Draft EIA Notification 2020. ‘A terrible piece of law’: Parvathy
ESG’s Leo Saldhana in “Vulnerabilities of Indian Governance: in handling Climate Crisis
2020 was a momentous year for the whole world. The never before experienced event of a global pandemic not only upended lives, it also forced us to adjust to a new normal and to press on despite the challenges that surfaced as part of the emerging world order. It goes without saying that Covid-19 influenced in a major way the work we do at ESG. However, this year was also a big year of learning
Find a compiled list of reports on the various aspects of protecting lakes in Bengaluru.
