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Theme:Environment Protection

Proposed Dates:14 to16 February 2013

Venue:Marian College Kuttikkanam

Expected Participants:500 participants, Social Work Students, practitioners and students from the nearby schools, colleges and representatives of NGOs

Context of Spectra, 2014

International year of water cooperation, 2013 & International year of Family Farming, 2014



The Spectra, 2014 of School of Social Work, Marian College, Kuttikkanam is based on the international themes given by United Nations. The United Nations General Assembly declared 2013 as the United Nations International Year of Water Cooperation. The objective of this International Year is to raise awareness, both on the potential for increased cooperation, and on the challenges facing water management in light of the increase in demand for water access, allocation and services. The Year will highlight the history of successful water cooperation initiatives, as well as identify burning issues on water education, water diplomacy, transboundary water management, financing cooperation, national/international legal frameworks, and the linkages with the Millennium Development Goals. It also will provide an opportunity to capitalize on the momentum created at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), and to support the formulation of new objectives that will contribute towards developing water resources that are truly sustainable.
The International Year of Family Farming 2014 is an initiative promoted by the World Rural Forum and supported by over 360 civil society and farmers’ organizations. This worldwide celebration, declared by the United Nations General Assembly, aims to become a tool to stimulate active policies for sustainable development of agricultural systems based farmer families, communal units, indigenous groups, cooperatives and fishing families. All this work is being made from the perspective of effectively combating poverty and hunger and the search for a rural development based on the respect for environment and biodiversity.
The sub themes of Spectra, 2014 is based on this context
Subthemes

S= Sustainable Development
P= Pollution Free Environment
E= E-Waste Management
C= Climate Change and Social Work Response
T= Tribals and Eco System
R= River Protection and Conservation
A= Agricultural Development
Objectives

To conscientize, and educate the participants about the nobleness of environment and need for protecting the mother nature

To enhance skills and competence of the Social Work Students to have a pro-active attitude towards environment

To motivate the youth for action to conserve, protect & restore the environment

To sharpen the skills of social work students in planning and executing programs and policies in favor of environment

Promote eco-friendly initiatives and models in environment protection

To promote networking and collaboration among professionals, budding social workers, social welfare agencies and youths to have a sustainable conciseness in development projects