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Eco-Village Development (EVD) - NGO Cooperation Project in South Asia in 2015 - 2023
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NGO organizations of INFORSE-South Asia (INSEDA, India; CRT/N, Nepal; Grameen Shakti, Bangladesh; and IDEA, Sri Lanka) cooperate on joint projects to strengthen the advocacy of NGOs to promote sustainable village development to limit climate change, protect environment and reduce poverty.

The Projects are coordinated by an INFORSE-Europe member organization, DIB, from Denmark. There is cooperation with INFORSE Secretariat and Climate Action Network - South Asia (CANSA), which are Partners of the Project.

EVD Project Objectives: The overall objective of the projects are to strengthen the development to reduce poverty, in ways that limit greenhouse gas emissions (mitigate climate change), increase climate adaptation and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

The interventions' objective include to influence national decision-makers, including climate negotiators, to be aware of and better include local climate mitigation and adaptation solutions including sustainable EVD as important elements in their climate-related policies and in their proposals for international negotiations, including for climate negotiations.

The sustainable EVD include integrated use of local solutions that together can form a low-carbon development path and show a vision for a prosperous development for villages, based on proven, local successes. Most focus are on villages in rural areas, where the majority of the population lives in South Asia. Participatory assessment and planning and focus on gender/women's roles are an important part of the concept.

The bundle of solutions includes mitigation technologies like household-sized biogas plants, improved cook stoves with chimney, solar-energy technology (solar driers, solar lanterns, solar home systems, PV street light) improved water mills, pico-/micro-hydro power for community electrification. It also includes adaptation technologies such as organic farming, roof-water harvesting, water-lifting technologies like hydraulic ram pumps, and other solutions.

Projects' Duration:
Project 4: July 2020 - December 2023; Project 3: September 2019 - July 2020;
Project 2: September 2017- October 2018; Project 1: January 2015 - August 2017.

See also more at Project's web site:
WWW.ECOVILLAGEDEVELOPMENT.NET
ONLINE CATALOGUE in SOUTH ASIA FOR ECO-VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT
ONLINE CATALOGUE in SOUTH ASIA: LOCAL CLIMATE SOLUTIONS

- LOCAL CLIMATE SOLUTIONS: 45+ Solutions in 7 main categories
- PUBLICATIONS
- MEDIA - PICTURES - VIDEOS

Link: www.inforse.org/evd
PUBLICATIONS OF ECO-VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IN SOUTH ASIA
Mitigation assessment publication

NEW: 8 December 2023
Launch at COP28: Climate Mitigation Effects of Eco-Village Development Projects


July 2023: Low-Carbon Climate Resilient Eco-village Development in South Asia.


Socio-Technical Manual for Training of Trainers (ToT)
, Proposals
Also available in English, Hindi, Nepalese, Bangla, and Sinhala.

Feasibility Studies, Case studies, White Paper, Videos, Posters.

Download links from: EVD Publications


News from the Project Activities:
 NEWS & EVENTS in 2019-23:
INFORSE at UNFCCC COP28
December 1 - 12, 2023
UNFCCC COP 28, - Dubai UAE

INFORSE is participating at the UN Climate COP28.
Proceedings at: INFORSE at COP28


EXHIBITION IN BLUE ZONE
1-6 December, 2023 - Venue: Blue Zone, BOOTH NO: 1
 

SIDE EVENT IN THE BLUE ZONE
Date: Friday, 8 December, 2023. Time: 11:30-13:00, Room: SE room 1
Title: 100% Renewable & Local Solutions: Africa, South Asia & Local Climate Resilience and Poverty Reduction.
Showcasing Community & Eco-Village Development: transition to 100% renewables, climate mitigation, adaptation & resilience with social co-benefits, income generation, food security, livelihoods, gender. Online Catalogues. Examples: Participatory planning & training in Africa, South Asia & around the world.
- Organisers: Global Ecovillage Network (GEN International), INSEDA (INFORSE-South Asia), Nordic Folkecenter for Renewable energy, SusWatch Kenya (INFORSE-EA).

Final SOUTH ASIA REGIONAL WEBINAR: Eco-Village Development - Our Results
December 18, 2023, 13.30 IST
Final SOUTH ASIA REGIONAL WEBINAR: Eco-Village Development - Our results
in Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Sri Lanka

See: Program and Proceedings
Mitigation assessment publication
Launch: December 8, 2023 at COP28, Dubai.
Climate Mitigation Effects of Eco-Village Development Projects
Published by the Eco-Village Development Project partners: INFORSE, CANSA, Grameen Shakti, INSEDA, CRT-N, IDEA, and DIB.
52 pp. 2023.
Download the publication:
PDF file pdf file 9.1 Mb
Webianar on Eco-Village Development  Adaptation October 4 2023

