Financial Assistance Application for Berlin

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REQUEST FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

THE 11th BERLIN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE,

2012

ON THE HUMAN DIMENSIONS OF GLOBAL

ENVIORNMENTAL CHANGE

On the theme of

EVIDENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

BERLIN, GERMANY

5th October 6thOctober, 2012

Yuvraj Samant and Neha Amola are representing India at the Conference


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Letter of Request

Subject : Financial Assistance for the Berlin International Conference on Human Dimensions for Global

Environmental Change.

Respected Sir/ Maam,

We, Yuvraj Samant (BBA[H] LLB[H]) & Neha Amola (BPSc.[H] LLB[H]) currently

pursuing law in our 3rd year of 5 year dual degree program of National Law University, Jodhpur

have been invited to present our research paper in the prestigious Berlin International

Conference, on Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change. And it is for our

successful participation in this conference that we seek this financial assistance.

About the Conference

The Berlin International Conference is a conference on the Human Dimensions of

Global Environmental Change, the theme for this years conference being Evidence for

sustainable Development. This conference is conducted once in every two years by the

Environmental Policy Research (FFU) , Freie Universitat, Berlin in cooperation of LIASE

network of excellence, and DFG (German Research Foundation) in partnership with

Wissenschaftsjahr 2012, Earth System Governance, Environmental Policy and Global Change

Working Group of the German Association for Political Science (DVPW), International Human

Dimensions Programme of Global Environmental Change (IHDP), Partnership for European

Environmental Research (PEER).

The conference aims to bring together scholars from different disciplines and strands of

research that produce evidence to support decision making for sustainable development, and

those that study the use and application of such evidence.

The 2012 Berlin Conference on Evidence for Sustainable Development will be the 11th

conference in the well established series of European Conferences on the Human Dimensions of

Global Environmental Change.

This successful conference series began in 2001 with the first Berlin Conference and was

complemented by the 2007 Amsterdam Conference on Earth System Governance. Since then,

the conferences were held alternating every year in Berlin and Amsterdam.

This year the conference received more than 300 abstracts for approval and submission

in the conference from over 48 countries and amongst this one was ours also.


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The review process of the conference is very stringent and only abstracts and papers with

great insights and having capability to have a major impact on the global level are selected and

we are very proud to have our paper being selected as one of the esteemed few to be presented

at the conference. All submissions have been subject to a double-blind peer review with at least

four anonymous reviewers per abstract. Thus ensuring high quality of presentations andcoherence with the structure of the conference.

The Conference and Partners

The conference has some reputed names like, Sabine Weiland, (Environmental Policy

Research Centre, Berlin, Germany), Klaus Jacob (Environmental Policy Research Centre,

Berlin, Germany), Jan-Erik Wein (Alterra, Wageningen University, Netherlands), Andrew

Jordan (University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK), Carlo Carraro (Fondazione Eni Enrico

Mattei, Milan and Venice, Italy), Hubert Wiggering (Leibniz Centre for Agricultural LandscapeResearch, Mncheberg, Germany), Frank Biermann (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam,

Netherlands), Ilan Chabay (Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies, Potsdam, Germany),

Markku Puupponen (PEER Secretary, Finnish Environment Institute, Helsinki, Finland), Lin

Zhen (IGSNRR, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China).

The few research institutes who are also selected for presentation of paper along with us

are OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development), Institute of

Regional Development and Environment, Vienna University, ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal

Institute of Technology), Peace Research Institute Oslo, Collaboration for Environmental

Evidence, Johannesburg Centre; hosted by the Centre for Anthropological Research, University

of Johannesburg, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear

Safety, CIS-IUL, Portugal etc. The conference boasts of many such names as these institutes are

presenting papers with as many as nine collaborating authors.

Representing India

We are also the one of the only two entries to be selected in this years conference from

India thus giving us an opportunity to represent the country at the world level. Participation in

this event will be immensely helpful for us in the field of law as our paper particularly

deals with the interface of law and sustainable development for future needs. India not

only needs good policy makers but also a better systematic approach towards sustainable

development, it requires a combination of legal as well as social, political and economical

standards to cope up with the rising pressure. Our paper tries to suggest a few ways.


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ABOUT THE NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY,JODHPUR

It is a third generation experiment of integrated legal education in the country of India,

National Law University is one of the premier institution of legal education and a unique

combination of Management studies, Science studies and Policy Science studies are available to

the student, thus making NLU jodhpur a specialized, modern and advanced university in its

truest sense.

The University provides an opportunity to explore the undiscovered nuances of thelegal profession and is engaged in setting new standards in legal education. University has built

system of research in law & related areas by establishing various research centres.

