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- The 8th International Conference on Sustainability Education (ICSE) 2026 began at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi, organised by the Mobius Foundation, with the theme 'Sustainability Education for Transformative Action'.
- Speakers including CSE's Sunita Narain warned that climate change is now a present reality, pointing to floods in Nepal, extreme weather in India, Delhi's toxic air, and the Yamuna river's dissolved oxygen dropping to zero by the ISBT, which she described by saying the river is already dead.
- Experts argued that environmental education must move beyond awareness campaigns to practical action, covering issues like green jobs, e-waste, sustainable agriculture, and public transport.
- UNICEF noted that around 55% of India's over 47 crore children face multiple climate risks such as heat, water scarcity, and floods.
What to watch next
- Outcome and action-oriented proposals emerging from the two-day conference on linking education to tangible action
- Any policy or civic response to Sunita Narain's warnings on the Yamuna, Delhi's air, and Himalayan construction projects
- Progress on bridging the gap between India's climate commitments and on-ground implementation, flagged by Mobius Foundation's chairman
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Sunita Narain
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“यमुना मर चुकी है, बस उसका अंतिम संस्कार होना बाकी है.”
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…भी जिक्र किया. उनके मुताबिक, यमुना में दिल्ली में प्रवेश के समय घुली ऑक्सीजन का स्तर करीब 6 है, जो ISBT तक पहुंचते-पहुंचते शून्य हो जाता है. उन्होंने इसे भावनात्मक बयान नहीं, बल्कि विज्ञान का आंकड़ा बताते हुए कहा कि ‘ यमुना मर चुकी है, बस उसका अंतिम संस्कार होना बाकी है. ’ उन्होंने कहा कि दिल्ली का प्रदूषण केवल इलेक्ट्रिक गाड़ियों की संख्या बढ़ाने से खत्म नहीं होगा. इसके लिए लोगों को कार पर निर्भर रहने की जरूरत ही न पड़े, ऐसी सार्वजनिक परिवहन व्यवस्था तैयार करनी होगी. यह भी पढ़ें: झील…
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Named India · Nepal · Bhaskar Vira · Bo Beiskjaer · Centre for Environment Education · Centre for Science and Environment · India Habitat Centre · Kartikeya Sarabhai · Mobius Foundation · Priyanka Sharma · Radhika Khosla · Sunita Narain · The Energy and Resources Institute · UNICEF
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