Day 1
February 23, 2026
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| 10.30 am to 11.15 am | 1) Impact of Haritha Keralam Mission Initiatives - Water conservation, Waste management, Eco restoration models Dr. T.N Seema & Sri. Abraham Koshy, Asst. Coordinator, Haritha Keralam Mission |
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| 12.00 pm to 1.00 pm | 2) Inaugural Session | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2.00 pm to 3.30 pm | 3) Youth for Tomorrow's Environment
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| Venue A | Venue B | ||
| 4) Climate adaptation in agriculture - Kerala context Time : 4.00 pm to 6.00 pm Chair : Dr.Pradeep kumar T, Former VC, KUFOS/ Sri. Nagesh S.S, Agri Chief, Planning Board |
5) Media and Environment Time : 4.00 pm to 6.00 pm Chair : Sri. Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Managing Editor, The AIDEM |
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| Empowering farmers for climate action (Linking science, Policy and Pratice) | Prof. R Ramakumar, Member, KSPB | Sri. Venkitesh Ramakrishnan Managing Editor The AIDEM |
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| Kattamudi | Neelamma Kattamudi | The Role of Traditional Media and New Media in Environmental Journalism | Sri. Amrith Lal, Editor Views Hindusthan Times |
| Climate resilient integrated farming model | Dr. Meera A.V , Assistant Professor (Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry), KAU | Role of Media in promoting Environmental Sustainability | Sri. Vijayakumar Blathur Environmentalist & Social Media Activist |
| Climate Adaptation techniques to be adopted in coconut farming in kerala | Dr. Abdul Haris A, Principal Scientist, CPCRI Kayamkulam | Response & Comments | Dr. Anitha Thampi (HLL, CMD) KJ Jacob, Jacob Thomas, Praveen Thambi (Economic times) Sreedevi (Manorama News) Reema Narendran (Indian Express) Thomas (Manorama News) Viju V (Times of India) |
| Climate resilient rice based farming system for kerala | Dr. Prakashan, Senior Scientist, IRRI | ||
| Smart agriculture for a changing climate Role of digital tools, Remote sensing GIS, AI and precision farming in climate adaptations. | Sri.Thanveer Ahmed S, Founder Uptown Urban Farms & Sri. Rohit Krishna, Co-Founder Uptown Urban Farms |
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| Manickal & Pirappamankad experience sharing | Agri. Officer & Ex GP president Manickal, Pirappamankad padashekhara samithi |
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| Response & Comments |
Dr. Regi Jacob Thomas - Head CPCRI Kayamkulam | ||
| Dr. K.S. Hirosh Kumar, Scientific officer (Rtd), Kerala Agriculture University | |||
| Dr. Jacob Joy, Technical Officer, KERA | |||
| Sri. Salim Pichan Senior Technical Assisstant, MSSRF |
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| Dr.Sreeram Vishnu, Assisstant Professor, RARS Ambalavayal | |||
| Dr. C. Thamban Scientist (Rtd.) ICAR-CPCRI |
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| Indira Devi | |||
Day 2
February 24, 2026
| 6) Practical models in Environment Restoration Time : 10.00 am to 11.00 am Chair : Dr. Jiju P Alex |
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| Jala Samrudhi - Kattakada, Thiruvanathapuram (10.00 am to 10.20 am) |
Sri. I. B. Satheesh MLA | ||
| Susthira Thrithala, Palakkad (10.20 am to 10.40 am) |
Sri. Saidalavi, DMC Palakkad | ||
| Meenachil, Meenanthalayar rejuvenation - experience sharing (10.40 am to 11.00 am) |
Adv. K. Anil Kumar | ||
| Expert respondent | Sri. Nizamudeen A, IAS | ||
| Dr.Sushanth, Senior Scientist (Rtd.), CWRDM | |||
| Sri. Sudheer Padikkal, General Manager, KIIDC | |||
| Venue A | Venue B | ||