Wednesday: October 4, 2023
SOUTH ASIA REGIONAL WEBINAR: Local Solutions for Climate Adaption Evidences for Policy Making
Successful adaptation results in increased resilience and adaptive capacity and reduced vulnerability in the context of a changing climate. However, adaptation needs could shift as the climate changes, and as development pathways alter the vulnerability and adaptive capacity of communities. Local solutions are known to have adaptation co-benefits – create opportunities, build capacities, diversify livelihood options, improve skill sets, create awareness, and mobilize communities. Yet the local solutions remain under funded with low policy recognition and limited outreach. In the current webinar, the implementers of local solutions would share insights and learnings in engaging with climate issues and the local solutions delivering adaptation co-benefits.
The webinar is being jointly organized by the Eco Village Development project partners: CANSA, INFORSE South Asia, Grameen Shakti in Bangladesh, Center for Rural Technology in Nepal, IDEA in Sri Lanka, and INSEDA in India. The project is coordinated by DIB, Denmark, and is funded by CISU, Denmark
Proceedings will be available at:
CANSA's web site: cansouthasia.net/local-solutions-for-climate-adaption-evidences-for-policy-making
INFORSE Asia's website: inforse.org/asia/EVD.htm

Low-Carbon Climate Resilient Eco-village Development in South Asia
Launch: July 27, 2023.
Low-Carbon Climate Resilient Eco-village Development in South Asia - Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka
Published by the Eco-Village Development Project partners: INFORSE, CANSA, Grameen Shakti, INSEDA, CRT-N, IDEA, and DIB.
52 pp. ISBN: 978-87-970130-9-0
Download from the EVD Publications
or
Direct download:
PDF file pdf file, 4.9 MB.
UNFCCC SB58 Side Event: june 8 2023
Thursday, 8 June 2023, at 16:45-18:00
UNFCCC SB58 Side Event, Bonn, Germany + LIVE online on UN Climate Channel

Room: & UN Climate Channel
Title: 100% Renewables, Local Climate Solutions in East Africa, South Asia.
INFORSE-South Asia members present the Online catalogue on sustainable solutions in South Asia.

See Program and Proceedings at INFORSE's side event page
March 28, 2023, at 2.00 PM to 3.30 PM (IST)
REGIONAL WEBINAR: Social Enterprise Model of Local Solutions
Road to Sustainability
Social enterprise is increasingly seen as a route to deliver products and services with social and environmental benefits to vulnerable populations. There are several success stories across South Asia of social enterprises as models. Organised by the Partners of the Eco-Village Development Project.

More:Event Program and Proceedings
South Asia Webinar Dec 22, 2022 COP27  reflections
December 22, 2022
REGIONAL WEBINAR: Reflections after COP27 from South Asia:
Eco-Village Development, Climate Mitigation and Development
Get the story directly from the people who were there


More: Program and Proceedings
Sustainable Energy News issue No. 86 - November 2022

Sustainable Energy News issue No. 86 - November 2022

Themes:
- 30 YEARS INFORSE Anniversary
- INFORSE at UNFCCC COP27 in Egypt
- Catalogues: Local Solutions in South Asia, East Africa, Ukraine, Europe.
- Sufficiency - 100% Renewable Scenarios

Download from INFORSE's web site: Sustainable Energy News
Direct download pdf 3 MB


November 12, 2022
South Asia Policy Brief to UNFCCC COP27:

"Enhance Climate Ambition and Global Stocktake With Local Sustainable Energy"

Download: Policy Brief to UNFCCC COP27 (2 pages)
INFORSE side event COP27
November 6 - 18, 2022
UNFCCC COP 27, Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt

INFORSE is participating at the UN Climate COP27 with several delegates in Egypt.
Read more at: INFORSE at COP27
 

Date: November 12, 2021 - Time: 15:00-16:30
SIDE EVENT IN THE BLUE ZONE
Organised by INFORSE - INSEDA - SusWatch - SE

7-12 November,2022 - Venue: Blue Zone, BOOTH NO: 19
EXHIBITION IN BLUE ZONE

UNFCCC COP27 Policy Brief, 11.12.2022, PDF file (pdf 2 p..1 MB)

WEBINAR: Eco-Village Development Achievements in South Asia.  Oct 17 2022
October 17, 2022
REGIONAL WEBINAR: DIALOGUE on Eco-Village Development Achievements in South Asia

More: Program and Proceedings
 
WEBINAR: Launch of Online Database of local climate Solutions for Eco-Village Development in South Asia
August 31, 2022
REGIONAL WEBINAR: Launch of Online Database of local climate Solutions for Eco-Village Development in South Asia
ENTER THE DATABASE: www.inforse.org/evd
More: Invitation and Program (pdf)
UNFCCC:SB56 INFORSE side event on June 1 2022
June 11, 2022
UNFCCC SB 56 SIDE EVENT: INFORSE - SusWatch - NFRE - SE
Venue: Berlin Room, Bonn, Germany

Title: Local Climate, Sustainable Energy Solutions in GST, 100% RE, Sufficiency: East Africa, South Asia, Europe
From INFORSE-South Asia, the Eco-Village Development Project was presented by INFORSE South Asia Coordinator, INSEDA,
Download the South Asia presentation: Local climate and energy solutions in Eco-village development in South Asia (India, Bangladesh, Nepal Sri Lanka). and online Database and Policy Brief by Sanjiv Nathan, INSEDA, INFORSE-South Asia, India (virtual) (pdf, 2.5 MB)
Read: Proceedings and Program at INFORSE at UNFCCC SB56
Download: South Asia Policy Brief (2 pages)
June 11, 2022
South Asia Policy Brief:
"Enhance Climate Ambition and Global Stocktake with Local Sustainable Energy"
Download: South Asia Policy Brief (pdf)
INFORSE UNFCCC COP26  Side Event November 5, 2021