The academic and research activities in the University equip the students to face

challenges at the national and international corporate level. To sharpen their advocacy skills,

the students are exposed to clinical education, court visits and moot courts. Through the usage

of compulsory court room exercises, not provided elsewhere, as a novel and innovative

teaching learning methodology, emphasis is laid on the blending of theoretical knowledge with

practical learning; skills of articulation and development of right professional attitude.

The University has also entered into various pacts with globally acclaimed universities

abroad which includes student and faculty exchange programs. It is endeavouring to enter into

more MOUs with national regulators, and international and national law firms of repute.

The University has an amazing tradition of mooting and has excelled tremendously

since its inception in 1999. With a lot of international wins and national wins in the kitty the

university has created a niche for itself and proved its mettle all around.

The university encourages research based writing and work and has created special

Centres for Learning with a view to facilitate students in understanding the intricacies of

legal research, corporate work culture and develop an insight in alternative forms of learning

on academic and corporate subjects.


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About the paper

The paper has dealt with the allegations of Red Tapism against various organizations in

the Indian Subcontinent, and also the evidences that are collected end up being discarded or

locked up, and are never used for sound decision making for future generations.

The paper intends to discuss the role of interested groups or state actors (top

bureaucratic, politicians, and business houses) who have access to such information where

scientific probe could be set up and evidence gets collected for larger good of the society.

We have proposed to highlight the necessary changes to formulate relevant laws and

procedures with respect to evidence collection and the accessibility of information of the policy

making decisions of the governments to the masses and also the sound future decisions that can

be beneficial for the generations to come be based on the evidences of the past.

Expenditure*

Airfare (Per Person, round trip by -----Airlines) Rs. 48,000 + 7,451

For two persons Rs. 1,03,451

Visa Application Fee Rs. 6000

For two persons Rs. 12,000

Accomodation 84/day

For two person for 4 days Rs. 47,040

Food 40/day

For two persons for 4 days Rs.22,400

Transportation 20/day

For two persons for 3 days Rs. 8,400

Total* Rs. 1,93,291

*The total is the minimum expenditure for 3 days at the venue and the same can be verified

*The current price of the Euro has been taken as reference.


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ABOUT THEAUTHORS

PROFILE:YUVRAJSAMANT(3RDYEAR)

I am presently pursuing B.B.A(H) L.LB (H) in the Law School, and I have taken a keen

interest in the area of Sustainable Development, the importance of this area has beenundermined due to a lack of will to implement the process of Sustainable Development.

The field of law plays a major role in integrating this concept in the everyday life of the

common man, how precariously is the balance between the eco-systems maintained is

unimaginable, the only way to continue to provide our future generations with a better and clean

environment is through sound decision making in the current times.

What is the basis for the decisions; the role of various actors, the role of the government

is all a matter of study. I have also developed a critical approach towards the current day policiesof the state authorities, and the various international organizations. Therefore my interest lies in

the research based approach of writing.

I have also participated as a speaker in the 3 rd International ADR mooting competition,

Hong Kong and was achieved the position of 8th best mediation team for the University. I have

been a regular writer for many hindi dailies. I wish to pursue a career in the field of International

Law therefore; this conference that aims at combining and aligning the global standards of

developmental process would go on no end in helping me further my academic pursuits.

I sincerely hope I can attend this conference with your generous efforts, so that I can

genuinely represent my nation and also suggest some sound changes to the current system where

we can align the system with global standards and make this place a better world to live in.

Also please find attached my Curriculum Vitae with the mail.


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PROFILE:NEHAAMOLA(3RDYEAR)

Currently a student of law and policy sciences, I have found my calling in working for the

area of sustainable development. This is one area where the need of the hour is an interface

between sound policies and legal course.

I have an inclination towards the study and research of the legal structure for providing

the solutions to the worlds problems. I wish to pursue further my higher degree of law in the

area of environmental laws and therefore contribute towards the process of suggesting at the

global level the changes in the existing structure of laws and regulations.

I also have a keen interest in research based writing, therefore this paper of mine analyses

and constructs on the tenet that, Indian subcontinent needs the process of identification and

action on the core evidences that are brought up in any findings and then the process of future

sustainability addressed through the sound policies that should be made based on the evidences.

The law school study has inculcated in me a sense of responsibility towards the

development of my nation and not only the economic development but sustainable all round

development.

This conference will not only academically help me but also go a long way in deepening

my understanding for the area of sustainable development. I hope I can manage to attend the

conference, so that I can contribute much more effectively to the countrys goals, and also

represent my nation at the world level, responsibly.

Also, please find attached my curriculum vitae with the mail.

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Financial Assistance Application for Berlin