Programme schedule

Seminar Programme Interrogating ‘Cauvery Calling’: Issues of Ecologies, Cultures and Livelihoods Organised by Asian College of Journalism in association with Coalition for Environmental Justice in India & Environment Support Group (Bangalore), Citizen consumer and Civic Action Group (Chennai), Poovalagin Nanbargal (Chennai), Peoples Watch (Madurai), South Asian Network for Dams, Rivers and People, Centre for Financial Accountability (New Delhi), Chennai Youth Action on Climate Change, Fridays for the Future (Chennai), Extinction Rebellion (Chennai) On Saturday November 23, 2019 at Asian College of Journalism, Second Main Road, Taramani, Chennai Time Theme Speakers 9.00 am Registration 09.30 am Welcome Mr. Sashi Kumar, Chairman, Asian College of Journalism 09.45 am Contextualising the Seminar 10.00 am Keynote Address Mr. Leo F. Saldanha, Coordinator, Environment Support Group 10.45 am Panel 1: Hydrological and Dr. Mihir Shah, Chair, Committee to draft National Water Policy, 11.30 am Ecosystem Dynamics of Cauvery Government of India and Former Member, Planning Commission, Government of India Dr. Jagdish Krishnaswamy, Senior Fellow Suri Sehgal Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Ms. Suprabha Seshan, Gurukula Botanical Sanctuary, Wayanad Representative of Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation - TBC (Video Link) Panel Chair: Mr. Viju B., Journalist/Author Tea Break Page 1 of 3

Time Theme Speakers 11.50 am Dr. Shrinivas Badiger, Fellow, Centre of Environment and Development, 12.30 pm Ashoka Trust for Research and Ecology 01.15 pm 1.30 pm Panel 2: Is Agroforestry sufficient to Representative from ISHA Foundation (TBC) 2.15 pm save Cauvery? Mr. M. Siva, Environmental Activist, Noyyal River Basin Panel Chair: Dr. P. S. Easa, Former Director, Kerala Forest Research Institute and Trustee - Care Earth Trust Panel 3: Is Extractive Development Mr. G. Sundarrajan, Poovulagin Nanbargal Affecting Cauvery? Mr. Nityanand Jayaraman, Journalist Mr. Bittu Sahgal, Editor, Sanctuary Asia and Founder, Sanctuary Nature Foundation - (Video Link) Dr. R. Nagendran, Formerly Expert Member of National GreenTribunal (Video Link) Panel Chair: Ms. Bhargavi S. Rao, Environmentalist Video Messages Lunch Mr. S. Ranganathan, General Secretary, Tamil Nadu Cauvery Delta Farmers Welfare Association Panel 4: Securing Food and Livelihood Security in Cauvery Basin Dr. S. Janakarajan, President, South Asia Consortium for Interdisciplinary Water Resources Studies Panel Chair: Dr. Venkatesh Athreya, Economist 3.00 pm Panel 5: Cultural History and its Prof. Thanga Jayaraman, Professor & Author 03.40 pm importance to conservation of Dr. Rama Kausalya, Cultural Historian Cauvery Basin Panel Chair: Ms. V. R. Devika, Gandhi scholar & Founder - Aseema Trust Tea Break Page 2 of 3

Time Theme Speakers 04.00 pm Mr. Jayaram Venkatesan, Convenor - Arappor Iyakkam, Chennai Panel 6: Political and Governance Mr. Henri Thipagne, Peoples Watch, Madurai Issues relating to the Cauvery Mr. Piyush Manush, Conservationist, Salem Panel Chair: Ms. Dhanya Rajendran, Editor, The News Minute 04.45 pm Ways Forward Mr. Shashi Shekhar, IAS (Retd.), Former Water Resources Secretary of India and Advisor to 'Rally For Rivers' (TBC) 06.00 pm Vote of Thanks Mr. N. Ram, Chairman, The Hindu Group Publishing Chairpersons of Panels Ms. Medha Patkar, Narmada Bachao Andolan (Video Message) Dr. Vandana Shiva, Navdanya, (Video Message) Followed by Q & A session moderated by Leo F Saldanha Dr. Nalini Rajan, Dean of Studies, Asian College of Journalism Page 3 of 3