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Indo-German Environment Partnership

A magazine of the Indo-German Environment Partnership Programme

August 2014

Sustainability: Work in Progress

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About the Indo-German Environment Partnership Programme

In an emerging country like India, while the scale, speed and impact of urban and industrial development open up diverse opportunities, they also cause increase in demand leading to resource-tensions. Building on the experiences of the predecessor Advisory Services in Environment Management programme, the Indo-German Environment Partnership (IGEP) programme assists the Indian Government in managing these developments to achieve resource efficiency and sustainable development.

ObjectiveThe overall objective of IGEP is that the decision makers at national, state and local level use innovative solutions for the improvement of urban and industrial environmental management and for the development of an environment and climate policy that targets inclusive economic growth de-coupled from resource consumption.

ApproachIGEP cooperates with public and private sectors at the national, state and local levels, including the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Ministry of Urban Development, Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Pollution Control Boards, NGOs, industry associations.

IGEP supports its partners in establishing sustainable solutions for environmental infrastructure in urban and industrial areas. It focuses on:

a) Up-scalable pilot measures for sustainable urban and industrial environmental management and climate protection.b) Legal regulations and policy level initiatives on national, state and urban level that support the dissemination of innovative

solutions for sustainable environmental management.

IGEP’s thematic areas of work comprise:

Sustainable Urban Habitat focuses on financially sustainable and improved urban services in the field of municipal solid waste management in selected cities. By mainstreaming climate change into urban planning and development, it supports the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission and the National Mission on Sustainable Habitats. It contributes to the Government of India’s endeavour to improve urban habitats by making cities slum free (Rajiv Awas Yojna). Interventions in selected cities will be scaled up with the support of State Governments. Further, it assists urban, state and/or national level stakeholders in designing policies to achieve favourable framework conditions for the desired change processes.

Sustainable Industrial Development focuses on piloting and replicating financially sustainable environmental improvements in selected industrial areas in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Gujarat, and designing new industrial parks to serve as nation-wide models. It also focuses on planning of investment zones/industrial parks, waste and waste water management, environment-friendly techniques that will be implemented in identified industry sectors. Improvements on climate change and disaster risk management complements the advisory services provided to partners from the public and private sector.

Policy for Environment and Climate focuses on development and implementation of policy level actions related to urban and industrial development, like climate change, inclusive growth and Low Carbon Economy. It also supports the development of legal frameworks which can serve as a basis for environment-friendly regulations.

The following cross-cutting activities pervade all of the mentioned initiatives:

Capacity Development activities will support training institutes in delivering effective training programmes which help improve implementation capacities of the partners.

Climate Change activities focus on Clean Development Mechanism, Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions, low carbon strategies, and climate change adaptation in coastal areas.

Gender Mainstreaming focuses on integrating gender into the planning and implementation of interventions in order to positively impact gender equality.

About GIZ Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is an enterprise owned by the German Government. GIZ implements sustainable development through international cooperation, on behalf of Germany and other partners. With a global footprint in over 130 countries, GIZ leverages its regional and technical expertise for local innovation.

GIZ India has a team of over 300 staff. To address India's need for sustainable and inclusive growth, in partnership with stakeholders, GIZ’s key focal areas are:

• Energy(renewableenergyandenergyefficiency),Mitigationofgreenhousegasemissions• Environment(sustainableurbanandindustrialdevelopment,naturalresourcemanagement,climatechangeadaptation,

biodiversity)• Sustainableeconomicdevelopment(ruralfinance,socialsecuritysystems,smallandmediumenterprises)• Skilldevelopment

This issue puts the spotlight on the many facets and achievements of the IGEP programme since inception.

From e-waste management to solid waste management to recycling of end-life vehicles to many others, it has been IGEP’s constant and ongoing endeavour to make our world a better place to live in.

A key component of all we do at IGEP is sustainability. So whether it is in enabling sustainability of the environment through our diverse initiatives, or sustainability at the very core of IGEP, that is what can be seen in action whatever we do, and wherever we are.

IGEP also bid goodbye to Ashish Chaturvedi, a key team member. Ashish has recounted his professional life with IGEP in this issue, and we wish him all the best.

As always, the team spirit at IGEP is what keeps us moving and I thank every member for their presence in our team.

Best regards, Dieter Mutz

Forward


Knowledge Platform on Environment Friendly Technologies for Specific Industrial Sectors of Gujarat

The Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB), the German Federal Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt-UBA) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH have joint

declaration of intent for promotion of ‘Best Available Techniques’ (BAT) not entailing excessive cost so as to strengthen environmental management and pollution control in the industries in textile and pulp & paper sectors.

The idea of the ‘Knowledge Exchange Platform’ on Environment Friendly Technologies is culmination of various discussions and consultations that were initiated during the last more than a year with regard to the promotion of the ‘Environmental Friendly Technologies’ in the state of Gujarat. GPCB, GIZ, UBA and the Gujarat Cleaner Production Centre (GCPC) have put in efforts to support the development of the Platform and make it operational. GPCB leads the “Knowledge Platform” and the GCPC, GIZ and UBA support it.

– Debojit Das

Special ReportKnowledge Platform on Environment Friendly Technologies for Specific Industrial Sectors of GujaratLaunched on the occasion of World Environmental Day, Debajit Das reports on the Knowledge Platform 5

Sustainable Urban HabitatSolid Waste Management in Shimla – The Journey of the CityHow a city can manage its solid waste, Vaishali Nandan and Snigdha Kar talks about it 8

Sustainable Industrial DevelopmentTechnology Showcase cum Exposure Visit for delegation from Bhutan/NepalLalit Sharma reports on the visit as part of Sustainable & Efficient Industrial Development (SEID) Project 10

Policy for Environment and ClimateThe economics of a formal e-waste recyclerNitin Malhotra from edustbin writes about the economics associated with formal e-waste recyclers in India 16

Climate Change Checklists – Tool to Induce ActionManjeet Saluja throws light on the tool that can induce action towards climate change 18

Resource Potential of End-of-Life VehiclesAshish Chaturvedi writes about the resource potential of end of life vehicles 20

Capacity DevelopmentIndia and Climate Change: Road to ParisRahul Dixit and Manjeet Saluja reports on the seventh IGEP dialogue 22

Climate ChangeCarbon Expo 2014: Was it a Stalemate?Kundan Burnwal reports on the Carbon Expo held in Cologne, Germany 24

What’s new in IGEPClimate Change Adaptation in Industrial Areas 26

Sustainable Supply Chains for Perishables into Cities” (in short: Green Logistics) 26

Fostering Resource Efficiency and Sustainable Management of Secondary Raw Materials 27

Integrated Land Use Planning 27

Agents of Change – Strengthening of the Indian Youth Climate Network 26

IGEP in Media 28

Work LifeMy journey with GIZ by Ashish Chaturvedi 33

Special Report

Contents


Special Report Special Report

Mrs. Anandiben Patel, Honb'le Chief Minister of Gujarat launching the Knowledge Platform

The Knowledge Platform provides access to reference documents, case studies, guidelines, presentations and other relevant information related to ‘Environmental Friendly Technologies’ for the Textile and Pulp & Paper sectors.

