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Expression of InterestSubmitted toDFID (India)Contracts and Procurement Advice Section (CaPAS)British High CommissionNew DelhiSubmitted byCentre for Environment Education (CEE)Nehru Foundation for DevelopmentThaltej TekraAhmedabadFor Empanelment as a Consultant for the following Sectors:EducationEnvironmentClimate ChangeRural DevelopmentUrban DevelopmentWater and SanitationDisaster Management1. Basic InformationName of the OrganizationPermanent AddressCentre for Environment Education ( CEE)Centre for Environment EducationNehru Foundation for DevelopmentThaltej Tekra, Ahmedabad – 380 054Gujarat, IndiaTelephone number +91-79-26858002 up to 009Fax number +91-79-26858010Email Addressceedo@ceeindia.orgWebsitewww.ceeindia.orgContact PersonShri Kartikeya V. SarabhaiDirectorYear of Establishment 1984Staff strength 380Number of offices 45Regional Offices: 6State Offices: 9Project/Field Offices: 25International Offices: 2Campsites: 3Annual budget (06-07)Rs. 18 crore (Rs. 180 million)

1. Education for Children2. EE in Higher Education3. Examination Systems for EE4. Education for Youth5. Communicating Environment through the Media6. Experiencing Nature7. EE through Interpretation8. Knowledge Management for Sustainable Development9. Industry Initiatives10. Sustainable Rural Development11. Water and Sanitation12. Sustainable Urban Development13. Waste Management14. EE for Fragile Areas15. Biodiversity Conservation16. Eco-tourism17. Disaster Preparedness and Rehabilitation18. Training, Networking and Capacity Building19. Facilitating NGO and Community Initiatives20. Initiatives for the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development21. Research in EE6. Education for Sustainable Development: CEE’s Approaches and ExperiencesA core of ideas, concepts and strategies forms the genesis of many of the initiatives of theCentre.CEE’s approaches and experiences towards its core mandate of education for sustainabledevelopment are summarized in the three major inter-linked spheres – Education and Capacitybuilding,Policy Links, and Field-based Demonstration projects towards SustainableDevelopment. Each has an overlap with the other, and hence, feeds into the others.3

ased higher education and are unique to the state of Gujarat. As partof this project, CEE has worked closely with three RHEIs situated indifferent geophysical conditions to evolve a methodology for RHEIs.Major activities include capacity building of faculty and students inenvironmental education and sustainable natural resource managementpractices, infusion of environmental perspectives into the curricula ofthree Gram Vidhyapiths, conducting micro-projects at the adopted 15villages to demonstrated sustainable livelihood practices in rural areas,etc.B. EnvironmentNo Title of the project Brief Description11. Ecodevelopment SitesEvaluation Study (1997)CEE was the consultant to the Ministry of environment and Forests forthe ecodevelopment sites evaluation study. The main task under theproject was- identification of ecodevelopment evaluation parameters and formats- discussion and consultation with respective officer-in-charge of theeco-site- collection of data/information through meetings with forest officials,communities, other related government departments and NGOs- compilation and analyse the data/information- site specific evaluation findings, recommendations, etc.Evaluation of the ecodevelopment projects implemented by the ForestDepartment around six protected areas across the country was done byCEE and the report was submitted to the Ministry.12. Conservation EducationStrategy and Action Planand InterpretationProgramme for 4 ProtectedAreas of Madhya Pradesh(1999-2000)13. Education, Awareness &Training Strategy andAction Plan as part of theNational BiodiversityStrategy and Action Plan(NBSAP)(2000-2003)14. Darwin Initiative(1997-2000)This project was supported by the Madhya Pradesh forest departmentand included Information/data collection and analysis, training,workshop, evaluation, capacity building, meetings, designing, conceptdevelopment, research, setting up interpretation centers. The main taskunder the project were- collection and analysis of information on existing conservationeducation (CE) programmes, CE capabilities of Forest Department,NGOs, individuals, socio-eco-cultural and community- documentation of local people's own communication media andmethods- identification of local