NGO'S and Sustainable Development

By Dr. L. Suganthi,Dean, College of Engineering Guindy | Anna University

Learners enrolled: 728

To understand the importance of sustainable development

To acquire a reasonable knowledge on the legal frameworks pertaining to pollution control and environmental management

To comprehend the role of NGOs in attaining sustainable development

To understand the issues and challenges while providing for energy, food security and health equity

Summary

Course Status :	Ongoing
Course Type :	Core
Duration :	12 weeks
Start Date :	08 Aug 2022
End Date :	26 Sep 2022
Exam Date :	31 Oct 2022 IST
Enrollment Ends :	15 Sep 2022
Category :	Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit Points :	3
Level :	Undergraduate

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Course layout

Week 1

1. Introduction to sustainable development goals

2. Global responsibility of environmental concern

Week 2

3. Importance of environmental preservation

4. Environmental threats

5. Pollution and its types

6. Effects of Pollution

Week 3

7. Pollution control

8. Treatment of wastes

9. Role of NGO’s in national development

10. NGO’s and participatory management

Week 4

11. Challenges and limitations of NGO’s

12. Community Development programmes

13. Role of NGO’s in Community Development programmes

14. Participation of NGO’s in environment management

Week 5

15. Corporate Social responsibility

16. NGO’s and corporate social responsibility

17. Issues and Challenges of Sustainable Development

18. Bioenergy, Sustainable Livelihoods and Rural Poor in Sustainable Development

Week 6

19. Protecting ecosystem services for sustainable development

20. Non-renewable sources of energy and its effect

Week 7

21.Renewable sources of energy for sustainability

22.Nuclear resources and Legal Regulation of Hazardous Substances

23.Sustainable Development: Programme and Policies

24.Sustainability assessment and Indicators

Week 8

25.Civil Society Initiatives in Environment Management

26.Civil Society Initiatives for Sustainable Development

27.Global Initiatives in Protecting Global Environment

28.World Summit on Sustainable Development (Johannesburg Summit 2002)

Week 9

29. Ecological economics

30. Environmental sustainability

Week 10

31. Social inclusion, Health for all, education for all, Food security and Water security

32. NGOs and Sustainable Development strategies

33. Need for a Legal framework and its enforcement

34. Legal measures to control pollution

Week 11

35.Environmental Legislation In India

36.Mechanism to implement Environmental Laws in India

37.Legal Protection of Forests Act 1927

38.Legal Protection of Wild Life

Week 12

39. Role of NGO’s in implementing environmental laws

40. Challenges in the implementation of environmental legislation

Books and references

Kulsange, S and Kamble, R. (2019). Environmental NGO’s: Sustainability Stewardship, Lap Lambert Academic Publishing, India, ISBN-13: ‎ 978-6200442444.
Dodds, F. (2007). NGO diplomacy: The influence of nongovernmental organizations in international environmental negotiations. Mit Press, Cambridge, ISBN-13: ‎978-0262524766.
Ghosh, S. (Ed.). (2019). Indian environmental law: Key concepts and principles. Orient BlackSwan, India, ISBN-13: ‎ 978-9352875795.
Alan Fowler and Chiku Malunga (2010) NGO Management: The Earthscan Companion, Routledge, ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1849711197.

Instructor bio

Dr. L. Suganthi,Dean, College of Engineering Guindy

Anna University

Dr. L. Suganthi, Dean, College of Engineering Guindy. She is a Professor from the Department of Management Studies, Anna University Chennai. She completed her B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering from Alagappa College of Technology in the year 1986 and her M.B.A in Management Studies from College of Engineering Guindy in the year 1988. She completed her Ph.D from Anna University in the year 1993.

She has been awarded the Active Researcher (Management) from Anna University Chennai in the year 2012, Best Teacher award (Information Technology Management) from Bloomberg UTV B-School Excellence in the year 2012, She got I st Rank in MBA from Anna University Chennai in the year 1988, Recipient of DUO-INDIA fellowship from University of Antwerp Belgium in the year 2019, CSIR Scholar - JRF and SRF scholarship from Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) from 1989 to 1993, Commonwealth Award for Post Doctoral Fellowship in Energy Management from University of Leeds, UK from 1999 to 2000.

She has over 110 papers in International Journals and 100 papers in Conferences. 17 Research Scholars have completed Ph.D. and 6 Scholars. Her areas of research include Organizational Behavior, Information Systems, Energy Management and Sustainability Development. She is Expert Member of NAAC accreditation of Institutions and Universities (NAAC Assessor), UGC Subject Expert Member (Management) for evaluation of UGC research projects.

She has 33 years of experience in Research and 28 years of experience in Teaching.