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VOL.1 ISSUE 1
January -June, 2009
Sustainable Innovations in India
The GTZ Summer School "Sustainable Innovations in India" was a 4-week programme aiming to fill the gaps between science and practice by offering an interactive learning dialogue for PhD-students and young professionals from Government Institutions and NGOs from all over India. It is part of the UN Decade "Education for Sustainable Development"(ESD)-project, "Between Lecture Hall & Projects Works", GTZ-Berlin. This year GTZ Summer School was conducted for the fifth time, after being held in Vietnam, Egypt, Brazil and Peru. The program incorporated the thematic areas like learning and communication stability, globalization and governance, urban sustainability, climate change adaptation and mitigation and water resource management.

The programme led to improved awareness on specific issues related to climate change, urban planning, sustainable development and environmental management.

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RECOMMENDATIONS FROM GTZ SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAMME

We recommend to consider the convergence of life styles and livelihood security to be an integral part of sustainable development planning and implementation at all levels.