November 5, 2021 - Time: 11:30-12:45 GMT
UNFCCC COP25 SIDE EVENT: INFORSE - INSEDA - SusWatch - SE
Venue: Loch Lomond Auditorium, Glasgow, UK
Title: Local Climate Solutions & Eco-Village Development, 100% RE in NDCs, East Africa, South Asia, Europe
Policy proposals for local solutions in NDCs & Global Stocktake. Launch catalogues of climate solutions in East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda), eco-village development in South Asia (Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka), for energy access & gender equality, 100 % renewables: Europe, Kenya, Uganda.
Read Proceedings & link to video: www.inforse.org/cop26.php3
Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/634459607557416
Read: INFORSE on UNFCCC COP26 Outcome (pdf)

Sustainable Energy News SEN 84 November 2021 - pdf file 2.3 MB
November 2021
Sustainable Energy News issue No. 85


News from INFORSE Side Event at UNFCCC COP26, Eco-Village Development in South Asia (EVD) Local Solutions in East Africa, Sufficiency, 100% Renewables in Europe

Download from: INFORSE and Direct download SEN85 pdf 2.3 MB.
N Climate Dialogue INFORSE Side Event 2020
26 November, 2020
INFORSE at UNFCCC CD2020 Virtual

Title: Local Climate & Sustainable Energy Solutions in East Africa Catalogue, South Asia Eco-Village Development ToT, 100% Renewables


Download presentations from:
INFORSE Side Event at UNCD2020.

July 16, 2020
Launch of Eco-Village Development Feasibility Studies in new Climate Zones in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh
Download Executive Summaries: EVD publications

  July 2019 - July 2020
National & local meetings of the Feasibility Studies in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh
HLPF 2020 INFORSE Side Event July 15 2020
July 15, 2020
UN HLPF 2020 INFORSE Side Event & Exhibition
Title: Local Climate & Sustainable Energy Solutions, South Asia, East Africa, Eco-Village Development, 100% Renewables
Read more and download presentations from: INFORSE at HLPF2020
 
NEWS & EVENTS in 2018-19:
COP25 side event 13 dec 2019 INFORSE Sudswatch INSEDA CCDB SE
December 2019
INFORSE-Asia participates with side event (Dec. 13) and exhibition (Dec. 9-10).
South Asia Presentations:
• Sohel Ahmed, INFORSE-South Asia, Grameen Shakti, Bangladesh
• Raymond Myles, INSEDA/INFORSE-SA, India
• Mohammad M. Hasan, Christian Commission for Development in Bangladesh (CCDB)
• Kalyani Raj, All India Women Conference (AIWC), India.

Download presentations from UNFCCC COP25
.
INFORSE Suth Asia Newsletter 2 2018 Oct
October 31, 2018
Newsletter - Issue No. 2.

Published by INFORSE South Asia / INSEDA

News from India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.
Eco-Village Development (EVD) Project and its input to the Talanoa Dialogue, INFORSE South Asia network meeting
.
Download Newsletter 16 pp. (pdf file, 4,9 MB)
EVD group Sri Lanka Field tour
August 27-31, 2018
Kandy, Sri Lanka

Final Project Meeting and Field Tour
By EVD Project Partners: IDEA (Sri Lanka), CRT (Nepal), Grameen Shakti (Bangladesh), INSEDA (India), DIB (Denmark), CANSA, and INFORSE.
EVD at UNFCCC SB48
INFORSE SUSWATCH INSEDA Side Event and Exhibition UNFCCC SB 48  Bonn May 1 2018
UNFCCC Side Event May 1 2018 South Asia Panel
30 April to 10 May 2018
Bonn, Germany

UNFCCC
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - SBI 48
Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) and Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA)

INFORSE - SusWatch - INSEDA Side Event (May 1) and Exhibition (April 30-May 10)
Launch of Policy Briefs and Publication: White Paper
. (See above)

Read
more:
- Side Event Program (pdf),
- South Asia Panel Presentations (pdf),
- UNFCCC EVD Policy Brief (pdf),
- Publication Launched: White Paper: EVD Climate Mitigation and Adaptation with Eco-Village Development (EVD) Solutions: Full Report (45 pp pdf) and Summary (4 pp, pdf).
-
Talanoa Dialogue: Story from Villages in South Asia presented by Dumindu Herath
Download: (1 page pdf)

and all presentations at INFORSE at SB48.
White Paper EVD  Climate Mitigation and Adaptation 2018 - South Asian Talanoa story
Sustainable Energy News: Issue No. 82 April 2018
April 2018
New Issue of Sustainable Energy News
No. 82: 3-page article
on Eco-Village Development in South Asia, PDF file (pdf, 1.7 MB)
REGIONAL & NATIONAL EVENTS in 2018:

5th Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD): 2018

5th Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD) presentation of EVD

28-30 March, 2018

5th Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD):
Transformation towards sustainable and resilient societies, in Bangkok, Thailand.
Organised by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP).