The Knowledge Platform would also bring in information and access to the knowledge on the Best Available Technique (BAT) from the European context. These were developed in the European context considering economically and technically viable conditions. In the European context,

BAT describes the environmental standard that industrial installations in the European Union (EU) have to apply in order to get the required operation permit.

The German Federal Environment Agency UBA, is engaged in the European information exchange on Best Available Techniques and the elaboration and revision of Best Available Techniques (BAT) Reference Documents and has come forward, in cooperation with GIZ (Indo-German Environment Partnership Programme), to extend

its support to the Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) in promotion of the BAT principles that can cater to the specific industrial sectors in Gujarat.

The Honb’le Chief Minister of Gujarat, Mrs. Anandiben Patel launched the “Knowledge Platform on Environment Friendly Technologies for Industries” on June 5, 2014 at GIDC Industrial Estate, Vatva (Gujarat) on the occasion of the World Environment Day.

The initial focus of the Knowledge Platform is kept for two of the resource intensive sectors, viz. Pulp & Paper Sector and the Textile Sector.

In Gujarat, there are over 100 paper industries with a production capacity of 10.50 lakh metric tons. It employs over 1 lakh people in the State. For ensuring competitiveness of the pulp & paper sector, it is important to address issues of environment (pollution and negative environmental impacts), and resource

efficiency (material, energy and water consumption). There is a need to adopt cleaner and improved production processes.

Textile industry contributes in a big way to the industrialization of Gujarat. As per GPCB report, 24% to 28% of fixed investment, production value and employment of the SSI sector are from textiles alone.

The State accounts for 12% share of the total textile exports of the country. Large fabric process houses are concentrated in Ahmedabad (250) and Surat (350) in the State. Clusters of processing units are located at Surat, Ahmedabad (Narol) and Jetpur.

The Knowledge Platform has just been commissioned. In the days to come, the Platform is expected to become store house of wealth of knowledge. The contribution of case studies, best practices and related information from the industries would definitely further strengthen the Platform.


Sustainable Urban Habitat Sustainable Urban Habitat

Solid Waste Management in Shimla – The Journey of the City

The MoUD, under its flagship programme – Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) for improving the urban governance and infrastructure

launched in 2005 has identified interventions in 65 Indian cities including seven mega cities.

Despite huge investments and the encouragement of the Central Government to invest in and adapt to the MSW (M&H) Rules 2000, improvement in this sector is very slow. A recent report published by Government of India on the National Implementation Plan for Persistent Organic Pollutants (PoPs) in 2011, 94% of the total municipal solid waste generated is still dumped, 4% is composted and only 2% recycled.

Current status of solid waste management in Shimla as per MC Shimla’s present estimates, the daily waste generation in Shimla City is approximately 86.01MT. This depicts that waste generation per capita per day is 350gm/capita/day. The collection of the waste through door to door collection and community bins is approximately 70-75MT. The population growth rate of the city during the last decade has

been significant. This type of growth rate may be witnessed in the current decade also. Keeping above factors in view the projected quantity of MSW is 125 TPD by the year 2021and 200 TPD by the year 2041.

Indo-German bilateral cooperation in the environmental sector has a long standing and successful tradition, going back to December 1971. The standalone projects were summarised and merged in the year 2002 under an umbrella programme called the Advisory Services in Environmental Management (ASEM).

In April 2011, a new Urban Sanitation Programme was added to this sub sector. An ASEM Progress Review held in August 2011 confirmed successful project implementation but recommended launch of the new Indo-German Environment Partnership (IGEP) Programme to build on the experience of ASEM, and strengthen its thematic profile in the urban and industrial sector, enhance the effectiveness to up-scale successful case studies and support the environmental reform agenda and priority needs of India.

Against this backdrop, the proposed project aims to ensure to captures the process leading to the achievement of goals set by the project, re-analyse areas that can be improved and include innovative methods undertaken that can be scaled up in future.

This documents attempts to capture the key activities on MSWM and perspective of involved stakeholders like Shimla Municipal Corporation, residents, project officer, etc. It is expected that the documentation of the project will help showcase the potential for replicating and up scaling similar projects in other cities in Himachal Pradesh and if possible among other states.

Synopsis of Service Level BenchmarksThis document includes a quantitative analysis on each of these benchmarks to highlight the changes. The main successes of Shimla MSWM has been the door-to-door collection, coverage, and complaint redressal system.

Till 2006, the city did not have proper solid waste management system. In August 2006, MC Shimla introduced the by laws on door to door garbage collection by issued by Hon. High Court of Himachal Pradesh. The by laws 2006prohibits littering of waste and promotes participation of the community and private sector in collection of solid waste.

The formation of Shimla Environment, Heritage Conservation and Beautification Society (SEHB), an

autonomous body, administratively controlled by MC Shimla has played a pivotal role for increased and efficient door-to-door collection. The formation of SEHB was passed by the parliament and was based on the initial survey by GIZ (former GTZ) that highlighted the citizens’ demand for such a service. Since its formation, the coverage and collection has greatly increased.

The MC Shimla has made it mandatory for citizens to use their service and in lieu pay a small amount – Rs. 40/- as monthly fee through the bylaws on door-to-door collection schemes. The sustained effort of SEHB has won the trust of the citizens and this has in turn, led to demands from areas outside the jurisdiction are of Shimla who want the organization to collect their garbage. MC Shimla’s efforts in retaining the garbage collectors has been successful by increasing their incomes, providing them with protective gears and safety equipments, an identity card and providing facilities like free medical checkups and opening their provident fund accounts.

Daily monitoring of the collection and coverage helps in ratifying data and keeps the momentum on. This has led to an increase in coverage where at present 35, 000 out of 55, 000 homes are covered. The collection of garbage has increased from 35MT to 60 MT in 2010. The JNNURM scheme has further led to providing infrastructure support like dumpers, trucks to carry the garbage to the landfill in an efficient manner.

Indicator No.

Performance Indicator Bench-mark

2012 (%)

2013 (%)

Target- 2014

I Coverage 100 84.16 86 88

II Collection Efficiency 100 74.12 80 82

III Segregation 100 14 15 20

IV Recovered/ Treatment 80 84.08 77 80

V Scientific Disposal 100 0 0 0

VI Complaint Redressal 80 80.08 86 90

VII Cost Recovery 100 11.52 20 22

VIII Collection of SWM Charges 100 93.41 85 88

***Data taken from MC Shimla’s Declaration of Service Level Standards Notification

The creation of the new processing plant and landfill has improved the treatment of the garbage. The processing plant has the ability of pre-segregate the waste that has led to better quality of the compost. The new landfill site is big enough to be converted into a regional one that can accommodate waste from other cities near Shimla.

Complaint redressal has been very successful due to SEHB’s effort. A dedicated helpline serves the purpose to solve the issues efficiently. The MC Shimla monitors these complaints on a daily basis.

The collection of SWM charges has been very successful as citizens readily pay for the services availed from SEHB.

