EPAYF Environment Policy and Action Youth Fellowship- Cohort 3.0 | Theme: People, Power & the Planet: Reimagining Environmental Policy for a Just and Equitable Future | A Three-Month Online Immersive Introductory Leadership Certificate Training Fellowship Program | Dec 2025-Feb 2026 | IMPRI #WebPolicyLearning

EPAYF Program Details

Field Details
Program NameEPAYF Environment Policy and Action Youth Fellowship- Cohort 3.0
Program TypeAn Online National Winter School Program
Program DescriptionA Three-Month Online Immersive Introductory Leadership Certificate Training Fellowship Program
DurationDecember 2025- February 2026
Schedule (Dates)December (12, 19, 26,) 2025, January (9, 16, 23, 30) 2026 & February 6, 2026
Day & FrequencyEight Consecutive Fridays
Time6: 00 pm – 8: 00 pm
ModeZoom
Special ComponentsBlog Article Submission, Creative Presentation and Book Chapter Publication
ThemePeople, Power & the Planet: Reimagining Environmental Policy for a Just and Equitable Future
Organising BodyIMPRI Center for Environment, Climate Change, and Sustainable Development (CECCSD)
InstitutionIMPRI- Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi
Learning SeriesIMPRI #WebPolicyLearning

Fellow Blog List

Blog TitleFellow Name
Agroforestry-Based Policy Interventions for Climate-Resilient Dryland Agriculture in IndiaRajashree Krishna Bharadwaj
The Unjust Climate: How History, Faith, and Power Shape our Planetary CrisisHarsh Anand
From Vulnerability to Resilience: How Communities in the  Northern Himalayas Are Adapting to Climate Change  through Local PracticesShubhangi Mathur
Why Climate Policy Needs Women’s Leadership – Not Just Women as ‘Beneficiaries’Vaibhav Sonone

Chair

Ms Bhargavi S RaoIndependent Researcher & Educator, Environment Activist, Bengaluru; Visiting Senior Fellow (Honorary), IMPRI

Session Experts

Mr Soumya Dutta, Founding co-convener, SAPACC (South Asian People’s Action on Climate Crisis); Former Advisory Board member, UN Climate Technology Centre & NetworkVisiting Senior Fellow, IMPRI
Mr Prafulla Samantara, Social Activist
Adv Dr Albertina AlmeidaLawyer and Human Rights Activist, GoaVisiting Senior Fellow, IMPRI
Dr Manjunath H, Founder, School of Natural Farming
Ms Madhuri Mandava, Co-founder, Paani Earth Foundation
Advocate Lara Jesani, Independent Law Practice Professional, Mumbai; Human Rights Activist & Member, People’s Union for Civil Liberties, (PUCL)
Mr Himanshu Shekhar MishraSenior Editor, NDTV
Mr Manideep Gudela, Director – Energy Transition, Centre for Energy, Environment & People (CEEP)
Ms Usha Rajagopalan, Writer, Translator, Lake Conservationist; Chairperson, PNLIT Trust, Bangalore

Convenors

Dr Simi MehtaCEO & Editorial Director, IMPRI
Dr Arjun Kumar, Director, IMPRI

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