Regional preparatory event for the high-level political forum on sustainable development that will be held under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council at the United Nations Headquarters in New York in July 2018.
The event was focusing on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): 6, 7, 11, 12, 15 and 17

On the Parallel Session on SDG7 (energy), there was a presentation of the Eco-Village Development Concept and Project by Sohel Ahmed, Grameen Shakti, Bangladesh.

Read more:

- EVD Publication's Contents.

- UN ECSAP; 5th APFSD 5th Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD).
- APFSD's documents on SDG 6, 7, 11, 12, 15 and 17.
including:
- APFSD's SDG Goal 7 Profile (pdf link)
- APFSD's Report on SDG 7 Roundtable (pdf link)
- APFSD's Visualization of inter linkages for SDG 7 (pdf link)
Dialogue Meeting on Eco Willage Development on Block Level, Chamba, Uttarakhand.
March 9, 2018
India: Dialogue Meeting on Eco Village Development on Block Level, Chamba, Uttarakhand.
Interaction workshop with Micro Finance Institutions for upscaling EVD Concept at Dhulikhel
May 21-26, 2018
Nepal: Orientation Workshop on EVD in Nepal
Proceedings (pdf on CRT's website)

March 7, 2018
Nepal: Interaction workshop with Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs) for upscaling Eco Village Development (EVD) Concept at Dhulikhel Kavre.
Proceedings (pdf on CRT's website)
More: CRT /Nepal EVD Project Phase 2.

EV Upscaling regional event 12 February 2018

Regional Event February 12 2018

February 12-13, 2018
Regional Event: "Next Steps Towards Scaling Up of Eco-Village Development Solutions" to Chart Roadmap for Accessing Climate Finance, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Presentations:

NGO Partners National Perspectives:

- Nepal: by Shovana Maharjan, CRT-N

-Sri Lanka: by Dumindu Herath, IDEA
- Bangladesh: by Mohammad M. Hasan, Grameen Shakti
- India: by Jeebanjyoti Mohanty, INSEDA

Governmental Perspectives:
- Sri Lanka: "Mainstreaming of EVD activities in on-going policies and schemes at sub national levels: Perspectives from Government" - by Leel Randeni, Environmental Planning and Economics Division, Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment, Government of Sri Lanka.
- Nepal: "Renewable Energy technology and ways to scaling up EVD in Nepal" by Dr. K. P. Majagaiya, Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (AEPC), Government of Nepal.

NGO Climate & Financing Perspectives:
- EVD & Climate:
by Gunnar Boye Olesen, INFORSE
- EVD & Financing: by Santosh Patnaik, CANSA

Panel and Discussion moderated by Atiq BCAS


Download: Presentations (134 pp., 8 MB, pdf).

February 14-16, 2018
Upscaling EVD Project Meeting and Field Visit, Dhaka, Bangladesh

January 31, 2018
Issue #1 Newsletter on Eco Village Development in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, financing and COP23.
Published by INFORSE-South Asia /INSEDA.
Editors/Authors: Raymond Myles, Regional coordinator, INFORSE-South Asia, Limasangla Jamir, INSEDA, India, Kavita Myles, INSEDA, Dumindu Herath, IDEA, Sri Lanka. Mahmodul Hasan, Grameen Shakti, Bangladesh,.Shovana Maharjan, CRT, Nepal. Santosh Patnaik, CANSA, Zareen Myles, WAFD, India. Gunnar Boye Olesen, INFORSE.
Download: Newsletter Issue #1 (18 pp. pdf 3.9 MB).

IDEA Sri Lanka worshop
IDEA workshop DEcember 2017

December 8-12, 2017

Training of Trainers (ToT) programme on Sustainable Village Development planning for development officers in Matale, Sri Lanka

Organised by IDEA, Sri Lanka Linking Eco Village Development activities with Gramashakthi People's movement together with Matale District Secretariat.

See more photos at INFORSE - South Asia's facebook page
Read more at IDEA's EVD2 and EVD1 Project websites.
EVD at UNFCCC COP23
UNFCCC COP23 Side Event

November 6-17, 2017, Bonn, Germany - UNFCCC COP23
INFORSE Exhibition and Side Event

Download: Program and Policy Brief

 

November 9, 2017: Side Event with INFORSE-South Asia participation
Presentations from the EVD South Asia Project:

- India: by Zareen Myles, WAFD (pdf, 2.5 MB)

- Nepal: by Shovana Maharjan, CRT-N (pdf, 1.5 MB)

- Sri Lanka: by Dumindu Herath, IDEA (pdf, 1.5 MB)

- Bangladesh: by Mohammad M. Hasan, Grameen Shakti (pdf 0.5 MB)

- Launch Report on Mitigation: by Gunnar Boye Olesen, INFORSE (pdf, 0.5 MB)

- Finance by Santosh Patnaik, CANSA (pdf, 0.4 MB)

- Paris Rule Book by Jeebanjyoti Mohanty, INSEDA (pdf, 0.3 MB)

- UNFCCC COP23 Policy Brief, 9.11.2017, (pdf 1 p., 0.1 MB)

Full Proceedings is available at INFORSE at COP23

Report: Greenhouse Emission Reduction Potential of Eco-Village Development (EVD) Solutions in South Asia

November 9, 2017
Launch of Report: Greenhouse Emission Reduction Potential of Eco-Village Development (EVD) Solutions in South Asia