issues of protection, livelihood andenvironment- evaluation of institutional capabilities of EE- meetings, workshops with stake holders- identification of target groups and developing target group profile- development of EE strategy and action plan- development of an outline for site specific interpretive plan for PAwith exhibits, nature trails, signages, wayside exhibits, publication,training programme for boatmen and guides.The National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) is a projectsupported by the Ministry of Environment and Forests funded by UnitedNations Development Programme. NBSAP aims to produce a series ofplanning documents dealing with the conservation of India’s biodiversity,sustainable use of its biological resources, and equity including indecisions regarding access to such resources and the benefits accruingfrom them. As part of the NBSAP, CEE developed the Education,Awareness & Training Strategy and Action Plan.Conserving India’s Biodiversity through NGO training and Projects withLocal Communities: In collaboration with Field Studies Council, UK,8

CEE has worked on a project “Conserving India’s Biodiversity throughNGO Training and Projects with Local Communities”. This project wassupported by the Department of Environment, Government of UK underthe Darwin Initiative. The objectives were to build the capacity of localNGOs in biodiversity conservation, equip them with the latest andupdated information and data on biodiversity related aspects and helpthem in developing and effectively managing community projects.C. Climate ChangeNo Title of the project Brief Description15. Country Strategy for ODSPhase Out (2003)CEE has been involved in developing a comprehensive strategy forawareness generation as part of India’s country programme for phasingout ODS in collaboration with the Ozone Action Office of UNEP-Paris.The strategy which covers a 7-year period was accepted by the OzoneAction office in toto. The strategy targets refrigeration and airconditioning servicing sector as an important component to addressODS phase out in India.16. IEC Strategy to StrengthenCompliance with theMontreal Protocol(2005-2006)17. Cleaner Production andEnergy Efficiency(2002-2003)18. Climate change andEnergy Scoping Study(2004)19. Climate change andadaptation issues in SouthAsia (2006 and continuing)The UNEP-Regional Office of Asia and the Pacific has entrusted to CEEthe task of is implementing an integrated information, education andcommunication (IEC) strategy to strengthen compliance with theMontreal Protocol on substances that deplete the Ozone Layer in 24countries in South, South-east Asia and Pacific regions. The main tasksbeing carried out are:- Developing an integrated database of awareness materials producedin the 24 countries to help easy and rapid adaptation for the benefit ofeach other, avoiding duplications of efforts in compiling anddisseminating information.- Capacitating about 30-40 media persons to the issues whichdetermine the degree of compliance, and developing a networkinvolving them, to facilitate periodic publication on country-specificcompliance issues in local media.- Developing comprehensive IEC strategies that identify opportunitiesfor augmenting information support activities with financial andtechnical support to be derived from sources other than theMultilateral Fund.The project aimed at implementing energy efficiency and cleanerproduction measures to reduce carbon dioxide emission reduction in acluster of small scale industries across different sectors funded byUNDP / SGP.A framework for providing appropriate information in timely manner onmitigation options, equity issues and co-benefits, was evolved as part ofa preparatory process of the British High Commission. This was inresponse to improve the technical preparedness of industry, financialinstitutions, media and the representatives of the civil society to theemerging dynamics of market opportunities vis-a-vis climate changemitigation.Development of the decision support system for improvingpreparedness of concerned stakeholders on 'adaptation' imperativeswith respect to climate change. This initiative is supported by SDC andSACEP.9