2007 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Interventions by MC Shimla

DPR for JNNURM prepared

Formation of SEHB

• Distributionofbins• SEHBbeganfunctioning,D2Dcollectionstarted

Byelaws, plastic ban, littering fine imposed

• Constructionofcompost yard

• Trialrunsofthecompost plant

• Complaintredressalsystem established

• EIAclearanceforCompostyard and Landfill

• Compostplantfunctioning

Interventions by MC Shimla

with GIZ

•Projectplanning & exposure visit to Ahmedabad

•SupportMCSand State on technological issues for SWM

•SLBpilotcity

•Tendersupportforcompostplant•April2010-operationalPlanningwithMCSStaff

for door to door collection and segregation of waste

•July2010-Awarenessprogramforcollection&segregation of waste at HH level/schools/ residents for - Bharari ward staff, community, 5 schools

•September2010-Handsontrainingtosafaikaramcharis of MCS for segregation of waste at Ward 1- Bharari

•Technicaldesignforcollectionofwastebackpackand monkey proof dustbin

•IECsupport-pamphlets,jingle•November2010-KickoffFinancialSustainability

with TERI

•Exposurevisitto Kochi for segregation of waste

•Compostplantoperator identified

•Financialsustainability report presented

•Routeandloadingplan as a pilot study for 10 wards

•Pilotforsegregation of waste

•DPRformulationforLandfill

•MSWPlanuploaded•Revisionofdifferential

user charges and recommendations of financial study adopted by MCS

•Routeandloadingplanfor all 25 wards

•Contractmanagementworkshop

•Tenderprocessforlandfillcomplete, operator identified; state converting to regional facility - decision pending

•Transferstationdesigninputsgiven

•EIAclearanceforCompostyard and Landfill

•Finalizerouteandloadingplan•SEHBdocumentation-

brochure, case study•GPStrackingofvehicles•RFIDbaseddoortodoor

garbage collection system

•Plasticwasteauditadoption support to UDD and city

•Hands-on-trainingforwaste audit, segregation and collection

•Visiondocument2050for Shimla SWM

•Handholdingsupportforlandfill implementation

•audiovisualdocumentation of SWM achievements

EvOLUtIOn Of CIty OvER PERIOD Of tIME

– Vaishali Nandan and Snigdha Kar

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Sustainable Industrial Development Sustainable Industrial Development

Technology Showcase cum Exposure Visit for delegation from Bhutan/NepalUnder Sustainable & Effi cient Industrial Development (SEID) Project

Entire Group during Orientation Workshop on March 03, 2014, at GIZ office Delhi

At times, tourism can disadvantage the poor causing displacement of resources, increased local cost, loss of excess to resource and social and cultural disruption.

A countervailing view is that tourism has good prospects for promoting pro-poor growth than many other sectors and that many of the supposed disadvantages of tourism are infact common to most types of economic development in a globalizing world.

– Lalit Sharma

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In countries like Bhutan and Nepal, tourism is substantially correlated to Agro based small and medium industries, and managing the diverse environmental challenges is a challenge. Tourism and Agro based Industries are fast growing sectors in these countries, and contribute significantly to their GDP, employment generation, and foreign exchange earnings. However, the rise in tourists’ arrivals has put extra pressure on developing additional infrastructure and has contributed directly to environmental degradation, waste generation and environmental pollution. Competitiveness of Agro based Industries is fast eroding as a result of outdated technology, lack of optimized process and unsustainable sourcing. In Nepal, electricity demand is increasing drastically, whereas production remains constant, while both Bhutan and Nepal have ample supply of water, the water tables are stressed and these are the biggest environmental challenges that need to be addressed.

Project Objective: The Project SEID (Sustainable & Efficient Industrial Development Project) is designed to

directly address several issues faced by both the sectors and transfer best practices, technology and proven approaches on Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP). GIZ-IGEP is one of the partner in this EU supported four year-long project(2012- 2015). This project which targets:

• optimizationofenergyandwaterusage

• environmentalprotectionthroughproper waste and chemical management

• judicioususeofresourcesimpactingaround 200 Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)

• trainaround60younglocalprofessionals from the two countries

Exposure Tour to Delhi Technology Showcase - practical exposure over theory: The key goal of IGEP was (on basis of previous working experience in India) to identify and showcase technologies which help promote sustainability and to expose delegates from Nepal and Bhutan to be able to see the working models of such

technologies in Delhi-NCR. Since 2012, other than improving the SMEs, the project target was to emphasise on capacity building of around 60 professionals through workshops, seminars, etc. This provided the basis for knowledge, skill and experience to support tourism (Hotels mainly) and agro based SMEs in Nepal and Bhutan. Seeing is believing, and keeping this dictum in mind, the project lead GrAT and GIZ-IGEP planned this exposure tour to Delhi in a way that rather than theoretical inputs the team could observe and absorb technologies from the field, see best practices and enhance their knowledge, skills to replicate them in their respective SMEs and hotels, where these professionals are working as experts. This would enable an overall improvement to fulfill the project objective.

This exposure visit was planned during March 02-09, 2014 where a delegation of around 35 people (industrial professionals, engineers, experts) from Nepal/Bhutan/Europe travelled to Delhi and were shown working models of technologies within Delhi-NCR.

Snapshots from various visits held during technology showcase

Development Alternative's Green Building, DelhiIntroduction Workshop at GIZ, Delhi

Starlit plant, Sona (Haryana) to visit 500 kW Gasifier Demonstration of LED products at GIZ office

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Rain Water Harvesting Waste Water Treatment Passive ArchitectureWind-Air Tunnel System Solar PV installationSolar Thermal installation Water treatment by special plantationEfficient building material Phase Change Material for energy storageSolar applications and its ChallengesGreen Building

Feedback: The idea of practically seeing the project sites and understanding the technologies on spot, and cross questioning the user about the frequent challenges they face was well appreciated. This is also evident from the fact that the average rating on all the visit sites was 4 on scale of 5 (as shown in the picture) as per the feedback taken by GIZ team. The highest feedback rating was 4.57 & 4.63 which was closeto 100% satisfaction.

Impact: All professionals after this exposure tour had more confi dence in technologies which they have seen and they seemed excited and charged up to convince their associated SME’s / Hotels, etc., for use of these technologies with more confi dence. In general the group was exposed to following technologies

Paper RecyclingWater purification systemGasifierResource optimisation and Energy Efficiency Parabolic Solar CookerWater testing kitWater Treatment (Turbidity/Bacterial Removal)Bakery Interventions LED and its significancePassive Architecture

Water mills, Pine needles and its impact, Micro-Hydro Projects (MHPs), Improved cook stoves, Green Building Rating System and ECOPROFIT Tools for resource optimization at SME’s, were additional the topics which were explained through presentation instead of site visits.

Demonstration of LED products at GIZ office

Demo unit for Tetra Pack Recycling at TARA Centre

Natural waste water treatment facility at Gurgaon Natural waste water treatment facility at Gurgaon

Rain water harvesting/waste water treatment facility centre at CSE, Tuglakabad, Delhi

Feedback Workshop at GIZ, Delhi

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The economics of a formal e-waste recycler

It is true that the path of goodness and righteousness to achieve anything great, is not only long but also more

challenging. The formal environment-safe ewaste recyclers in India resonate a similar story.

