Applications Invited for Ecological Monitoring for Development Interventions

About the Organization

The Foundation’s vision is to contribute towards a more just, equitable, humane and sustainable society. Its work is focussed on India.

Azim Premji set up the Foundation in 2001. Over the past years, he has irrevocably donated most of his wealth to fund the philanthropic work of the Foundation. As a part of the endowment created by these donations, along with other assets, 66 percent of the economic ownership of Wipro Ltd is with the Foundation.

About the Course

Many development projects are influenced by the ecological setting in which they are implemented or the natural resources they draw on. For instance, the right to water is not only about assured access to a certain volume of water but it also includes the idea of safe water, i.e., water of a quality that is fit for human use and consumption. In other words, the quality and health of ecological resources are as important as access and control of the resources. However, resources such as the weather, soil, water and vegetation are often taken for granted in the framing and monitoring of development projects.

Therefore, this 4‑day residential workshop aims to bridge the knowledge and skill gap in ground-level assessment and monitoring of ecological parameters. The workshop will provide a foundational understanding of how to broadly assess the ecological settings in which your project is located, as well as how to identify and monitor certain key variables, for better outcomes. In other words, this workshop will enable participants to integrate ecological considerations into the design and implementation of their development projects. It will focus on simple, low-cost field and lab techniques that can be used for ecological monitoring and the scope for community participation in these activities.

The participants will also be developing a framework for capturing specific ecological parameters relevant for their organisation’s work. The framework would be developed to reflect the organisation’s thematic areas of work in the geographies they are intervening in or plan to intervene.

What will you learn?

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Explain how ecological monitoring can add value to development interventions
• Collect baseline data on weather, soil, water and vegetation
• Carry out simple analysis and interpretation of the baseline data
• Design a data sheet for monitoring ecological parameters within a specific development intervention

Eligibility

This residential workshop is designed for development professionals who have 2 to 5 years of experience. Those working on holistic development interventions related to conservation and sustainable use of natural resources or sustainable livelihoods, including adaptation to climate change, will find this particularly useful.

Candidates are expected to have a working knowledge of Excel (how to make tables and graphs) and English; they will need to bring their own laptops.

How to Apply

Participants will be awarded a certificate of participation if they attend at least three days of the workshop and complete the practicums.

Selected candidates will be informed about the payment process by 10 Oct 2026

Last date for payment of fees is 30 Oct 2026. The decision of the University will be final.

For any queries, please write to: ecol.​monitoring@​apu.​edu.​in

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