D. Rural DevelopmentNo Title of the project Brief Description20. Communication support forParticipatory ForestManagement in HimachalPradesh Forestry Project(1998-1999)CEE provided the consultancy services to the Department forInternational Development (DFID), UK, under the Himachal PradeshForestry Project. The main task under the project was to identify andanalyse the various communication problem and issues, to helpprioritise the target audiences and media style appropriate to the targetgroup, to identify different communication media, to identify resourcepeople and institutes able to assist the project21. RanthambhoreEcodevelopmentProgarmme (REDpro)(1988-2001)22. HingolgadhEcodevelopmentProgramme (HEDpro)(1988 and continuing)23. GRAM-NIDHI – EcoEnterprises for SustainableLivelihoods(1994-1995)24. Consultancy services andimplementation of Microplanningunder the U. P.Forestry Project(1999-2004)25. Andhra Pradesh DistrictPoverty AlleviationInitiatives Project(2003 and continuing)This was the first programme taken up by CEE as a part of its effort todevelop communication programmes for ecodevelopment. The projectwas implemented in selected villages around the RanthambhoreNational Park. The objective of the programme was to find ways andmeans by which dependence on the resources of the forest could bereduced substantially so that increased demand pressure due topopulation increase could be taken care of.CEE has implemented an ecodevelopment programme aroundHingolgadh Nature Education Park in Gujarat. The programme aims atcreation of an alternative resource base for meeting fuel and fodderneeds of the villagers; optimization of existing resource throughintroduction of new and improved practices and technologies,development of education and communication material and trainingprogrammes to aid effective implementation.CEE's proposal “GRAMNIDHI-Eco Enterprises for SustainableLivelihoods” was one of the twenty winners, selected from among 1500applicants, in the first-ever India Country Level DevelopmentMarketplace Competition, sponsored by the World Bank. The proposalaimed towards developing financial and human capital to conserveNatural Resources leading to Sustainable Livelihoods. A pilot projectcalled Gram Nidhi was launched in Jasdan Taluka of Rajkot District inGujarat, addressing communities in five project villages.CEE assisted the Forest Department, Uttar Pradesh in providingsupport for guiding the preparation and implementation of ecodevelopmentmicroplans by village communities around PAs in Kaimur,Ranipur, Chandraprabha, Chambal National sanctuary and wetlandclusters in UP and Corbett National Park. CEE’s role was essentially toassist the Forest Department through the social motivators to reach thecommunities in an effective manner, to provide support to theprogramme during training and to facilitate microplan preparation andimplementation.CEE has been identified as the Environment Agency to develop andimplement the Environment Management Framework for the AndhraPradesh District Poverty Alleviation Initiatives Project (VELUGU)implemented by the Government of Andhra Pradesh through Society forElimination of Rural Poverty. CEE is a consultant to design and facilitateimplementation of Environmental Management Framework for subprojectsunder the Community Investment Fund (CIF) of the APDPIP.Actual services provided by CEE included- identifying Environmental Screening Criteria (ESC)- developing the checklists for various likely sub-project componentsfor the Environment Review (ER) and Limited Coordinators andEnvironment Resource Groups• to build generic capacity forenvironmental management at the local, district and state levels anddevelop indicative pro-active sub-projects on a sample basis.10

26. Halvad SustainedProgramme in Villages(2003 and continuing)27. National host institution(NHI) for the GEF SmallGrants programme in India(2002 and continuing)- monitoring the environmental conditions and to ensure the EMFremains responsive to environmental concerns.CEE has been working for since 2001 on holistic, participatory ruraldevelopment programmes, commencing with earthquake rehabilitationin 36 villages of Halvad Taluka of Surendranagar District, at the fringe ofthe Little Rann of Kachchh, a Wild Ass Sanctuary. Since 2003, the CEEhas also been implementing the “Community Managed Development ofWater and Sanitation Programme” supported by the Water andSanitation Management Organization (WASMO) in 24 earthquakeaffectedvillages of Halvad. This activity facilitates implementation /reconstruction of in-village water supply and sanitation systems throughPanchayats and local Pani Samitis who will be involved in planning,implementing, operation and management of village water supplysystems.Small