Unlike the west where the recyclers get paid for recycling of ewaste; in India the process is full of challenges. Recyclers have to acquire ewaste facing tough competition from informal refurbishes and kabadiwalas. The ordeal does not end here as the recyclers have to then spend on logistics to get the collection to the final recycling place. The task is arduous and costly, and by this time, the logistics and acquisition of ewaste fails the economics of the ewaste business.

Reality Jolts …It was a hot summer morning when I started my day with breakfast of bread and cheese, and a glass of cold coffee, which I took out from the refrigerator and headed to work. The work was demanding, but then I was in an air-conditioned room all day, so couldn’t complain of a hot weather outside.

I returned home in the evening and called it a day with a bowl of cold fruits and ice-cream sitting happily in my air-conditioned room. The next day, however wasn’t as cool - the refrigerator stopped working and there happened to be a fault in the office air-conditioner. Alas! These had reached the end of their life, jolting me to face the reality of a not so cool life without these wonder-gadgets.

Another thought disturbed my pondering mind- What happens to these cooling devices after they have reached their end of life?

These cooling devices are the most neglected category of ewaste. What is more alarming is that they are the deadliest category of e-waste and can cause irreparable harm to environment and health of people who deal with them. India discards 1.3 Million cooling devices including refrigerators and ACs, releasing 600 Metric Ton of refrigerant gas which is equivalent to 1.4 Billion Kg of carbon dioxide in terms of global warming. Little do we realize that these cooling devices cause so much globalwarming when they

Rs. 500-600, ignorant of the harm he has done to his children who were playing nearby when he released the gas or the pollutant oil he emptied into the drain or the foam he burned in open atmosphere.

the environment is calling…

What if this process were handled by an authorized organization managing this in an environment-friendly manner such that the harmful oil, insulation foam and hazardous gas do not surround us and add to the global warming, water contamination and health hazards?

The ordeal of the formal ewaste recycler starts here. It needs a large enough industrial area plot to be called a ‘registered ewaste recycler’. For bulky material like home appliance you need to have a dismantling center in every city (which is a distributed dismantling setup) to avoid logistics overrunning the cost structure. Then recycling machinery has to be deployed, which is unique and specific for each category of ewaste. This fixed expense has to be incurred before even collecting a single end of life electronic gadget. The organization reaches a point where it

can start the collection of redundant electronic goods and is ready to hire collection agents. Now cost has to be incurred on logistics- a significant portion of his expense.

But what happens to the economics of formal ewaste recycling business with a demanding cost of recycling setup, e-waste logistic management and acquisition. The cost overpowers the intention to save the environment from hazarduous intruders.

How should we then make it financially feasible to adopt the RIGHT way of handling the end-of-life household electronics?

It is imperative that people and organizations from government and the private sector come forward to make it feasible to Do it Right!

How can they make the economics work for a formal recycler? Corporates can contribute through their CSR initiatives and manufacturers can contribute through their EPR and CSR initiatives.

• Sponsorsettingupoftheexpensivemachinery or

• Providevehiclesforthelogisticsor

reach end of life. What exactly happens to them when they are dead?

Residential and Bulk disposers mindlessly handover their old refrigerators to the local kabadiwalas to earn extra buck. What happens after that?

Kabadiwala starts to find ways to earn more than what he paid to acquire this worn out refrigerator. He deploys the most crude and economic ways of dismantling these obsolete electronics, breaking it in the middle of the road with hammer, releasing the refrigerant gas in the air around and burning the insulation foam which he does not know has blowing agents. These blowing agents have high global warming potential. Now the kabadi takes the various components extracted from the electronics to the scrap-traders hoping to earn a better price for the copper, iron, plastics etc. One of the major contributors to his kitty is the compressor. He then breaks it open and drains the oil. Not knowing that this oil will reach the ground water table harming health of people living in that area. He goes back home happy with

• Conductdriveswhereemployeescontribute their old refrigerators for free or

• Sponsorthelogisticscostforbulkyhome appliance.

These points are only illustrative as the list can be exhaustive, purely depending on the will to make a positive difference.

the way forwardPollution Control Boards (PCB) along with Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) can jointly run capacity building workshops for the home appliance dealer network to educate them of the harmful after effects of disposing the end of life electronics to informal sector. PCB has to make them realize that a little extra at the cost of environment and health, eventually affects their own society and children.

The government can provide subsidized storage space for collection of these electronics through the Municipal corporations, subsidized machinery for recycling should be an option.

Much remains to be done. If the various sectors of the society come together, we can prevent our air and water from hazardous pollutants.

Policy for Environment and Climate Policy for Environment and Climate

– Nitin Malhotra from edustbin

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Climate Change Checklists – Tool to Induce Action

Opportunities

RisksWater

Urban

Step 1Identification

of Sectors

Step 2Assessment

Step 3Preparation

of Checklists

project

Policy

“Checklists would be circulated to various departments for them to see how projects and policies can be made more climate friendly and compatible. they would also be uploaded on the EPCO portal for use by various departments”

Mr Lokendra thakkarGeneral ManagerEPCO, Government of MP

allocation, implementation stage, monitoring and evaluation and capacity development phases.

A user guide was also prepared for the benefit of the audience using the checklist. The guide initially provides a brief introduction to the greenhouse gas effect, greenhouse gases and how the climate is likely to change. This

❝A user guide was also prepared for the benefit of the audience using the checklist. The guide initially provides a brief introduction to the greenhouse gas effect, greenhouse

gases and how the climate is likely to change. This is followed by a detailed guidance to the checklist questions

themselves wherein the rationale for each question is explained to the user followed by possible measures

that the user can explore in case they believe that they may not have considered the particular climate risk or

opportunity in their decision making❞

is followed by a detailed guidance to the checklist questions themselves wherein the rationale for each question is explained to the user followed by possible measures that the user can explore in case they believe that they may not have considered the particular climate risk or opportunity in their decision making.

EPCO finally launched the checklists at a workshop in Bhopal on 21st June 2014. The Engineer In Chief of the Water Resources department who inaugurated the checklists announced that the checklists have the potential to be used as a tool for preparation of Detailed Project Reports (DPR). Mr Lokendra Thakkar, General Manager, EPCO announced that the capacities of officials in the Water resources and Urban development department would be developed to use the tool for main streaming climate change.

In 2007, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) defined mainstreaming to mean that

“development policies, programmes and/or individual actions that otherwise would not have taken climate change mitigation into consideration explicitly include these when making development choices”. Climate change planning in India has mainly remained uncharted territory. There is still lack of awareness on how climate change issues should be integrated in practice in development initiatives. Although State Action Plans on Climate change have been prepared by various states including Madhya Pradesh, they lack a conceptual framework with which to link sustainability and climate change and tools to mainstream into the planning process.

The Madhya Pradesh State Action Plan on Climate Change (MPSAPCC)

prepared by the Climate Change Cell of Environmental Planning and Coordination Organisation (EPCO) highlights key sectoral concerns and strategies to prepare for climate change through mitigation and adaptation. As highlighted in the MPSAPCC,

Madhya Pradesh is a particularly vulnerable state where a majority of the population relies on primary sectors like agriculture, horticulture, fishery, livestock, poultry and forestry for livelihood. These are dependent on climatic conditions and natural resources that will

be impacted by changes in climatic conditions leading to irreversible changes to these systems (MPSAPCC, 2012).