Download the Report, November 2017 PDF file (pdf file, 36 pages))

UNFCCCC INFORSE group at exhibition

UNFCCCC INFORSE group at exhibition

November 6-11, 2017

INFORSE Exhibition at Bonn Zone of the UNFCCC COP23, Bonn, Germany

Picture: Side Event Group at the INFORSE exhibition

NEWSLETTERS:
Sustainable Energy News July 2017 EVD theme
November 2017
New Issue of Sustainable Energy News
No. 81: 3-page article
on Eco-Village Development in South Asia, PDF file (pdf, 1.7 MB)

July 31, 2017
New Issue of Sustainable Energy News
No. 80: Editorial & 6-page theme on Eco-Village Development in South Asia

Download the whole issue:
PDF file (pdf, 1.7 MB) 
NATIONAL DIALOGUE MEETINGS
EVD women's role dialogue meeting in India 2017

EVD national dialogue meeting in Nepal 2017

June - October, 2017
National & District Level Dialogue Meetings:

India
July 26, Round Table: Role of Women in EVD in New Delhi
PDF file Proceedings (6pp. 0.3MB); and PDF file Recommendations (2 pp. 0.5MB)
June 8, National Dialogue Follow Up Meeting, New Delhi

Nepal:
October 31, Initiation Meeting in Bethanchok Rural Municipality, Kavre.
Proceedings, pdf on CRT's website.
July 7, National Dialogue Meeting and field visit at field visit at Dhungkharka
PDF file Proceedings, July 7 (9 pp., 1.2 MB, pdf)
April 7. Workshop in Bougainvilla, Kathmandu, Proceedings Apr. 7 (12 pp, 1.3 MB, pdf),

Sri Lanka:
September 22, 2017 Awareness Workshop, Matala
July 31, National Event
PDF file Proceedings (26 pp., 2.5 MB, pdf)
July 8-10, Environmental Day Exhibitions

Bangladesh:
August, National Dialogue Follow Up meeting in Dhaka
June 21, National Dialogue Meeting and Seminar in Dhaka
PDF file Proceedings (2pp, 1 MB).


See more at: INFORSE-South Asia facebook and Sustainable Energy News No. 80

 
EVD Project meeting Nepal
June 28-29, 2017 - Final EVD Project Meeting
June 30 - July 1, 2017 Kick Off Project Meeting of Upscaling EVD
July 2, 2017, Tour in Villages
Place: Dhulikhel Lodge Resort, Nepal

INFORSE EVD Project Group at COP22
November 7-17, 2016
INFORSE Exhibition Stall at UNFCCC COP22, Morocco in the Blue Zone

The EVD Project partners participated at COP22 included INFORSE-South Asia members (IDEA, CRT/N, Grameen Shakti, INSEDA and WAFD); INFORSE-Europe members (DIB and SustainableEnergy); and CANSA.

November 11, 2016 - UNFCCC COP22 SIDE EVENT
Time: 16:45-18:15 Room:
Mediterranean (COP22 Blue Zone)
Title: Improving NDCs: Eco-village Development, Energy Access, & Zero Carbon Societies in Africa, Asia & EU

Session on Eco-Village Development;
Welcome by Gunnar Boye Olesen, INFORSE
- How can local solutions support energy access & improved livelihoods? by Kavita Myles, Integrated Sustainable Energy and Ecological Development. Association - INSEDA and INFORSE - South Asia;
- Experiences from Nepal, by Shovana Maharjan, Centre for Rural Technology - CRT/N, Nepal;
- How to include Eco-village developments in national plans, in improved NDCs? by Dumindu Herath, Integrated Development Association - IDEA, Sri Lanka;
- Eco-village developments in South Asia, mitigation effects, proposals climate finance/markets. by M. Mahmodul Hasan, Grameen Shakti, Bangladesh;
- Regional cooperation for local climate action as Eco-village development, by Santosh Patnaik, CAN-South Asia.

Download the EVD part of the Program Leaflet (pdf file), and the Presentations in one file: (pdf file, 2 MB)

The full proceedings of the event is available at INFORSE at COP22

COP22 Side event  November 8 2016
8 November, 2016 - UNFCCC COP22 Mini SIDE EVENT
Time: 12.00-13.00. Venue: Climate Change Studio (COP22 Blue Zone)
Title: Eco Village Development - A Low-Carbon Adaptation and Mitigation Strategy for Development in South Asia.

Speakers from the EVD Project included :
- M. Mahmodul Hasan, Grameen Shakti, Bangladesh
- Zareen Myles, Women’s Action for Development (WAFD), India
- Dumindu Herath, Integrated Development Association (IDEA), Sri Lanka
- Kavita Myles, Integrated Sustainable Energy and Ecological Development Association (INSEDA), India
- Shovana Maharajan, Centre for Rural Technology (CRT/N), Nepal
- Santosh Patnaik, Climate Action Network South Asia (CANSA), South Asia

Download the Program (pdf file
) and the Program/Contents file: (pdf file 0,5 MB, 4 pages ),
Presentations in one file: (pdf file, 2.3 MB)
EVD Article in Sustainable Energy News November 2016
• November, 2016

Article on the Eco-Village Development Project in Sustainable Energy News, Issue No. 79

Download the 3-page article:
PDF file (pdf 06 MB, 3 pages)

Download the full issue from INFORSE's web site Sustainable Energy News.
APAN Conference Sri Lanka 2016

• 17-19 October, 2016
The 5th Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum
Colombo, Sri Lanka

• 18, October, 2016
The Eco-Village Development Concept presented by Project Partners at the 5th APAN Conference's Parallel Session: “Coordinating Policy Initiatives for Adaptation' in South Asia”, Sri Lanka.


