Empowering Youth for Sustainability

The Role of Higher Education Institutions in Climate Action

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By engaging students in green skills like renewable energy and waste management, higher education institutions are fostering innovation and promoting hands-on solutions to environmental challenges. Ravi Sankar Das, Monmi Barua and Taru Mehta detail how strategic collaborations with local schools and communities ensure that these initiatives have long-lasting impacts, empowering youth to sustain and expand these efforts.

In the age of climate emergency and environmental depletion, partnerships have emerged as a promising tool in the fight against environmental degradation. The alliance between higher education institutions (HEIs) and sustainable development efforts plays a crucial role in nurturing actions that sensitize the public to urgent environmental concerns. As centres of innovation and knowledge, these HEIs are uniquely equipped to lead initiatives that tackle pressing environmental challenges and advance climate solutions.

A prime example of such collaboration is the OTBL (ONGC TERI Biotech Limited) Campus Impact Challenge (CIC) Project. This initiative has united colleges and institutes across Assam in advocating for sustainability and environmental stewardship, focusing on equipping youth with essential green skills, such as renewable energy systems, waste management, and conservation practices - all vital for the workforce of the future.

OTBL CIC Project