EPCO, Government of Madhya Pradesh wanted to establish a

intervention aimed at creating sector-focused customized checklists for policy makers to evaluate responsiveness towards both mitigation and adaptation aspects. The checklists were classified based on sectors and sub-sectors under consideration. They were further categorized on the basis of the stage of development planning i.e. policy formulation and planning, resource

mechanism that facilitates management of long term climate risks and uncertainties as an integral part of state development planning. This intervention was initiated to make available Climate Change fitness checklists that contribute to building the capacity of the state government officials to coordinate and mainstream climate change issues in developmental activities and policies. The IPCC, 2007, did not include adaptation in this definition. However, this


Manjeet Singh Saluja

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The automobile industry has become an integral part of human history since the late

nineteenth century. In India, it is one of the fastest growing industries, and sixth largest in the world, with more than 18 million motor vehicles sold in 2013. The huge quantity of resources contained in an ‘end of life’ (ELV) vehicle makes it an attractive secondary source for raw materials. It is well established that secondary sources are easier to process and less energy intensive as compared to virgin mining. For instance, it has been estimated that efficient recycling of the stock of end-of-life vehicles (in 2010) would enable recovery of 20,00,000 tons of steel, 180,000 tons of aluminum, 75,000 tons each of rubber and plastic. In addition to this there will be savings in energy resources, and significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. If all ELVs are channelized for recycling in an environmentally sound manner, it would save on the energy and resource used in the manufacturing of new or replacement parts by salvaging and reusing the parts. In India ‘ELV’ management is not organized in a formal manner. Most of the recycling takes place in the informal sector where the recovery rates are low as compared to state-of-the-art facilities, and there is flouting of environmental and occupational safety norms. Further, there is a lack of understanding of the scale of the problem because a scientific assessment of the potential waste due to ELV is also not available. As a result, policy engagement on this issue has also been sporadic. This note

Resource Potential of End-of-Life Vehicles

outlines the pathway for engaging with the emerging challenge of ELV management in India by focusing on the issues outlined above and defines possible next steps.

Assessment Study/InventoryAt present, there are no available studies for a nationwide assessment on generation and recycling of ELV. With the growing vehicular population, a needs assessment is essential for effective management of the ELV, without causing any adverse effect on environment and human beings. An assessment can fill the data gap and can provide the basis for a dialogue to inform the policy process and also be used to generate awareness amongst the relevant stakeholders. Further, such an assessment would be able to provide the signals to the market, as well as entrepreneurs who currently lack this information and are unwilling to enter the industry of recycling cars1. Also, the assessment could facilitate the planning of the infrastructure and resources required for the collection and recycling facilities.

GIZ-IGEP along with Chintan conducted a rapid assessment of ELV recycling practices in 2012. The assessment summarised the results of two surveys and a number of field-based research missions carried out in ELV industry in Northern India. The assessment presented a clear picture of what happens to a vehicle in India at

1 In the case of e-waste there have been a number of studies that revealed the issues pertaining to e-waste management and its high recycle potential.

the end of its life-cycle. As a first step, a schematic materials flow was developed through a participatory process with users, dismantlers, and recyclers. The study showed that the ELV industry consists of many different participants, who constantly interact with each other in a complex, interdependent process. For the environmental issues, the report identified a number of different individual vehicle parts as either waste (i.e., cannot be reused or recycled) or posing environmental danger (i.e., toxic to either humans or wildlife), according to the way they are currently treated by the informal sector. The report proposed a system to recognise and formalise the work of a currently largely informal sector, and ways for vehicle manufacturers to take responsibility for the products they release in the market.

As a follow-up to the study in 2012, the Central Pollution Control Board and GIZ-IGEP joined hands to conduct a national assessment. The ongoing assessment will, for the first time in India, project the total quantities of waste generated from, as well as the resource potential of the ELVs. Also, the findings of the assessment would contribute to the development of National Guidelines for Environmentally Sound Management of ELVs.

Infrastructure for RecyclingIt is well known that at the present juncture, a majority of the recycling of ELVs is organized in the informal sector. The informal sector has a historic role in waste management and recycling in India. The informal

recycling sector provides jobs to thousands of people in urban and peri-urban areas, and supports the formal waste management agencies like municipalities. Such informal sectors are key players in the recycling activities. They have active and widespread network and good access to the materials there by become a potential source of the scrap. They have considerable manual skills enable the existence of an informal but entrepreneurial SME based infrastructure that permits a profitable business. Most of these informal

SMEs concentrate on one or two recycling stages with well established relationships to other informal recyclers and value addition at each stage creating employment at different levels, thereby sustaining the system. The informal sector is essentially involved in the collection, segregation, and dismantling. They also have extensive skill to salvage parts and put them to use directly or after repair leading to an extended life of the products and a large second hand market, in particular as automobile spares. However, there are major challenges which also emerge.

Environmental concerns regarding the operations in the informal sector occur at different stages of the collection, salvaging and segregation of the parts.

It is well known that state of the art recycling requires infrastructure that is environmentally compliant and uses best-available technologies. At the same time, due to the nature of the waste being handled, certain level of mechanization would also be required to run the plants. However, it must be kept in mind that technology should be evolved in a manner that does not displace the large and resourceful informal sector. This is for two reasons. First, there are widespread skills available in the informal sector which can be used to run the mechanised plants. Second, setting up systems which compete with the informal sector would not make economic sense as the cost structures in the informal sector are very different from those of formal enterprises. As a result, there would be advantages of mainstreaming the informal sector in the management of ELVs. However, this would require extensive engagement and capacity development. The involvement of the informal sector and dovetailing their activities would not only help in sustaining their livelihood but also conserve the energy required for de-manufacturing and salvaging of the parts. The skilled dismantling and segregation of the parts by informal sector provide efficiency in the recycling of the major metal and non-metals. Such informal scrap handlers should be facilitated to attain formalized status to become integral part of the value chain. This involvement and recognition of informal sector not only facilitate the fulfilment of Extended Producer Responsibility but also of Corporate Social Responsibility goals. Such engagement would not only allow India to be resource efficient, it would also allow the formalization (and protection) of green jobs.


Ashish Chaturvedi

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Seventh IGEP Dialogue:

India and Climate Change: Road to Paris

the Indo-German Environment Partnership programme, organizes dialogues on a wide range of topics

concerning sustainable development and environment protection – called the IGEP Dialogue. The series of dialogues is meant to provide a space for sharing ideas and opinions, and for discussions between participants from different backgrounds – ministries, academia, NGOs, corporate, embassies, political foundations, etc., among others.

The seventh in the series of IGEP Dialogues was held on the topic “India and Climate Change: Road to Paris” on Thursday, May 15 at the Eschborn conference room of GIZ Office, B 5/2 Safdurjung Enclave, New Delhi.

Mr Chandrabushan, Deputy Director General Centre for Science and

Environment and Mr Navroz K Dubash, Senior fellow, Centre for Policy Research were the main speakers.

Mr Chandrabushan gave an overview on the effects of climate change India is witnessing in the form of extreme weather conditions, human and economic cost of climate change and challenge of energy and energy access. He pointed that India is strongest proponent of equity in climate deal in the past, but India has failed to operationalize the word equity. India’s position in the negotiation has been pushed back and today India has to fight even to keep word equity in text which says Developed Countries must support Developing Country in mitigation of climate change impacts.