| 7) Climate change and Disasters Time : 11.30 am to 1.00 pm Chair : Dr. John Mathai, Scientist G (Rtd), NCESS |
8) Emission reduction in Transport sector-possibilities in Kerala-experience sharing and policy concerns Time : 11.30 am to 1.00 pm Chair : P.S.Pramoj Sanker IOFS, CMD - KSRTC |
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| Rainfall pattern changes in Kerala-challenges in prediction | Dr. Abhilash.S , Professor, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, CUSAT | Possibility of Inland Water Transport in Kerala | Sri. S. Suresh Kumar, Chief Engineer, Kerala Waterways and Infrastructures Limited, Kochi |
| 1. Warning System for LSGs 2. Structural Background of stream mapping 2. Mappathon |
1. Sachin Gracious, Senior Software Architect, GPS Renewables 2. Arun, GPS Renewables 3. Aswathy A.V, HKM |
Water Metro-A unique experience | Sri. Sajan P. John, Chief Operating Officer, Kochi Water Metro |
| Vulnerable Ranges-Disaster management | Dr. T. R. Suma, Social Scientist, Hume Centre for Ecology and Wildlife Biology (Humes Wayanad) | Emission reduction in Public Transport - Experience sharing | A.A David, Executive Director (Technical) |
| Climate risk assessment and early warning system for kerala | Dr.Ajith. K, Assistant Professor (Agrometeorology), RARS, Kumarakom | The Solar Shift : Scaling Sustainable Water Transport | Navalt Boats |
| Kerala's silent crisis : Strategies to address heat stress in Kerala | Sri. Dhilon Subramanian, WRI |
Response & Comments | Dr. Vikas Nimesh, Assistant professor, School of Public Policy,IIT Delhi |
| Response & Comments |
Dr. Joy Elamon, Member (Localisation of Disaster Management, Capacity Development & Public Health), KSDMA | Additional Director Tourism / KAS/ Responsible Tourism | |
| Sri. Nidhin Davis, Program Manager - Climate, Economics & Finance, WRI India | |||
| Dr. Aneesh T.S | |||
| 9) Challenges in the Water Sector: Flooding & Scarcity—Strategies and Experience Sharing Time : 2.00 pm to 3.15 pm Chair : Sri. Binoy Tomy George, Chief Engineer, Irrigation Dept. |
10) Challenges in GHG accounting and Net Zero Campaign Time : 2.00 pm to 3.15 pm Chair : Sri. Sanjeev S.U, Asst. Coordinator, Haritha Keralam/ offcial from environment directorate |
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| Water budgeting | 1) Dr. Sushanth C.M, Senior Scientist (Rtd.) 2) SRi. Vivek. B, Scientist & Head i/c, Ecology and Environment, CWRDM 3) Sri. Balakrishnan, DMC Kasargod |
GHG Emission and sequestration assessment - HKM experience | Smt. Liji Mary George Harithakeralam Mission |
| Inland tidal flooding mitigation - experiences and strategies | Sri M.P.Shajan, Program Manager & Sri. Abhay Vishnu, Senior Data Analyst, Equinoct | Data Collection challenges | Sri. Rajasekharan P.R, Founder/CEO - CeroEd |
| Water Conservation Future demand & Strategies | Irrigation Dept. | Subnational data challenges for net zero planning campaign in LSGIs | Sri. Mehul Patel, Program Lead - Climate, Economics and Finance, WRI |
| Response & Comments |
Sri. Vimal Mishra, Professor, Civil Engineering, IIT Gandhi Nagar | Net Zero Crabon Jail - The Kannur Central jail Experienc | Sri. Venu, Superintendent, Kannur Central Jail |
| Sri. N.N. Rai, Chief Engineer, Mahi & Tapi Basin Organisation, CWC | Response & Comments |
Dr. Radhakrishnan T, Asst. Professor, Digital university | |
| AFTERNOON 11) Addressing Water Quality Issues: Wastewater and Biowaste Management—Experiences and Challenges Time : 3.30 pm to 4.45 pm Chair : Dr. N.C. Narayanan |
AFTERNOON 12) Green energy for irrigation-and water conservation-experience sharing and possibilities Time : 3.30 pm to 4.45 pm Chair : Sri. Priyesh R, Chief Engineer, IDRB |
