2013

10 May 2013
Shashwat Congratulated for Winning UNDP’s Prestigious Global Equator Prize
Prithviraj Chavan, Chief Minister of Maharashtra felicitated 2012 UNDP Equator Prize winner Shashwat, a Maharashtra-based NGO that is helping develop sustainable livelihoods for marginalized tribal communities displaced by the Dimbhe dam in the state. The Equator Prize is a prestigious international award that recognizes innovation and leadership in community-based sustainable development approaches.

07 May 2013
Shashwat: Building Sustainable Livelihoods for Tribal Communities
Shashwat, one of the 25 winners of the 2012 UNDP Equator Prize, has been helping marginalized tribal communities, displaced by the Dimbhe dam in Maharashtra, develop sustainable livelihoods. As a result of its efforts in improving agricultural production and forest conservation, food availability for the families has increased from 5-7 months to 10-11 months. In addition, migration has stopped in 6-7 villages due to the development of small-scale fishing activities in the dam reservoir.

11 April 2013
Full Coverage: Regional Launch of the 2013 Human Development Report
Full video of the regional launch of the 2013 Human Development Report. The launch was organized by the International Centre for Human Development and UNDP in New Delhi.

11 April 2013
Key Highlights: Regional Launch of the 2013 Human Development Report
Key highlights from the regional launch of the 2013 Human Development Report with an eminent panel of speakers including Montek Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, Government of India.

February 2013
Towards Health Without Harm: Improving Healthcare Waste Management
The video demonstrates how UNDP’s partnership with the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India and funded by the Global Environment Facility, is helping promote best practices in healthcare waste management and mercury waste management in the King George’s Medical University in Lucknow, India. The hospital has been able to reduce the amount of infectious waste generated by 80 percent due to proper segregation, transportation and treatment of waste practices. 

01 February 2013
DSDS 2013- Thematic Consultation on Energy: Post-2015 Development Agenda and the Energy Future We Want for All
The video highlights key messages from a consultation on the role of energy in the post-2015 development agenda, organized as part of the 13th Delhi Sustainable Development Summit 2013. The consultation, supported by the United Nations aimed to facilitate an open dialogue with stakeholders on how issues of energy can be effectively integrated into the post-2015 global development agenda.

01 February 2013
DSDS 2013: Employment and Growth Benefits of a Green Economy
he plenary at the 13th Delhi Sustainable Development Summit 2013 discussed the role of the green economy in spurring growth, improving social equity and preserving the environment. Lise Grande, UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative, India was a keynote speaker at the event.

01 February 2013
DSDS 2013: Governance and Management Challenges in Water Use Efficiency
The consultation, organized as part of the 13th Delhi Sustainable Development Summit 2013, supported by UNDP, focused on the major governance and management challenges that nations face in water use efficiency. Speakers shared best practices and methodologies used by different countries to regulate their water efficiency.

04 January 2013
Key Highlights of the Launch of the International Centre for Human Development in India
Key Highlights of the Launch of the International Centre for Human Development in India.The newly established International Centre for Human Development was officially launched with the inaugural address by Prof. Amartya Sen on ‘Human Development in the Post 2015 era’.

04 January 2013
Launch of the International Centre for Human Development in India
The newly established International Centre for Human Development was officially launched with the inaugural address by Prof. Amartya Sen on ‘Human Development in the Post 2015 era’.

04 January 2013
Amartya Sen's Lecture at the Launch of the International Centre for Human Development in India
“The post-2015 agenda needs to return to the principles of human rights and justice, peace and democracy as enshrined in the Millennium Declaration” said Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen at the official launch of International Centre on Human Development.