The entire negotiations so far were mainly mitigation centric with focus on carbon markets and very little contribution to adaptation. Mr. Chandrabushan also emphasized the need of effective communication of India’s position in Climate Change negotiations, and it should have a strong institutional mechanism of negotiators which is not only open but also involve people from outside of government.

Mr Navroz K Dubash made an observation that the Climate discussions are shifting from negotiation process to national policy in country after country. He pointed out that India is not in position in short or medium term to cap its emissions. It is low middle income country which can be compared to Bangladesh with enormous development challenges. He gave following future possible directions for India. 1. Co-benefit based approach, in the Indian context it is about development policies with climate change benefit as co-benefit. 2. Need of Institutionalizing of Climate Decision making- mechanism for prioritization of action including growth and social inclusion.

A vibrant discussion followed after both the speakers had finished their deliberations.

Capacity Development Capacity Development

– Rahul Dixit and Manjeet Saluja

Mr Chandrabushan from Centre for Science and Environment addressing the audience

Interactive session Dr Navroz K Dubash from Centre for Policy Research addressing the audience

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Carbon Expo 2014: Was it a Stalemate?

global event for the coming together of governments, development agencies and businesses determined to deliver solutions capable of addressing climate change while ensuing sustainable development.

State Secretary Jochen Flasbarth of BMUB, emphasised the need for domestic action and mentioned that the reason the carbon market is dormant is lack of ambition and that this has to change ‘soon'. German industry represented by the Federation of German Industries (BDI), emphasized the need for business involvement and support. US Secretary of State, John Kerry, emphasized the need for urgent action to tackle the climate change challenge and the need for incentives for forest protection. Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC asked participants to lead on climate action, and in particular to put a price on carbonso that emitting has a cost, wherever it happens and by 2020, the cost of greenhouse gas emissions must simply be a part of the cost of doing business. The stage was set right with the opening ceremony. The Expo provided the first opportunity to hear from

climate finance and sustainable energy. In spite of this gathering of experts and carbon market practitioners, which has substantially gone down since 2012, the general mood was low-spirited as uncertainty loomed large in the evolving nature of the market. Although the global carbon market is going through an uncertain phase, domestic carbon initiatives are adding to the momentum of a bottom-up approach as mentioned by several participants. Framing of the private sector’s expectations and defining their role in climate policy processes needs to be chalked out. An international effort to bring domestic initiatives together under one single framework was something that each participant wanted to know about.

Carbon Expo, touted as the flagship event for carbon markets and a formidable networking opportunity for public and private sector actors, as well as media and civil society organizations, had dampened enthusiasm this year owing to the fact that the market is plagued with lack of ambition by developed countries resulting in poor participation from project developers. However, it still remains the premier

Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board members and advisors since the GCF became fully operational and “opened for business.” GCF Board members and advisors discussed opportunities for business involvement and resource mobilization. During the Expo, the World Bank launched a report, titled ‘State and Trends of Carbon Pricing,' which emphasizes the momentum building around a variety of domestic carbon instruments. IETA released a ‘Market Sentiment Survey.’ The event featured over 220 speakers in 9 high-level plenaries and 27 in-depth workshops. The plenaries focussed on carbon pricing, EU’s climate Policy towards 2030, globally connected markets and their integration, private sector engagement, road to Paris 2015, renewable energy markets, leadership in climate action and sustainability. It was interesting to see that most of the participants and speakers discussed the emerging climate policy actions related to investment, incentives, climate finance landscape, Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs), MRV and REDD+ amongst others. There were 28 side events that can be broadly categorized under carbon markets both voluntary and compliance; NAMA implementation – regional, urban and leveraging growing knowledge base; clean cooking solutions – projects and markets; renewable energy and energy efficiency; REDD+ initiatives, approaches, private sector involvement; domestic national initiatives, policies and MRV; carbon finance and private sector investment.

The next year’s Expo at Barcelona, Spain will be an event to watch out for, considering that it is one of the premier events before the landmark COP 21 at Paris 2015. A lot needs to be done in order to promote linkages between various evolving carbon markets and bottom up approaches before an international framework is struck at the Paris climate negotiations in December 2015.

Carbon Expo 2014, held at Cologne, Germany from 28 May to 30 May 2014, was jointly

organized by the World Bank Group, the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA), and Koelnmesse, and supported by the German Federal Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB). It brought together approximately 200 speakers and more than 1,700 participants from around 70 countries to analyze current carbon market trends, promote green technology solutions and strategize on three themes: policy and markets,

❝ During the Expo, the World Bank launched a report, titled ‘State and Trends of Carbon Pricing,' which

emphasizes the momentum building around a variety of domestic carbon instruments. IETA released a ‘Market

Sentiment Survey.’ The event featured over 220 speakers in 9 high-level plenaries and 27 in-depth workshops. The plenaries focussed on carbon pricing, EU’s climate Policy

towards 2030, globally connected markets and their integration, private sector engagement, road to Paris

2015, renewable energy markets, leadership in climate action and sustainability.❞

Climate Change Climate Change

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Agents of Change – Strengthening of the Indian Youth Climate Network

The project Agents of Change, financed through the German Federal Ministry of External Affairs, aims at strengthening the youth participation within the climate dialogue India. In particular, the position of the India Youth Climate Network (IYCN) regarding climate policy shall become more coherent and better heard

on national as well as international level. Two components focus first on raising awareness around climate change while finding a common negotiation position and second on sharing this position during the climate conference (COP) in Lima in December 2014 where IYCN organizes a side event. In collaboration with Project Survival Media and Ram Kishan from Christian Aid, this initiative seeks to sensitize more than 500 youths and influence policy makers to actively address the threats and opportunities from climate change.

Sustainable Supply Chains for Perishables into Cities” (in short: Green Logistics)

The Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) has commissioned GIZ to implement the Indo-German project on Green Logistics jointly with the Indian political partner, the Government of Karnataka. The project has been commissioned for 3 years

(from 06/2014 to 05/2017). The Project aims to increase access to fresher, more regional foods in an appropriate hygienic environment for the population of the cities of Bangalore and Mysore as well as in small towns in the district of Chikmagalur. Within the Environment priority area and in close relation to the Private Sector Development priority area, the TC measure opens up a new topic for German DC in India, namely strengthening “green” technologies and institutions in the interaction between town and country. Hunger in India is not due to lack of production, but rather poor logistics, distribution and storage of agricultural products. The TC measure is initially limited to the state of Karnataka. The experiences will be processed for possible follow-up at national level and in other states.

Fostering Resource Effi ciency and Sustainable Management of Secondary Raw Materials

The Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB) has commissioned GIZ to implement the Indo-German project on Resource Efficiency jointly with the Indian political partner, the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF). The project has been commissioned for

3 years (05/2014 – 04/2017). The Project aims to enable Indian key-institutions responsible for the formulation of environment, climate, industry and resources policy to provide incentives and establish institutional frameworks that improve resource efficiency and the management of secondary materials as a vital contribution to environment and climate protection.