Grants Programme (SGP), funded by the Global EnvironmentFacility (GEF), seeks to support initiatives, which demonstratecommunity-based innovative, gender sensitive approaches and lessonslearned from other development projects that lead to reduce threats tothe local and global environment. The UNDP, Ministry of Environmentand Forests (MOEF), Government of India(GOI) administers SmallGrants Programme (SGP), India. It is being implemented by Centre forEnvironment Education (CEE) as the National Host Institution(NHI).Small Grants Programme provides grants to organizations for activitiesthat address local problems and activities that offer local solutions toglobal problemsF. Urban DevelopmentNo Title of the project Brief Description28. East Kolkata Wetlands(2006-2007)Development of management plan for this Wetland, and communicationstrategy for the management plan. Client: USAID and ICMA29. Communication strategy forSWM in Mumbai(2006-2007)In partnership with All India Institute of Local Self Government, ICMAand USAID, CEE is developing a communication strategy for improvedwaste management in Mumbai. Besides the communication strategy,CEE is also providing- Assistance with refining the Mumbai solid waste management plan- Developing an implementation plan with benchmarks for progress andperformance- Assessment of composting options- Technology options of waste handling options30. HealthCare EstablishmentsWaste Management andEducation Programme(HEWMEP), Delhi(1998-2003)31. Bangalore Solid WasteManagement Programme(2001 and continuing)32. Ecofriendly Reuse andRecycling Unit(1996 and continuing)The programme involves education and training of healthcare staff onhospital waste management for jointly devising a waste managementplan that is best suited for the respective healthcare establishmentsIn four localities of Bangalore, model SWM projects motivated residentsto segregate waste, and facilitated door-to-door collection by ragpickers,composting of the wet waste locally, and selling of recyclablesby the rag-pickers themselves.In Kodagu, CEE has set up an ‘Ecofriendly Reuse and Recycling Unit'(CEE-ERU) to produce hand-made paper and to weave plastic wasteson a loom. With waste inputs from educational and commercial units,this unit has been functioning for five years, employing 15 rural women.Through various CEE offices, such units have also been established in11

G. Water and SanitationNo Title of the project Brief Description41. Jalsankalp – People’sparticipation in Water &Environmental Sanitation inBhavnagar district, Gujarat(1999-2005)Since 1999 CEE is the Implementation Support Agency (ISA) forcommunity participation in the 28 villages of the Ghogha RegionalWater Supply and Sanitation Project (GRWSSP) in Bhavnagar district ofGujarat. The various components of the project are – drinking watersupply, environmental sanitation, and hygiene promotion and waterresources management.42. South Asia Focal Point forWASH: StrengtheningInformation, Education,Communication to supportWater-Sanitation Initiativesin South Asia (2003-2005)This project was implemented in collaboration with Water Supply andSanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC), Geneva. The majoractivities include – Networking for water & sanitation education, pilotprojects for water & sanitation education, and reaching out to keydecision makers. The Communication Campaign aimed at decisionmakers, opinion makers, community leaders, the mass media andothers, within and outside the sector, who could contribute towardsbetter awareness of sanitation, hygiene and safe water issues. As partof this, CEE supported school and youth programmes in India, Nepaland Sri Lanka.43. Jalsahitya (1999-2005) CEE has developed communication and training material for theGhogha Regional Water Supply and Sanitation Project (GRWSSP)implemented in 82 villages, funded by the Royal Netherlands Embassy.The material included a folder on safe drinking water, hygiene andsanitation, a booklet on the GRWSSP scheme, flip charts and picturecards etc.44. Water ConservationManuals for Gujarat(2000-2001)45. Pani Parikshan Project(1998-2000)CEE with support from UNICEF-Gujarat is developing two educationalpackages on water conservation related issues for primary and middleschoollevel teachers. This package includes an easy-to-use Teacher'sManual focusing on water resources in Gujarat and three postersdesigned as classroom pin-ups with messages on water conservationThis