Socratus Foundation for Collective Wisdom

**Deadline extended to 30th November** Did you know that India generates over 62 million tonnes of waste each year, but only 75-80% gets collected? Or that India produces 7,793 kilotonnes of textile waste annually, which is 8.5% of the world’s total. Imagine the potential impact if every city adopted innovative and sustainable waste management practices! Socratus Foundation for Collective Wisdom along with ClimateRISE Alliance are putting together a?Compendium of Good Practices in Solid Waste Management?to showcase inspiring examples of how municipalities, ULBs, enterprises, and communities are transforming waste management across India, and we’d like you to contribute! From landfill remediation to resource recovery initiatives, community mobilization and inventive reuse measures, the compendium will highlight solutions that have made a measurable difference. If you’ve helped implement or know of a breakthrough project under the following topics we invite you to share your success story with us: 1. Citizenship and Public Problem Solving 2. Building Enabling Ecosystems 3. Flourishing and Equitable Cities 4. Adopting a Climate Lens Help us spread the word about what works, and contribute to building a cleaner, more sustainable India! Please submit your case study through this link:?https://lnkd.in/d9vbF2tc Our concept note carries more information on the submissions we are looking to receive, and you can write to [email protected] for any further queries. Submit your practices and stories by 30th November. Let’s make an impact, together. Dasra Villgro Rainmatter Foundation BORDA South Asia Jhatkaa.org Waste Warriors Society Sensing Local Saahas Climate Trends Nagrika #WasteManagement #Sustainability #CleanIndia #CircularEconomy #Innovation #SolidWasteManagement #BestPractices #collectivewisdom #MoHUA #SwachhBharatMission

We’re Hiring! Are you passionate about creating sustainable solutions in urban waste management? We are looking for a Manager to lead our Solid Waste Management initiatives under the MoHUA/ClimateRise Partnership. If you have expertise in this area and want to make an impact, this role is for you! ?? Location: Delhi NCR Check out the full job description below and apply by sending your CV to [email protected]. Please make sure to use the subject line: Resume for Manager - Solid Waste Management (Urban Portfolio) to avoid missing out!

This is going to be an important opportunity to tell the India Story with a leavening of Climate Grammar. Looking forward to the discussions on the 25th.

Spreading awareness among individual households on how to segregate waste at source can contribute to improved waste management at a household level, cumulatively decreasing the quantum of waste that ends up in landfills. Here's how our partners Reap Benefit and Solid Waste Management Roundtable ( SWMRT) are adopting unique models of household awareness and training, that are encouraging communities to be an integral part of climate action. Chintan (Environmental Research and Action Group) Hasiru Dala Socratus Foundation for Collective Wisdom Nagrika Jhatkaa.org Climate Trends Saahas BORDA South Asia (Bremen Overseas Research and Development Association) Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) Centre for Advocacy and Research - India Sensing Local Mongabay India Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs Chambal Media India Development Review (IDR) Schbang Avian WE H T Parekh Foundation Rainmatter Foundation Hasiru Dala Innovations

Pitapat island became a mangrove plantation site with initiative from Nature's Club through the ECRICC Project and with cooperation of the local villagers. An ideal land of 200 Ha. close to the village Pitapat of Ramnagar GP was tried several times for Mangrove Plantation to save it from the pollutant gas and dust of the IFFCO and AMNS companies standing just on the opposite side of the river But the villagers couldn't find the right way to achieve the goal. After the implementation of ECRICC, villagers presented the problems in project meeting and a resolution was made regarding this matter. The project staff met the Forest Department officials. A special program was organized during Van Mahotsav to invite the department to the village and a physical verification of the land was done with cooperation of our climate champions. After proper documentation mangrove plantation has started on the vacant patch. Today 16000 saplings and hypocotyls were planted under the direct supervision of the Forest Range officials. This is a big achievement as far as Nature's Club is concerned and the credit goes to the villagers and our Climate Champions. Thanks to the Socratus Foundation for Collective Wisdom for widening the horizon of Climate Champions. Devjit Mittra madhusmit pati

?????? ?????????????????????? ?????? ???????????????????????? ?????????????????????????? ?????????? ?????????????????????? India's urban centres are on the frontlines of experiencing a severe water crisis. This stems from various factors including outdated infrastructure, inadequate governance and rapid urbanization. At Villgro, we believe that innovative solutions can revolutionize water management! The challenge however is to seamlessly integrate these innovative solutions into existing systems, turning them into everyday practices. Pratim Raha's article delves into key levers that can accelerate the adoption of these innovative solutions, to unlock the potential for real, lasting change in our urban landscapes. Full article here: https://lnkd.in/ggC_T7-9 Swachh Bharat Mission Water.org, International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Toilet Board Coalition, Water and Energy for Food Grand Challenge, Startup India. Water, Environment, Land and Livelihoods (WELL) Labs Indus Water Institute Biome Environmental Trust JalSevak Solutions Bintix JALODBUST Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority - (Gnida) WeVOIS Labs Pvt. Ltd. , De'Dzines National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) Agence Fran?aise de Développement Ritika G Socratus Foundation for Collective Wisdom

