International Conference on Ecohealth and Environmental Sustainability at NUV

More than 15 experts and scholars from across the world along with more than 40 from across India will be part of Navrachana University’s the first ever International Conference organized by the newly set up Navrachana University Centre for Environment Research and Innovation (NUCERI). The conference kick start on February 24 and will continue till February 26 at the University campus in Bhayli area of Vadodara.

The three
day International Conference will deliberate on various aspects on the basic
theme of Ecohealth and Environmental Sustainability. This conference is
organized by Navrachana University in association with University of Calgary,
Canada under the aegis of Navrachana University Centre for Environment Research
and Innovation (NUCERI).

Giving
information about the conference, Professor A. V. Ramachandran, Mentor, School
of Sciences said, “The conference will play a vital role in the present context
as all the countries are focusing on climate change and even India is playing
its role for the same. We have got confirmations from various countries. The
important foreign speakers include Prof. Hamid Habibi from Canada, Prof.
Moustapha Hasnoui from Morocco, Prof. Giulia Guerrero and Dr. Gerardino
D'Errico University of Naples, Italy, and Prof. Matt Vijayan, from Canada,
Prof. Vikas Kumar from University of Idaho, USA, Prof. Oliana Carnevali,
Polytechnic University of Marche, Italy and Dr. Olfa Hentati, University of
Sfax, Tunisia.”

Navrachana
University Provost Dr. Nilay Yajnik informed, “This international Conference
will look forward to recent advances in cleaner technologies to reduce
pollution and health hazard related issues. The sessions will deliberate on
alternative energy resources and conservation of marine and wildlife diversity
of plants and animals. The issues will find out solutions for restoring natural
ecosystems. Selected papers from this conference shall be published as
Proceeding in an International Journal of Water and Environmental
Sciences.” 

The event
is supported by Gujarat Council on Science and Technology (Govt. of Gujarat),
Department of Science and Technology (Govt. of Gujarat), Gujarat State
Biotechnological Mission (GSBTM), Science and Engineering Research Board-
Department of Science and Technology (SERB-DST), Elsevier, Indian Oil
Corporation Limited and Union Bank of India.

NUCERI is
an interdisciplinary centre set up by the University wherein different
disciplines come together to address issues of environment through research and
innovation. This conference is inaugurated by Padma Shri Dr. M. H. Mehta at
06:00 PM in Navrachana University auditorium on 23rd February 2020. Prof. Matt
Vijayan, from Dept. of Biological sciences, University of Calgary will be the
Guest of Honour along with Dr. Prasoon Gargava, Western Zone Director for
Central Pollution Control Board who shall also be the guest of honour for the
inaugural. 

The
conference will have 11 technical sessions and a dedicated Panel Discussion on
‘Most Challenging environmental concern from Indian perspective:
Identification, Management, Mitigation and Policies’. Panelists include some
eminent and experienced experts viz. Dr. Kirit Shelat; IAS who has worked
closely with the government on aspects of Environment, Prof. Pamposh Bhatt who
is a Climate Change Expert representing South Asia and is the founder of Jwala
Trust, Dr. Prasoon Gargava Western Zone Director, CPCB, Prof Shobhalata
Udapudi, Director GNLU Centre for Environment and Sustainable
Development. 

Recommendations
from this panel discussion and Conference shall be submitted to the Ministry of
Environment, Forest and Climate Change. The young scientists and researchers
will present their papers in oral and poster sessions on the 24th and 25th
February.”