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UN – International Zero Waste Day 30-March-2023

The United Nations General Assembly established 30 March as the International Day of Zero Waste: “Promoting zero-waste initiatives to advance the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.”
To complement the inaugural International Day of Zero Waste, as one of the UN Observer organizations, the Association for Promoting Sustainability in Campuses and Communities has organized multiple events and campaigns in partnership with below organizations:

1. Joint event with the Oulgaret Municipality of the Government of Puducherry: Towards Zero Waste and Sustainable Municipality
The event was organized as an awareness cum orientation program exclusively for the Bulk Waste Generators within the Oulgaret Municipal limits.

2. Joint event with Pondicherry University: Towards Zero Waste Campus and Net Zero Economy – Pledge cum Rally Event

3. Joint event with Pondicherry University: Towards Zero Waste with a Clean and Green Hostel Campaign

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UNEP – Nature Based Solutions for Disaster and Climate Resilience

We are happy to announce that the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Partnership for Environment and Disaster Risk Reduction (PEDRR) will be extending the course on ‘Nature-based Solutions for Disaster and Climate Resilience’, hosted on the SDG Academy/edX platform, thanks to support from the European Union.

Join our learning community of nearly 50,000 participants from 192+ countries. Everyone is invited to join our course, regardless of background.

Here are two reasons why our course is different:
1. The course provides content that is easy to follow, educational, interactive, and entertaining; in contrast to the typical lecture style structure of online courses.
2. Course instructors cover each topic in simple terms while providing real-life examples, animations, 360 virtual reality videos, and even a few surprises!

Why sign up for this course:
1. Receive a UNEP course certificate upon course completion
2. Choose to take the course in 8 languages (English, French, Chinese (Mandarin), Spanish, Arabic, Hindi, Brazilian-Portuguese and Indonesian)
3. Meet & interact with environmental experts and practitioners
4. Access 6 hours of free learning materials, with exclusive interviews with world leaders
5. Join a growing community of practice on Nature-based Solutions and expand your professional network
6. Learn how to make a difference!

Registration Closed

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APSCC partners with Economic Times for the SDG Summit 2021

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The Role of Universities and their Leaders Facing the Grand Challenges of Climate Change and Sustainability

This research project investigated the role that higher education can play in addressing the challenges of sustainability and climate change, and particularly the importance of leadership and governance. Dr. Golda A Edwin and Dr. M Nandhivarman from India joined the team that included investigators/ researchers from seven countries and was supported by the Körber Foundation, on behalf of the Global University Leaders Council. The study looks in detail at the situation in Brazil, Germany, India, Japan, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America. It also presents cross-national lessons learned as well as recommendations for future action. To download/ read the full report, please click here.

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World Environment Day 2021 #EcosystemRestoration

APSCC partners with “The Green Institute” for the World Environment Day Virtual symposium themed “Nature is Calling,” that will take place on June 5, 2021. Over 25 renowned sustainability leaders from around the world will present talks and breakout sessions at this paradigm-shifting online event to discuss the restoration of our ecosystem on the World Environment Day and beyond. To register, visit https://greeninstitute.ng/wed2021