{"id":4692,"date":"2023-03-11T12:12:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-11T12:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/?p=4692"},"modified":"2024-09-27T12:19:20","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T12:19:20","slug":"green-shoots-i-witness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/2023\/03\/11\/green-shoots-i-witness\/","title":{"rendered":"Green shoots \u2013 I WITNESS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4692\" class=\"elementor elementor-4692\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06b2e30 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"06b2e30\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-987cbcc e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"987cbcc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa9c116 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa9c116\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 08-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Green shoots \u2013 I WITNESS<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d9d480 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-post-info happy-addon ha-post-info\" data-id=\"6d9d480\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ha-post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ha-inline-items ha-icon-list-items ha-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"ha-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-e6428b7 ha-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/2023\/03\/11\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-calendar\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M12 192h424c6.6 0 12 5.4 12 12v260c0 26.5-21.5 48-48 48H48c-26.5 0-48-21.5-48-48V204c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12zm436-44v-36c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48h-48V12c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v52H160V12c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v52H48C21.5 64 0 85.5 0 112v36c0 6.6 5.4 12 12 12h424c6.6 0 12-5.4 12-12z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-icon-list-text ha-post-info__item ha-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 11, 2023\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ebf69f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5ebf69f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.21.0 - 08-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-646cfe8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"646cfe8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-21c4ded\" data-id=\"21c4ded\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6d4a32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c6d4a32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p><strong>By Sean Duggan<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f860e29 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f860e29\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6271b8b\" data-id=\"6271b8b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b5aead elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b5aead\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">If, like me, you are profoundly depressed by the inability of us humans to alter our environmentally destructive ways, then there is hope to be drawn from what has happened at CR in just the past nine months.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In May last year UK volunteer Dr Alan Schamroth chaired a session at our International Meeting in Zurich on sustainability and climate change \u2013 the first time the subject has ever been on the agenda.\u00a0A passionate environmentalist, Alan explained how so much of CR\u2019s work already aligns with the UN\u2019s sustainability goals. In many respects we are already on the side of the angels, working to eradicate poverty, spread education and reduce the burden of disease among the poor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d21b16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0d21b16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/PXL_20220604_132719809-768x1024-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4695 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/PXL_20220604_132719809-768x1024-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/PXL_20220604_132719809-768x1024-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 768px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 768\/1024;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/PXL_20220604_132719809-768x1024-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4695\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/PXL_20220604_132719809-768x1024-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/PXL_20220604_132719809-768x1024-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-405bfc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"405bfc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p dir=\"ltr\">But Alan challenged us to go further and look at all aspects of CR\u2019s operations to see how we can green them.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Kolkata is on the front line of climate change \u2013 and is one of the 10 cities around the world most at risk from rising sea levels.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Helping the poorest people adapt to increased flooding and temperatures, more frequent cyclones and new diseases is going to become a big part of CR\u2019s work in the years to come.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">It is already caring for climate refugees from the Sundarbans mangrove forest where the sea is washing away islands in the delta and making land too salty to farm.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">When\u00a0<span class=\"il\">I<\/span>\u00a0first raised the issue of climate change at CR 15 years ago it got no traction. There was a sense that there was no available capacity, and little interest, to get directly involved.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">But within weeks of last year\u2019s International Meeting, a plan to hold the next one in Kolkata was scrapped as it would have led to lots of people from Europe flying to India for just a few days.\u00a0Instead we decided to hold it in the UK with far fewer key people coming over from India, and others taking part online.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Ananya, who heads our education project, was in Zurich and took the message home with her \u2013 introducing a series of environmentally friendly changes at the NGO\u2019s two education centres including ensuring cooking pots are covered when heating, always printing double sided, switching off computers and appliances when not in use, reusing envelopes, and much more, all based around the four R\u2019s \u2013\u00a0 Reduce, Reuse, Refuse and Repair.\u00a0 Students have been engaged in the campaign and made posters and taken part in environmental quizzes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf29eb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cf29eb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1023\" data-src=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG-20221230-WA0022-768x1023-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4696 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG-20221230-WA0022-768x1023-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG-20221230-WA0022-768x1023-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 768px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 768\/1023;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1023\" src=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG-20221230-WA0022-768x1023-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4696\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG-20221230-WA0022-768x1023-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG-20221230-WA0022-768x1023-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cab9092 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cab9092\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Within months of the IM an environmental group had formed at CR to look at issues across the charity and it has done a simple audit of changes made and desired at the projects. CR\u2019s medics are investigating what the impact of climate change will be on the pattern of disease here \u2013 so they can be ready to support our beneficiaries.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The NGO has been working with another charity to explore the possibility of building a more fuel-efficient stove for the slums, and ran a small trial which showed promising results. There are major hurdles to scaling this up, but CR hasn\u2019t given up on the possibility of doing that.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">An array of solar panels is going to be put on the roof at CR\u2019s new education centre to power its lights and computers and hopefully sell power back to the grid.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">It has opened a pioneering worm-composting plant, the first in an urban area in this part of India, to recycle organic waste and create employment.\u00a0<span class=\"il\">I<\/span>\u00a0was up in Dakshineswar slum last week and was amazed to see green and blue waste bins dotted around.\u00a0 Lifting the lid on a green one\u00a0<span class=\"il\">I<\/span>\u00a0found it contained lots of organic waste \u2013 that will go to feed the worms.\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfae31f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bfae31f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"828\" data-src=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/PXL_20230217_064949921-1-1020x1024-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4697 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/PXL_20230217_064949921-1-1020x1024-1.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/PXL_20230217_064949921-1-1020x1024-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/PXL_20230217_064949921-1-1020x1024-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/PXL_20230217_064949921-1-1020x1024-1-768x771.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/PXL_20230217_064949921-1-1020x1024-1-75x75.jpg 75w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 825px; 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