About CEE Samvad

Centre for Environment Education, Ahmedabad, India was established as a Centre of Excellence under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Govt. of India, working in the field of Environmental Education and Education for Sustainable Development. CEE is registered as a Society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, vide registration No. GUJ/1043/Ahmedabad, and has its registered Office at Thaltej Tekra, Ahmedabad, India. 

As a national institution, CEE’s mandate is to promote environmental awareness nationwide. CEE develops innovative programmes and educational material and builds capacity in the field of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). It is committed to ensure that Environmental Education (EE) leads to action for sustainable development. It undertakes field projects that demonstrate and validate the role education can play in sustainable development. Several programmes and community-based projects implemented by CEE incorporate citizen participation and decision-making as key elements. 

Specific public participation initiatives include an online platform EnviroDebate, functional in the early 2000s, and processes for governments at different levels. CEE was commissioned by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change to facilitate public consultations on the topics of coastal regulation, the introduction of genetically modified brinjal, and the Green India Mission between 2008 and 2010. CEE also facilitated consultations across 13 agro-climatic zones to gather input for the Madhya Pradesh state action plan on climate change in 2011. As part of a consultants’ team commissioned by the Pune Municipal Corporation, CEE facilitated public engagement for the preparation of a Comprehensive Master Plan for Bicycling in Pune in 2016-2017.

CEE Samvad

CEE Samvad is launched as a dedicated programme for public deliberations in 2026.The programme seeks to strengthen the public sphere and encourage more thoughtful, informed and constructive public discourse. It explores how public deliberations can improve decision-making, deepen participation and strengthen relationships between people and public institutions.

CEE Samvad builds on CEE's experience in environmental education, sustainability and participatory governance. We connect practice, research, capacity building and field building. We work with communities, civil society organisations, public agencies, researchers and practitioners in India, Asia and globally.