Integrated Land Use Planning

The Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) has commissioned GIZ to implement the Indo-German project on Integrated Land Use Planning. The lack of an integrated overall concept for spatial and land use planning in India aggravates the conflict between different sectoral land

use forms and encourages the excessive exploitation of the land resource. Together with the Department of Land Resources (DoLR) of the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) of the Government of India and with other national and state-level ministries, the project will develop instruments for integrated land use planning and support the introduction and decentral use of these instruments in two selected states.

The main work packages of the project are on land use policies (guidelines and principles), planning instruments, human capacity development, and organisational and institutional development.

Climate Change Adaptation in Industrial Areas

The Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) has commissioned GIZ to implement the Indo-German project on Climate Change Adaptation in Industrial Area jointly with the Indian political partner, the Ministry for Industries and Commerce (MoIC)

and the respective State Governments of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. In order to minimise the vulnerability of industrial areas towards climate change, the Project’s overall objective is to enable key decision makers and those involved in the planning processes in designing and planning more climate resilient industrial areas. The four work packages: (1) Risk analysis and methodology, (2) Awareness and Capacity Development, (3) Policy Mainstreaming and Up-scaling, (4) Support planning and implementation processes. The Project will be jointly implemented with the industrial development agencies of the two aforementioned focal states, the Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (APIIC) and the Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (TSIIC) as well as the Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC).

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Published Date: 22 Jul 201450% Amdavadis clueless about e-waste: SurveyStudents explaining a scrap dealer about e-waste managementCAUGHT NAPPING ? Students of six schools carried out the survey in

more than 6,000 households across the cityMegha Bhatt @meghabhatt8

?Environment education through projects isalways engaging andinspires teachers, student and people involved in it.'— Ketki Gadre

Ahmedabad: E-waste or electronic waste is one of the rapidly growing problems affecting the world. And,

according to a recent report by the BBC, it is causing severe health concerns for millions across the

globe, mostly in the developing countries of Asia, Africa and Europe.

Keeping this dangerous trend in mind, six city schools got together and carried out a survey — under

Create to Inspire School Programme (CISP) — in more than 6,000 households to gauge the awareness

related to e-waste among Amdavadis. The outcome of which was nothing but surprising as 50% of the

people surveyed were not even aware about the term e-waste despite being a regular uses of electronic

gadgets and appliances.The survey was carried out by students from Class 6 to 9 of English and Gujarati medium schools like

HB Kapadia (Memnagar), Cosmos International School, Amrita Vidyalayam, NR Primary School, St Kabir

(Naranpura) and Delhi Public School, Bopal. And the reason they included it in the CISP was that it

focused on sustainability education.Talking about their initiative, Ketki Gadre — programme officer of CISP — said: “Environment education

through projects is always engaging and inspires teachers, student and people involved in it. Hence, the

programme by Microsoft-GIZ implemented by Centre for Environment Education (CEE) in the city is

about to explore, discover, think and act. More schools can join this programme.”

For the survey, the city was divided into five zones — east, west, new west, south and central — and a

zone-wise data was prepared. On being asked what people do with their old electronic goods, 41% of

the respondents in new west zone said they sell it in exchange of another product while 30% keep it in

their cupboard.In the west zone, 29% of the respondents agreed to exchange it while 25% opt to keep it in the

storeroom. In central, east and south zones, the exchange of old electronic products was noted at 19%,

33% and 57% respectively. The reasons for keeping broken and damaged and unusable appliance at

home comprised options like didn’t want to sell, it was a gift, no good re-sale price, doesn’t bother me

and don’t know what to do. 26% of the respondents from new west zone, 38% from west zone, 32% from

central zone, 33% from east zone and 43% from the south zone did not intend to sell the e-waste.

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June 05 2014 : The Times of India (Ahmedabad)Turning Vatva into VrindavanTIMES NEWS NETWORK

Environment Regulator Ties Up With German Firm To Turn Polluted GIDC Estate Into A Model Of Best Practices

A unique project to convert one of the most polluted part of the city, Vatva GIDC estate, into a model clean zone will be kicked-off on Thursday -the World Environment Day. It is a collaborative effort between 12 agencies that will not only monitor cleanliness but also bring in best practices of waste management into the industrial zone. The plan is to turn Vatva into Vrindavan, as one of the stakeholders put it.

The Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) has signed an agreement with a

German technology firm GIZ for this effort. The project will usher in systemic

changes in waste management within the estate. Project is not restricted to Vatva

GIDC. It will also cover nearby Vinzol lake and improve sanitation conditions around

that the water body .

After the pilot project in Vatva, the plan will be implemented at the polluted

GIDC estate in Vapi. Later, the model will be applied to other industrial clusters in

the state.

One of the main features of this effort is involvement of women wing of the

Gujarat Chambers of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) and FICCI. “We involved the

women's wing because most of them are immediate relatives of businessmen who

own units in the industrial estate. This way there will be greater participation of

members in the GIDC estate,“ says a senior GPCB official.The list of other agencies partnering in effort includes the Ahmedabad Municipal

Coproration (AMC), Paryavaran Mitra, Lions Club of Vatva, CII, Young Indians and

FICCI.“There will be a monitoring committee which would ensure timely achievement of

objectives. The committee will monitor the progress intensively for a month and

then meet at regular intervals for 11 months to review the progress,“ says the GPCB

official.

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Ahmedabad’s rank improved from 4th most polluted city to 84th: AnandibenAhmedabad, 5 June, 2014

Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel today said that our efforts should be to free the society from pollution, instead of controlling the pollution.

Speaking at function to launch a mass tree plantation drive, called “Make Vatva A Vrindavan’ by a dozen industrial groups to mark the World Environment Day in the Vatva Industrial Area here, she said a clean environment has its direct benefit in the form of a healthy, disease-free future.

Mrs. Patel said that tertiary sewage treatment plants are proposed to set up in 50 towns in the state. She stressed on the need to synchronize development with environment protection. She said that indiscriminate exploitation of natural resources is a major reason for the problem of global warming.

There was a time when Gujarat was the 4th most polluted city in the country. With consistent efforts, it has been brought down to 84th position, she said.

The Chief Minister lauded the industrial houses’ initiative to plant 25,000 saplings in the Vatva area as part of a social responsibility. It is not enough to plant saplings; they should be nurtured till they grow to their full height. She released publications of the Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) on the occasion.

Forest & Environment Minister Ganpat Vasava said Gujarat is one state which has created a separate Environment Department to deal with the crisis of climate change. He had a word of praise for the industrial houses joining the state government in solving the problem.

Minister of State for Law Pradeepsinsh Jadeja, who hails from the same Vatva constituency, exuded confidence that Gujarat would march ahead in making Gujarat a Clean Green Environment under the leadership of the first Chief Minister.

Prominent among those present on the occasion included Ahmedabad Mayor Minaxiben Patel, Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry President and Green Enviro ServicesSociety Chairman Shankarbhai Patel, GIDC Managing Director Swain, Commissioner Mahapatro, GPCB Chairman K.U. Mistry and environmentalists.