Panel representatives from the EVD Project: Neerash Shrestha, CRT/N, Nepal; Dumindu Herath, IDEA, Sri Lanka; Raymond Myles INSEDA, India; Zareen Myles WAFD, India; Santosh Patnaik, CANSA

Closing remarks: Vinod Menon, National Disaster Management Authority, India.
Moderator: Atiq Rahman, Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies.

Read more:
PDF file Proceedings (0.9 MB, pdf);, and PDF file presentation by IDEA Sri Lanka (1.2 MB), PDF file presentation by CRT Nepal (3.6 MB). and PDF file EVD in APAN Proceedings (1 page 0.2 MB).
Official website of the
5th APAN Conference.

Publication: Eco-Village Development as Climate Solution - Proposals from South Asia
Link to Publication's Contents

  August 28-September 3, 2016
Mirror of the World Festival, Ridehuset, Aarhus, Denmark
Visit an Eco-Village in South Asia
Exhibition of an eco-village in a South Asia. Solar drier, solar cooker, effective stoves, solar cell lamp, greenhouse.
Organized by DIB.
More: Verdensspejl.dk and on the project at DIB's website in Danish.



28 June, 2016 - India
Event on Eco-Village Development (EVD)
:
National Dialogue Meeting in Dehradun, Uttarakhand State, India

Organized by INSEDA/INFORSE-SouthAsia, WAFD and CANSA.

Download: Proceedings 11 pages (pdf file, 0.5 MB), which includes introduction, summaries of the speakers, and pictures.

Solar dying in Sr Lanka June 2016
Vegetable drying in Sri Lanka June 2016

21 June, 2016 - Sri Lanka

Vegetables and Fruit Dehydration and Drying Exhibition Demonstration in Matale, Sri Lanka
EVD event Improved Cookstove  Sri Lanka
11 June, 2016 - Sri Lanka

Improved Cookstove Program Event in Dalupothagama, Matale, Sri Lanka
Eco-village Development exhibition Environmental Day June 5 2016 Sri Lanka

Eco-village development model in Sri Lanka Environmental day 2016 Sri Lanka
5 June, 2016 - Sri Lanka

World Environmental Day:
Eco-Village Development (EVD) Exhibition in Sri Lanka
IDEA participated with a stall at the exhibition. The exhibition included the technologies used by the eco-village development like the successful efficient Anagi cook stove as well as a small-scale model of an "eco-village" to illustrate the development.

UNFCCC SB44 Bonn Side event on eco-village development in South Asia

UNFCCC SB44 side event on Eco-village development in South Asia June 2016

20 May, 2016
UNFCCC
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - SB 44
INFORSE SIDE EVENT, Bonn, Germany
Time: 16:45 - 18:15, Room: Berlin

Title: South Asian Eco-Village Solutions in NDCs and Climate Finance: Renewable Energy, Organic Farming

How can local, village-level development solutions that mitigate climate change be integrated in the climate actions following the COP21: in the NDCs, in climate financing and in the technology mechanism. Presentations from South Asia with successful solutions. International perspective.

Moderator: Lykke Valentin Kristiansen, DIB, Denmark
-- "Eco-Village Development: A Solution to Bridging the Gap Between Climate Intentions and Action".
---Setting the stage in South Asia: India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh
---by Kavita Shriya Myles, INFORSE-South Asia & INSEDA, WAFD India. ( PDF file
pdf file, 2.1 MB)
-- INDC of Bangladesh & Approach of Eco-Village Development (EVD) for Achieving Sustainability.
---by M. Mahmodul Hasan, Grameen Shakti, Bangladesh. ( PDF file pdf file, 0.6 MB)

-- Linking Eco Village Development (EVD) to INDCs and National Agendas of Sri Lanka.
- --by Dumindu Indika Herath, IDEA, Sri Lanka. (PDF file
pdf file, 0.8 MB)
-- Accessing Climate Finance for EVD in South Asia
- --by Anoop Poonia, CAN South Asia. (PDF file pdf file, 0.6 MB)

-- EVD as Climate Solution in South Asia: Local Solutions Technology Needs, Mitigation Effects;
----Launch of Updated Publication, and Policy Brief.
- --by Gunnar Boye Olesen, INFORSE. (PDF file
pdf file, 0.4 MB)

- _Program Leaflet (PDF file pdf, 1 page, 334 kB)
- _Full Proceedings at INFORSE at UNFCCC SB 44.

EVD Publication May 2016 - EVD Policy Brief 2016
20 May, 2016

Launch: Updated Eco-Village Development (EVD) Publication and Policy Brief -
Both Available NOW !!

