Sustainable, equitable energy production and access including decentralized renewables and efficiency
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This section highlights initiatives that explore and encourage alternatives to the current centralized, environmentally damaging and unsustainable sources of energy, such as decentralized renewable sources. It also includes attempts at ensuring equitable access to ecologically sustainable energy, optimizing production and distribution, improving efficiency, and regulating demand (e.g. for luxury consumption).
Churning The Earth
Ordinary people constructing alternatives like sustainable farming, community-led ecotourism and conservation, revival of crafts, activity-based learning, decentralised water harvesting, local governance and direct democracy.
TOWARDS SECURING HIMALAYA FROM DISASTERS: A DEMAND CHARTER PEOPLE FOR HIMALAYA CAMPAIGN, 2024
In solidarity for the wellbeing and sustenance of our Himalayan natural heritage - glaciers, rivers, alpine pastures, forests and lands and diverse inhabitants whose identity and survival depend on the Himalaya.
Alternative Developmental Paths in the Western Himalayas
At the core of all these is the motivation to ensure overall happiness of communities, which cannot be ensured solely through economic well-being.
Statement and Appeal on Ladakh’s Demands for Constitutional Safeguards
People of Ladakh demand Constitutional measures enabling them to protect their land, culture, environment and the economic interests.
The hills are alive with the songs of change
How Sahyadri School KFI is nourishing alternatives in education to revive students’ connections to the land
World Social Forum: Rethinking and Redefining Development Itself
Bioregionalism means regaining social and environmental well-being by redrawing the boundaries of governance, especially at the lowest village and township levels.
Traditional House Restoration in Ladakh
This short video highlights the importance of using local and sustainable methods and materials for construction.
A manifesto for justice
People’s movements and civil society organizations have to continue promoting changes through advocacy for policy shifts and ground action by and with communities.
VIKALP SANGAM GENERAL ASSEMBLY RELEASED A PEOPLE’S MANIFESTO 2024
The Manifesto, aimed at political parties, government agencies, and civil society organisations and movements at various levels, lists key strategies and actions that need to be taken for just living conditions.