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Environment Regulator Ties Up With German Firm To Turn Polluted GIDC Estate Into A Model Of Best Practices

A unique project to convert one of the most polluted part of the city, Vatva GIDC estate, into a model clean zone will be kicked-off on Thursday -the World Environment Day. It is a collaborative effort between 12 agencies that will not only monitor cleanliness but also bring in best practices of waste management into the industrial zone. The plan is to turn Vatva into Vrindavan, as one of the stakeholders put it.

The Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) has signed an agreement with a

German technology firm GIZ for this effort. The project will usher in systemic

changes in waste management within the estate. Project is not restricted to Vatva

GIDC. It will also cover nearby Vinzol lake and improve sanitation conditions around

that the water body .

After the pilot project in Vatva, the plan will be implemented at the polluted

GIDC estate in Vapi. Later, the model will be applied to other industrial clusters in

Ahmedabad’s rank improved from 4th most polluted city to 84th: AnandibenAhmedabad, 5 June, 2014

Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel today said that our efforts should be to free the society from pollution, instead of controlling the pollution.

Speaking at function to launch a mass tree plantation drive, called “Make Vatva A Vrindavan’ by a dozen industrial groups to mark the World Environment Day in the Vatva Industrial Area here, she said a clean environment has its direct benefit in the form of a healthy, disease-free future.

Mrs. Patel said that tertiary sewage treatment plants are proposed to set up in 50 towns in the state. She stressed on the need to synchronize development with environment protection. She said that indiscriminate exploitation of natural resources is a major reason for the problem of global warming.

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The Tsunami struck the east coast of India on December 26, 2004. As a doctoral student in the USA,

I followed the devastation on the internet, as well as on the regular phone calls back home. My first job took me to Berlin in March 2005. I started work in the fascinating city, but something always took me back to dwell on the wreckage and destruction, as well as the people affected by one of the worst disasters of my generation. An opportunity soon knocked on my door – a research/ consulting organization working on international development issues was developing a proposal in response to a EU call on Tsunami Rehabilitiation. I was asked if I could contribute to writing the proposal. I agreed and we started working on a proposal to rehabilitate communities in coastal regions of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. Much to the surprise of the company which asked to write the proposal, I refused to put a price to my contribution. In my mind, I was

already making a contribution to the lives of those who were affected by the disaster.

I finished writing the proposal, and in the process discovered that it was being written on behalf of an agency called GTZ. I saw the website of the organization, was impressed for a few minutes and then went back to finishing off the proposal. As luck would have it, the proposal got funded. I was really thrilled. I had a celebratory meeting with the team which was preparing the proposal, where I was made an offer which I could not refuse. The Head of the Indo-German Environment Programme in India, called ASEM at that time, who was to anchor the EU cofinanced project, had asked if I could lead the project implementation.

After a couple of weeks of thinking and evaluating my options, I decided to say yes. That was the beginning

of my journey of the many “Yes’s” I have said to GTZ /GIZ. I came to India in December 2005, a year after the disaster, and plunged into project work straightaway. I was the only one working on the project on behalf of GTZ, with support on the administrative and financial aspects from Trilok Negi and Sunder Iyer. After a year and a half of working with the project, I realized the gold mine I had struck. I had the opportunity to engage with local communities, stay with them, develop links with local government and also had the eyes and ears of the Ministry of Environment and Forest. As a 28 year old managing a project in India, it couldn’t have been better, but it did become better within a year.

In January 2007, after observing my performance for a year, I was given the responsibility to coordinate another project funded by the European Commission on Electronic Waste

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Management. This project had its own set of challenges: the most prominent being that it was being implemented in the national capital, New Delhi. Moreover, it also involved a constant dialogue with various government bodies as well as high profile NGOs working in the field of environment and the biggest manufacturers of Electronic and Electrical Equipment in the country. At the other extreme of the socio-economic spectrum, this project also involved close interaction with communities of informal recyclers which live in peri-urban slums in harsh conditions which are getting even harsher due to the activities of these recyclers. The informal sector is involved in recycling the end-of-life electrical and electronic equipment in all major urban centers in India. They work with bare hands and deal with toxic elements and concoctions of Nitric and Hydrochloric acids. All these activities happened in a complete regulatory/legislative vacuum with no stipulations on the right methods and process for managing electronic waste in the country

Over the last eight years, the landscape has changed radically. Through a series of interventions in the sector, GIZ was recognized as a thought leader, implementer of successful demonstration projects as well as being a prime mover in the field of e-waste management in India. When we started, there was one recycler in the country (also supported through a CIM expert by GIZ). Today, are more than 150, with a total market capitalization of more than $100 million. Did I hear someone whisper, “Leverage!” We were able to create entrepreneurs from the informal sector who were covered widely in the media and also at the Rio+20. Also, we now have the first Indo-German partnership for recycling between a “formalized” informal sector recycler and a German social entrepreneur.

Another large part of my journey was related to work on Climate Change – both adaptation and mitigation. I was involved in implementing adaptation projects in coastal communities of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, as well in hilly terrains of Uttarakhand. I was also involved in organizing Carbon Bazaars, as well as in supporting the initiation of the first “officially” recognised Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA) project in India.

All this work was also accompanied by a set of fantastic colleagues who provided the right support and advice. The Team at IGEP with whom I worked the closest, had some of the most committed and hard working people. I remember working occasional late nights, early mornings and on weekends but it never seemed like a burden. I had a fantastic work life balance because I also had a life at work!

In traditional GIZ style, I would like to sum up my experiences in a few bullet points!

1. Entrepreneurial Space: GIZ provides the space for being entreprenuerial like few other organizations. My experience of raising funds with the EU was built on a “non-existent” foundation, but I was given the space to create concepts and approaches. I was applauded for my successes and we learnt from the episodes where we did not succeed.

2. Intellectual Freedom and Voice: Related to above, but also independent from it, is the freedom GIZ provides to define innovative approaches on the broad themes of sustainable development for project implementation. Also, the possibility to introduce novel ideas is welcomed and very rarely shot down. At the same time, there is a great emphasis on “quality in everything

we do”. This puts the onus on each employee to come up with ideas which can stand the test of internal review. Of course, this would mean that some of the “airy fairy” ideas might be shot down. My experience as a “relatively” young starter also shows that it was quite easy to have a voice as a “Junior” as long as you were coming up with substantive, even critical, ideas.

3. Possibilities for a Steep Growth Path: Although it is tough to define a “career” for national personnel in the GIZ terminology, if you are committed, hard working (and a little smart ☺), the growth path can be quite steep. I started in 2006 as a consultant working all by myself in a project. By the time I ended in 2014, I had 5 direct reports and a portfolio of projects which could put a small and medium enterprise in Europe to shame!

4. Collegial Environment and Flat Hierarchies: I have always had a difficult relationship with authority and dreaded having to work with a “Boss”. As I realised within my first year of engagement with GIZ, it was easy to work with your supervisor/senior colleagues without having to excessively fawn or even laugh (excessively) at their jokes! The 360 degree feedback process allowed the freedom to have an open conversation with the superiors without undermining or threatening their authority. Even informally, the organizational culture did not expect or force the supervisor to act “bossy”.

As I embark on another professional endeavour, I would like to wish GIZ India the very best. I had the most amazing moments during the time I spent here and for me GIZ India would rank as the most promising place to work on sustainable development in India.

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