-_ Publication: Eco-Village Development as Climate Solution -
_
_Proposals from South Asia -
__Second Edition published: May 2016
__Link to Publication's Contents
__Download: Final (3rd) edition - August 2016: (PDF file pdf file, 60 pages, 3.8 MB)
-_ Policy Brief - May 20, 2016
(PDF file pdf file, 3 pages, 305 kB)
EVD Project Group
17-21 May, 2016

Eco-Village Development (EVD) Project Group at the UNFCCC SB44 in Bonn, Germany
EVD Dialogue Meeting in Nepal May 2016
EVD Dialogue Meeting in Nepal May 2016
EVD eco-village model in Nepal

9 May, 2016 - Nepal

Seminar and Nepalese National Dialogue Meeting on Eco-Village Development (EVD)
More than 50 people participated at the event organized by CRT-Nepal.

Download the 16-page Proceedings (1.44 MB pdf file), which includes introduction, summaries of the speakers, list of participants, and pictures.



At the event, there was a small-scale model of an "eco-village" to illustrate the different technologies and development to the audience. (See on the photo to the left).

Sustainable Energy News No 78 2016 incl theme South Asia eco-village development
• May, 2016

Theme in Sustainable Energy News, Issue no. 78:
Eco-Village Development as Climate Solutions in South Asia: Nepal, India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka

Download the 5-page theme article:
PDF file (pdf, 0.8 MB)

Download the full issue from INFORSE's web site Sustainable Energy News. PDF file

December 3, 2015 - UNFCCC COP21 Side Event, Blue Zone, Paris, France
- Title: Fair Low/Zero Carbon & 100% RE Strategies, South & North Countries, Villages, including Women's Initiatives

- Session on Eco-village Developments in South Asia:
-- Moderator: Gunnar Boye Olesen, INFORSE

-- Key Parts of Climate and Development Solutions in South Asia
-- by Kavita Shriya Myles, INSEDA, INFORSE South Asia PDF file (pdf 1.0 MB)
-- Integrating into Local Developments
---by Namiz M. Musafer, IDEA, Sri Lanka PDF file (pdf 1.5 MB)
-- Extending Successful Local Energy Solutions
-- by M. Mahmodul Hasan, Grameen Shakti, Bangladesh PDF file (pdf 0.9 MB kB)
-- Using to Reconstruction of Villages after the Earthquake
-- by Ganesh Ram Shresta, CRT, Nepal
PDF file (pdf 2.0 MB)

The event was co-organized by INFORSE, AIWC, negaWatt, and NFVE, and had 3 sessions.
Read the Side Event's full Program (1-page leaflet). and full Proceedings.
Policy Brief EVD to UNFCCC COP"1-- Publication Eco Village DEvelopment in South Asia

December 3, 2015 - UNFCCC COP21 Side Event, Blue Zone, Paris, France

POLCY BRIEF:
Eco-village Development as Climate Solution, Proposals from South Asia
Download:
PDF file Policy Brief (0.5MB, 6 pages)

PUBLICATION:
Launch of the Eco-Village Development Concept
- First Edition: December 3, 2015. We are collecting comments, and this first version will be revised.
The publication was updated in May and August, 2016. (See above)

Eco-Village Development smal scale model at COP21
• December, 2015 - UNFCCC COP21, Paris, France

Exhibition stall in the UNFCCC Building's Blue Zone:
Eco-Village Model including greenhouse, solar drier, efficient cook stove, garden waste compost container, cows, biogas, house with solar cell.

The exhibition was a cooperation among INFORSE, AIWC, and the Nordic Folkecenter for Renewable Energy. The eco-village model was eye catching, and raised high interest among visitors. The exhibition was also a meeting place and a good contact point for dissemination of the Project's brochure, Policy Brief and Publication, which were available with Q-R code download also.
More pictures of the exhibition:
PDF file (pdf, 0.5 MB, 1 page).
3-page pdf Article on Eco village Development in SEN December 2015

• December, 2015

Article on the Eco-Village Development Project in Sustainable Energy News, Issue No. 77

Download the article:
PDF file (pdf 0,6 MB, 3 pages)

Download the full issue from INFORSE's web site Sustainable Energy News.

Project partners at UNFCCC COP21 Paris
• November 29, 2015

Mid-term EVD Project Meeting
The meeting took place just before the UNFCCC COP21 in Paris, France
EVD project presentation Denmatk Mirror of the World  August 2015
August 30, 2015 - Aarhus, Denmark
Presentations and Debate during the Danish "Mirror of the World" Festival.
The event was co-organized by the Danish INFORSE member organization, DIB, which is coordinator of the Project.
The introduction was made by Lykke Valentin Kristensen from DIB. The Project was presented by Kavita Myles from INSEDA, India, on low-energy solutions and eco-villages in South Asia and by Sanjay Vashist from CANSA lobbying for climate action and development on the global political arena. They were followed by a debate based on the presentations. Beside the EVD Project's' presentations, Jane Kruse from the Nordic Folkecenter for Renewable Energy also presented their activities in Africa. Finn Tobiesen from the Danish Organisation "SustainableEnergy" was moderator of the event. More: Event Program at DIB.

