Chief Minister’s Climate Resilient Village Fellowship – 2023 (India)

The selected fellows will be paired and each paired group has to adopt two villages and work in the prescribed area. They will be trained briefly about the work to be conducted after selection. During the study period, fellows have to upload all the information on a portal as per format. Fellows may also consider a part of their work as his/her dissertation of their own institute with prior permission from ASTEC.

Funding Information

• The fellows will be remunerated with Rs. 20,000 for the entire time duration of their project (i.e., one time).
• Duration and work plan
  • The fellowship will be for 3-6 months and after completion, they have to submit a report of their findings and a work plan for the two assigned villages to create climate resilient environment. During their entire tenure, fellows will require to upload the findings in centralized platforms and selected mentors from different institutes will help them curate and manage their data. Fellows will be given small grant for entry point activities and small scientific interventions.

Nature of the Activities

• Baseline study of the village.
• Inventory and documentation of traditional practises of agriculture, natural farming, on-farm water management and irrigation methods. Documentation of demographic features, land-use pattern etc. of the village.
• Documentation of biodiversity of the village and their traditional use.
• Inventory and documentation of agro-ecology.
• Inventory and documentation of traditional knowledge, wisdom, technologies and their uses.
• Study of the impact of the industries/factories in the adopted village and nearby places.
• Assessment of climate change vulnerability and resilience.
• Identification of certain areas for scientific interventions to make the villages climate smart and eco-smart.
• Bio-mass, bio-char and carbon sequestration assessment.
• Identification sustainable livelihood options and agroforestry systems.
• Generate innovative ideas for making the villages climate -resilient, promotion of carbon free culture among villagers, greening the earth and producing self-sustaining resources etc.
• Capacity building activities with focus on women, students and youth.
• Develop proof of concept for eco-smart village for inclusive development.
• Awareness of pollution level in the village and identification of the source of different pollutions in the village and their effect on the livelihood of the villagers.
• Awareness of cleanliness among the villagers.

Eligibility Criteria

• Students pursuing or completed post-graduation in Environmental Science/ Ecology & Environment/ Life Sciences/ Zoology/ Botany/ Biotechnology/ Geography/ Geology/ Chemistry/ Physics/ Sociology/ Economics/ Social Work or B.E./ B. Tech in Environment /Civil/Chemical/Biotechnology can apply for the fellowship.

For more information, visit Government of Assam.