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| Possibilities of DEWATS - CANALPY experience | Ms. Latha Raman Jaigopal, Member, CDD India | Solar energy for lift irrigation- Kareepra experience | Sri. Abraham Koshy Experience sharing - Farmers |
| Management of Waste water in Urban context | Dr. Hareesh Nambiar, Founder, SQUAS | Conservation & Usage of Groundwater - Possibilites in Kerala | Dr. Lal Thompson, Superintending Hydrogeologist, Groundwater Dept. |
| Kannampuzha Rejuvenation - Social & Economic Development model - experience sharing | Sri. N.Chandran, Convenor, Kanampuzha Athijeevana Samithi | Challenges in Micro Irrigation | Presentation - Shri. Sudheer Padikkal, Consultant General Manager, KIIDC, Mahindra Experience sharing- Palakkad Farmers |
| Killiyar rejuvenation - experience sharing | Sri. B. Biju, Former President - Nedumangad Block Panchayat | Lift irrigation schemes - Possibiities of energy savings and Green energy | Irrigation Department |
| Turning the tide: Converting invasive Hyacinth into economic value | Sri. Sreejith Nedumpully Founder, ROPE |
Response & Comments | Prof. P.K Raveendran |
| Response & Comments | Prof. Anindita Chakrabarti (CCIED), Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IITK |
Sri. Binoy Tomy George, Chief Engineer, Irrigation Dept. | |
| EVENING 13) Solar and wind energy-captive power plants for large establishments - Policy issues, experience sharing Time : 4.45 pm to 6.00 pm Chair : Dr.R. Harikumar, Director, EMC |
EVENING 14) Environmental Justice in Finance-Sustainable agricultural finance, Global finance commitments-Impact on marginalized communities Time : 4.45 pm to 6.00 pm Chair : Dr. K.N. Harilal |
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| Captive Power Plants: Policy Considerations and Operational Experience of CIAL | Satheesh Pai, GM & Head (Cargo),Cochin International Airport Ltd. | Financing rural agriculture programs | NABARD |
| Innovation & Storage Issues in wind energy - Experience sharing | Mr. Dhanesh and Mr. Nirmal Ahalia Alternate Energy Ahalia Campus Palakkad |
Green initiatives as part of Start up Misssion & Support systems | Ashok, Senior Manager, Start up Mission |
| Peralassery Experience Sharing | Sri. K.K Sugathan | Climate justice and farmers | Refer TPS |
| Alternate energy sources | Dinesh Kumar A N Joint Director |
Financing-new avenues | Sri. Arun Ramachandran,Vice president, Rang De |
| Grid Integration and Scalability: Strategic Policy Challenges and Opportunities | Asha, CE, REES | Financing environment | Mr. Aditya Verghese, SEEDS |
| Possibilities of Green energy for EV Charging Stations | Manoharan J. Head of the E-Mobility Division |
Dr. C. Bhaskaran Prof. (Rtd) Kerala Agricultural University |
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| Response & Comments |
Sri. Tirthankar Mandal, Associate Director (Energy Policy) - Energy Program, WRI India | Jiju P Alex, Planning Board | |
| NIIST | Environment Directorate | ||
| 15) Round table discussion & Dinner Time : 6.30 pm to 7.30 pm |
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Day 3
February 25, 2026
| Venue A | Venue B | ||
| MORNING 16) Human - Animal Interface - Conservation challenges Time : 10.00 am to 11.15 am Chair : Dr. Pramod G Krishnan IFS, Chief Wildlife Warden |
MORNING 17) Mobilizing People for Environmental Action Time : 10.00 am to 11.15 am Chair : Sri. Justin Mohan IFS, Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests |
