The World Bank
Presents a Workshop on
DEVELOPMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CURRICULUM FOR BUSINESS
17-18 September, 2015
Organised by
Indian
Institute of Management Kashipur
Bazpur
Road, Kashipur 244723, Uttarakhand
Tel:
05947-262211, 262177 Fax: 05947-262178
Venue
Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship
Near Game Village, Lalmati
Guwahati, Assam 78102
ENVIRONMENTAL
ASSESSMENT CAPACITY BUILDING IN SOUTH ASIA
(Proposed Augmentation of the Post Graduate
Program in Management at IIM Kashipur)
The challenge of environmental
management and regulation is immense in a country as large and diverse as
India. Over the years the legislative framework addressing environmental
management has evolved, with the enactment of the Environment Protection Act
1986, which is an umbrella act encompassing air, water, land and natural
resources management. The framework is completed through various Policies, Acts
Notifications and Regulations/Rules. As a result, India has a credible policy
and legislative base to foster environmental sustainability. However gaps are
evident in the institutional mechanisms - primarily in enforcement and
compliance and the operationalization has not been as effective or at par with
the evolution of legislation and policy.
However, there is a strong need
to build capacities of key stakeholders on EA in India. These stakeholders
include regulators, policy planners, project proponents, consultants,
contractors, investors, environmental NGOs, research and academia. Building of capacities
should essentially address the stakeholder "ecosystem". Importantly
all these efforts need to be carried out on a sustained and strategic basis.
In response to The World Bank’s
call to develop a sustainable green management stream within PGP, IIM Kashipur
is now running a pilot program to systematically address the dearth of
environment management skills in India by offering specialized environment
management courses, short term training and undertaking case studies. In order
to develop curriculum, elective courses and training modules for specific
target groups IIM Kashipur, in partnership with NIT Silchar is organizing this
workshops on thematic area of Environmental Law.
The overall vision is to
develop the IIM Kashipur as a Regional Centre of Excellence for EA and to
expand the program to other countries in South Asia subject to successful
completion of the activities in Phase I (2014-2016) and availability of support
from the World Bank and the Government of India.
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF
MANAGEMENT KASHIPUR
IIM Kashipur is set up with the
objective of imparting quality management education while sensitizing students
towards the needs of the society. The institute offers Post Graduate Programme
in Management (PGPM), a two year full time residential programme. The institute
also offers Executive Post Graduate Programme in Management (EPGPM), an
intensive two year post graduate programme in management, especially designed
for working professionals. At the doctoral level the institute runs Fellow
Programmes in Management (FPM) and Executive Fellow Programme in Management
(EFPM) equivalent to PhD.
Encompassed by lush green
fields, IIM Kashipur campus provides an ambience of tranquillity which helps
the young minds in generating bright ideas while the state-of-the-art
infrastructure smoothens the implementation. The Institute has modernized
classrooms equipped with all the facilities to prepare the students to be the
leaders of tomorrow. The audio-visual aids enhance the learning experience.
The Centre of Excellence on
Public Policy and Government (COEPPG) at the institute as platform to serve as
a bridge between policymakers, government agencies, civil society, industry and
academia by supporting scholarly research, public policy and administration
training programs, and other capacity building activities at the intersection
of government and society addressing some of the most important public policy
and governance issues.
Development of
Environmental Law Curriculum for Business
Environmental law and
Regulations cut across multiple themes. Although compliance requirements such
as clearance, consent etc. under various laws / regulations are independent of
one another, prior to commencement of specified industries/developmental
activities, all the requirements have to be met. As such, there is a need for
industry and business persons as well as regulators to understand the
requirements under all the applicable laws. It is also necessary for them to
appreciate relevant court verdicts since non-compliance could invite court
intervention.
This training cum curriculum
development workshop seeks to familiarize environmental regulators with all the
principal legislations, important subordinate legislation and relevant court
rulings. The context is their interface with industry and business. Curriculum
and training material developed in this workshop and suitably updated from time
to time would form the basis for training workshops in future.
Objectives
The principal objective of this
workshop is to provide a platform for exchange of knowledge, ideas &
learning experience among the environmental experts, forest officials,
regulators and the academics. The workshop will also be used to identify
emerging areas of regulatory concerns of the industry in order to validate a
standard curriculum, training modules for specific target groups like
regulators, management students and executive trainees. Input from the workshop
will be used to validate the design of a modular training program on
Environmental Law.
Themes
• National Environmental Policy
• Environmental protection and Interface with
Industry
• Forest Conservation, Wildlife Protection and
Biodiversity Conservation
• Pollution – Air, Water; Hazardous Chemicals
and Waste Management
• The National Green Tribunal – mandate and
powers
Target Audience
The main target participants
will be experts, officials of regulatory bodies, government departments, forest
officials. In addition, researchers, academics, business leaders and
environmental NGOs are also welcome.
Few selected papers on the theme will be accepted for presentation & will be published in a book format.
Registration & Accommodation
Interested participants are
requested to fill the registration form and return the same to the Workshop
Coordinator by 6th Sept, 2015. Selected participants will be notified by 8 Sep,
2015. Limited hostel accommodation will be available at the venue for
outstation participants. To avail the facility please contact the Coordinator.
Travel
Indian Institute of
Entrepreneurship Guwahati is situated on the Khanapara to Guwahati Airport
bypass (National Highway 37). It is near the National Game Village at Lalmati,
Guwahati.
Workshop on
DEVELOPMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CURRICULUM FOR BUSINESS
17-18 September, 2015
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Send
your registration form / email to:
Dr Kishor Chandra Satpathy
Workshop
Coordinator
National
Institute of Technology, Silchar-788010, Assam, India
Tele:
+91-3842-240055 (Off) Mob: 09435175531
kishor@nits.ac.in
Akhilesh
Singh Butola
World Bank Project, Indian
Institute of Management Kashipur
Bazpur Road, Kashipur 244713
Uttarakhand
Tel: 05947- 262177, 262211 Fax:
05947-262178
Mob: 07055035333
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