Gramen Shakti Logo UNFCCC logo

August 20, 2015 - Bangladesh
News from Mohammad Mahmodul Hasan, Grameen Shakti:
Success on Advocacy: Grameen Shakti is going to get the the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) fund as recognized of it Solar Home System dissemination all over Bangladesh. It has taken almost 2 years to the success. Around 182,000 UN-Certified Emission Reductions (CER) has been issued in favor of Grameen Shakti for replacing fossil fuel kerosene and sustainable development for low-carbon future.
More: UNFCCC CDM and an Article "Growing Solar Home System Earns Bangladesh UN fund; First in the World" 4-page article ( pdf file, 0.2 MB) in a leading Daily Newspaper in Bangladesh
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Village planning meeting  sri lanka September 2016
September 19, 2015 - Galahitiyagama, Sri Lanka
Village Planning Meeting
IDEA together with the local partner, Arunalu, organized a meeting for the villagers to get the valuable inputs from villagers to structure a village development plan. The village meeting participants exceeded 80 and was representative. Some of the most appropriate PRA tools were used to extract the information and feedback from the villagers followed by some dialogue/discussion sessions.
Read more at IDEA's home page "News"
Eco Village advocay event 2015 Sri Lanka
July 15, 2015 - Matale, Sri Lanka
Eco-Village Development (EVD) Advocacy Event
IDEA together with local partner “Arunulu” organized an advocacy event for the planning and development officials, civil organizations and other relevant stakeholders based in Pallepola and Naula DS divisions. The workshop was to raise awareness on climate change, adaptation and mitigation options and set the background for the EVD project to be carried out in three villages under the two divisions.
Read: Proceedings (pdf file 2.5 MB)
UNFCCC SB42 side event on Eco-village development June 2015
UNFCCC SB42 side enet on ecovillage development June 2015

June 10, 2015 - Bonn, Germany

Project Presented at INFORSE - UNFCCC Side Event in Bonn - SBI 42 Pre Conference to COP21 in Paris.
Read more: Proceedings.

Policy Brief: "Eco-village Development as Climate Solution"
Download Policy Brief, 4 pages. (pdf, 0.2 MB)

EVD kick off meeting 2015 India
EVD Kick Off meeting 2015 India

April 2015 - New Delhi and North India

Kick-off Project Meeting and Seminar on "Advocacy on Sustainable Village Development" in India.

Background of the Eco-Village Development Projects:

The Project is building on the experiences of the participating organizations and two previous NGO cooperation projects:
- Link: Southern Voices on Climate Change Project (2011-2014)
- Link: Sustainable Energy to Poverty Reduction Project (2005-2008)

Contact the participating NGOs and supporting NGOs:

Countries/Regions
NGOs
Contact
List of Participating NGOs:
Denmark
DIB Denmark logo
Coordinator of the Project:
DIB: Danish International Settlement Service
Web: www.dib.dk and DIB - EVD Project Link
Web EVD: www.ecovillagedevelopment.net
att. Lykke Valentin Kristiansen
International
INFORSE Logo
INFORSE:-International Network for Sustainable Energy
Web: www.inforse.org and INFORSE - EVD Project Link
att. Gunnar Boye Olesen, Judit Szoleczky
South Asia
INFORSE-South Asia logo
INFORSE-South Asia
Web: www.inforse.org/asia and INFORSE-SA - Project Link
att. Raymond Myles, Sanjiv K. Nathan, INSEDA, India
South Asia
CANSA logo
CANSA: Climate Action Network - South Asia
Web: www.cansouhasia.net and CANSA - EVD Project Link
att. Santosh Patnaik, Ruchy Singh, Sanjay Vashist
Bangladesh
Grameen Shakti Bangladesh logo
Grameen Shakti
Web: www.gshakti.org and GS - EVD Project Link
att.
Arif Abdul, Sohel Ahmed
(Before 2019: Mohammad Mahmodul Hasan)
Nepal
CRT Nepal logo
CRT/N: Centre for Rural Technology
Web: www.crtnepal.org
and CRT - Project Link Phase 1
and Phase 2.
att. Anzoo Sharma, Purushottam Shrestha,
Ganesh Shrestha
(Before 2019: Shovana Maharjan and Niraj Shrestha)
Sri Lanka
IDEA Sri Lanka Logo
IDEA: Integrated Development Association
Web: www.ideasrilanka.org and IDEA - EVD Phase 1 Project Link and IDEA EVD Phase 2 Project link
att. Dumindu Indika Herath, R.M. Amerasekera, Namiz Musafer
India
INSEDA India logo
INSEDA: Integrated Sustainable Energy and Ecological Development Association
Web: www.inseda.org and INSEDA - EVD Project Link
att. Raymond Myles, Sanjiv K. Nathan, Ashok Zutshi
Before 2019: Limasangla Jamir, Jeebanjyoti Mohanty
WAFD India logo
WAFD: Women's Action for Development
(in Project Phase I). The organisation merged to INSEDA in 2018 (see above). att. Zareen Myles
AIEC India logo
AIWC: All India Women's Conference
(in Project Phase I)
Web: www.aiwc.org.in
att. Usha Nair, Kalyani Raj
Financial Supporter of the Project:
Denmark
CISU Denmark logo

Fund for Climate and Environment administered by CISU - Civil Society in Development (www.cisu.dk), which is an association of 280+ Danish non-profit, membership-based NGOs / CSOs. The Fund is financed by DANIDA.