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| Ecological imbalances and negative perceptions on wildlife - Community engagement for sustainable solutions | Dr. Robin Abraham, Lead - Ecological Restoration, The Habitats Trust | Youth engagement in Harithakeralam Mission Activities -Experience Sharing (Interns, Green Ambassadors, Green brigade) | E.K. Somashekharan, DMC Kannur, Haritha Keralam Mission |
| Climate change effects on patterns of human animal interface | Dr. Rameshan. M | Green Jobs for youth | Sri. Tony Jose, Senior Manager, Udhyam Learning Foundation |
| Advanced technologies in wildlife management with special focus on human wildlife interface management | Dr. Areendran Gopala, Director, Indira Gandhi Conservation Monitoring Centre, WWF India |
Women in environment movement - Experience sharing -Kudumbashree, Haritha Karma Sena & MGNREGS experiences | Smt. Haripriya Devi- Harithakeralam Mission |
| Experience sharing-Mitigating Human animal challenges | Sri. Babu - Muzhakunnu GP | Participatory forest management - engaging local communities | Dr.Saby Varghese, Dy. Conservator of forest (Eco development & tribal welfare) |
| Response & Comments |
Dr. E. Kunhikrishanan Rt.Prof.Kerala University |
Community Mobilisation in Responsible Tourism | Sri. Rupesh Kumar K, Chief Executive Officer, Kerala Responsible Tourism Mission Society |
| Dr. Jomy Augustin Rt.Prof. St.Thomas College, Pala |
YuWaah (Generation Unlimited)- active citizenship and youth-led climate action | Zafrin Chowdhury, Chief of Communication, Advocacy and Partnerships UNICEF India (newdelhi@unicef.org) |
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| Dr. George Chandy Officer-in-Charge, Centre for Wildlife Studies, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences |
Response & Comments |
Arun Ramachandran, Vice president, Rang De |
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| MORNING 18) Green Habitance - Possibilities and Challenges Time : 11.45 am to 1.00 pm Chair : P. B. Sajan, Architect and Joint Director, COSTFORD |
MORNING 19) Air and water quality -Monitoring and Solutions Time : 11.45 am to 1.00 pm Chair: Ms. Sreekala. S, Chairperson, KSPCB |
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| Sustainability of green habitats | P. B. Sajan Architect and Joint Director COSTFORD |
Challenges and prospects of air and water quality in Kerala- Canoly Canal Kozhikode corporation | Sri. A. Pradeep Kumar (Ex. MLA) |
| Green Business Models | Sri. Varun. G - Project Director, Kerala Start up Mission | Addressing Menstrual Poverty : Haritha Keralam Initiatives | Dr. Athira. K, Young Professional, Ardram Mission |
| Green habitat | Marian College, Kuttikanam | Challenges and prospects of air and water quality in Kerala | Ms. Bincy B. S, Environmental Engineer, Kerala State Pollution Control Board |
| Green Habitance - experience sharing | Babu Parambath Director- Niravu Organic Village Kozhikode |
Water testing quality Lab - Harithakeralam Initiative | Smt. Greeshma Gireesh, Haritha Keralam Mission |
| Presentation | Sri. Stanley George, MD, Good Earth | Retrofitting of septic tanks - Experience sharing | Ponnani, (Muhammed Kunju) |
| Response & Comments |
Arjun Dutt, Senior Programme lead, CEEW | Response & Comments |
Dr. Afroz Ahmad, Member, NGT Dr. C.P Vinod / Anupama IAS for Malinyamuktham Navakeralam |
| 20) Concluding Session Time : 2.00 pm to 4.00 pm Chair : Dr. T.N Seema |
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| Welcome | T P Sudhakaran, Assistant Coordinator, Navakeralam Karmapadhathi | ||
| Key Takeaway and action plan presentation | Dr. Ajayakumar Varma | ||
| Valedictory address | Sri. Harikishore IAS, Joint Director, Ministry of Tourism, GoI | ||
| Conclave Declaration | Dr. T.N. Seema | ||
| Vote of Thanks | Indu S, Administrative Officer, Navakeralam Karmapadhathi | ||