project involved water quality monitoring of Gomti river in Lucknowthrough school children. Supported under the Environmental Orientationto School Education (EOSE) scheme of MHRD, Govt. of India, theprogramme involved not only to monitor the scientific parameters ofwater quality but also to spread awareness regarding the culture,history and evolution of the river and the city.46. Water Campaign (1986) In 1986, the Department of Environment, Forests and Wildlife, Govt. ofIndia launched for the National Environmental Awareness Campaign(NEAC), under which government, semi-government and NGOs couldconduct programmes to increase awareness about environment. CEErecognized this as a significant opportunity for creating environmentawareness and networked with State Departments of Education andother voluntary organizations to launch a nation-wide programmes.47. Micro-watershed Project(2000-2001)48. Save the Rivers Project(1991)A project on prioritizing micro-watersheds for management in Bijapurdistrict of Karnataka has been undertaken by CEE during 2000-2001.The objectives of the project include developing a simple package ofgeo-referenced maps and attribute data for the watershed area anddevelop a farmer information system and a query tool.To create awareness among students and the general public inChennai about the deteriorating water quality of Cooum and Adyarrivers flowing through the city, the ‘Save the Rivers Project’ was initiatedin 1991.49. Floods and Drought (1987) Every year different parts of India face different types of naturalcalamities. Community knowledge and preparedness can mitigate the13

effects. Teachers and students can serve as ideal community actors intime of such calamities. Thus equipping them with the requisiteawareness and knowledge would enable them for action. With thisobjective, the theme for NEAC 1987 was chosen as ‘Floods andDrought’. CEE prepared an educational package in Hindi and Englishon the theme. Workshops were organized to demonstrate the use ofpackage and training in basic environment education.H. Disaster ManagementNo Title of the project Brief Description50. Rebuilding Hope: postearthquakein Gujarat(2001-2003)Following the devastating earthquake of 26 January 2001, CEE and itssister organisations have been involved in ‘Rebuilding Hope’, arehabilitation programme in 41 villages. The activities include:Reconstruction, Natural Resources Management and LivelihoodProgrammes, Health and Sanitation, School Education, Children andStress, Village Institution Development, Information Servicing forStrengthening Rehabilitation, Capacity Building and Training,Networking and Advocacy,51. Rebuilding Lives: Posttsunamiin South India(2005 and continuing)52. Rebuilding Trust: Postearthquakein Kashmir(2005 and continuing)53. International Internship forYoung DevelopmentProfessionals in DisasterManagement (2006-07)54. Learnings from Tsunami(2006-07)CEE has initiated a programme "Rebuilding Lives" in Tamil Nadu andPondicherry with a goal to implement an integrated multi-sectoral,rehabilitation programme leading to sustainable livelihoods and disasterpreparedness for the Tsunami affected people of Tamil Nadu,Pondicherry and Andhra Pradesh. Major activities include:Livelihood Restoration and Improvement; Shelter, Water and Sanitation;Developing disaster preparedness package; Initiating eco-restorationprogrammesCEE is working in Baramulla district of Kashmir for rehabilitation of theaffected people. Major activities include:Education and Trauma Relief; Provision of Interim Shelters andClassrooms; Capacity Building of local technicians; School construction;support for generation of sustainable livelihood options; strengtheningcivil society institutions.CEE is the Secretariat of the South Asia Youth Environment Network(SAYEN). CEE and SAYEN, with support from Swiss Agency forDevelopment and Cooperation (SDC), is offering a 7 week internship forproviding capacity building opportunities for young developmentprofessionals on disaster management.CEE and Oxfam America are jointly working on a project, Learningsfrom Tsunami. The objective is to create a toolkit comprising aLearnings Document, an Analytical Report and Guidelines for thevarious stakeholders who work in any post-disaster situation.Documentation of best practice case-studies from four countries – India,Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Maldives – will be the foundation for thecreation of all these documents.14