I am normally not a person who gushes about something I am about to do, but the Multispecies studio is one such occasion. The studio started with the imagination that our cities are not just for human-beings - we share these spaces with many other species, and our imagination of their future must include other species. Are you a designer, wanting to deepen your knowledge of ecology? Are you an ecologist who's always wanted to dabble in design but didn't know where to start? Do you want to imagine cities as spaces for other species besides human beings? Or maybe you're just interested in the philosophy of it all. The Shaktiville Multispecies studio might be just the space you've been waiting for. Want to learn more? Check out the link below. The registration form for the studio is in the first comment. SHARE WIDELY! Socratus Foundation for Collective Wisdom

???? Digital technology and social media are transforming every corner of India, shaping our lifestyle choices, opinions and aspirations. As smartphones reach even the smallest villages, rural communities have begun to create content as well as consume it, sharing their rich culture, daily lives, and innovative agricultural practices with the world. ???? This August, starting today, we are hosting a series of interactive webinars on "Utilizing Digital Media for Agroecology" on 8th, 10th, and 13th August from 12:00 – 1:10 PM. These sessions, supported by GIZ India and in collaboration with National Coalition for Natural Farming, Asar, and Aline Partners, aim to empower rural youth, farmers, and grassroots workers to promote natural farming through social media. ?????? We’re excited to feature Lakshay Dabas, an organic farmer and founder of Organic Acre, whose YouTube channel boasts over 680K followers. Over three sessions, Lakshay will share expert tips on content strategy, storytelling, video shooting, and editing. Together, we can harness digital tools and build connections for a greener future! Stay tuned for more insights from this series! ???? #Agroecology #NaturalFarming #DigitalMedia #SocialMedia #SustainableAgriculture #RuralEmpowerment

It is increasingly being recognised that we need more storytelling and art-based approaches to mainstream the discourse on climate and nature, for creating accessible entry points around the framing of and responses to the poly-crisis facing us. Resilience as an idea has evolved over the years - originating from engineering and gradually making its way into other fields. In the urban context, it has the potential to play the role of a bridge - both as a concept and as a metaphor. (whether to link ecology with urban planning, or to connect climate adaptation and mitigation) At Socratus, our work in Bangalore so far has looked at the strengthening participatory governance at the ward level. The need for building resilience against increasing vulnerabilities casued by extreme weather events, heat-stress and flooding (sometimes all happening within the same month) has been emerging as a key insight and an action point (can't miss a shout out to peers doing some wonderful work on this already!). In this context, we are thrilled, grateful and excited to have this support from the Global Resilience Partnership to unpack urban resilience and what it means for people of Bangalore. How are we planning to do this? By using the 'Climate Recipes' approach developed and pioneered by Srinivas Mangipudi & Srinivas Aditya Mopidevi (look up their work on food systems using the climate recipes approach) supported by Diya Shah, Bhargavi Nagendra & Srinidhi Gurunath for this Bangalore edition. If you or someone you know is working on building Bangalore's resilience, please connect/reach out as we would love to talk! Socratus Collective Wisdom Corporation June Kimaiyo Shuchi Vora Manan Bhan Ajay Raghavan Jai Warrier Harini Nagendra Dr. Anjali Karol Mohan Yamini Srivastava Satyam Vyas Srinivas Alavilli Meera K Divya Narayanan

?? On July 1st, the second day of Mangrove Patho Utsav at Odisha State Museum in Bhubaneswar brought together local voices and experts to tackle challenges in mangrove ecosystems in a? Citizen Jury format. ?? After an orientation of the jury process and a walkthrough of the Climate Recipes exhibition, sixteen diverse villagers from Bhitarkanika and Mahanadi mouth areas, along with experts and officials, discussed the ecological and socio-economic importance of mangrove ecosystems. ?? Key proposals from the experts included forming clusters for the Mangrove Mitra program, strategies for human-wildlife coexistence, reviving local knowledge on crocodile behaviour, sustainable harvesting of naliya grass, and renewable energy-based entrepreneurship. ?? Action points from the jury included reviving Eco-Development Committees, developing alternative livelihoods during restricted park entry, and improving community awareness of crocodile behaviours. ?? These insights will guide our partner, Nature’s Club's (https://lnkd.in/gqji5Zh8) work in the region, and enhance conservation efforts across Odisha’s coastal landscapes. #MangrovePathoUtsav #Conservation #CommunityDriven #Odisha #Mangroves Rainmatter Foundation || Water, Environment, Land and Livelihoods (WELL) Labs || SELCO Foundation || Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) || Bakul Foundation || Goonj || Sameer Shisodia BHUMI SATHI I ACT sadhwi sindura Yashendu Joshi Mamta Misra Aviraj Datta Gautam Kumar Pradhan Satyapriya Sahu Shivangi Behera Rajesh Kasturirangan Devjit Mittra Srinivas Mangipudi Nithin Vemula Saumya Jain Adrija Chaudhuri Dyuti Garg Jasmine Giri Jayprakash Nayak Bishal Mohanty Smriti T.