CSE 2019 - 2024 Centre for Science and Environment 2019-2024 - ISK Centre for Science and Environment 2019-2024 It is proposed that Sida will give core support to CSE for a 5-year period, 2019-2024, of a total of 120 million SEK. CSE does not channel any funds to third parties. 

The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) is an Indian non-governmental, reserach-policy organisation established in 1980 with its office located in New Delhi, India. The main objectives are to create public awareness and policy change on environmental issues, equality and sustainable development. The work consists of research, advocacy, information, communication, training and capacity building in the areas of sustainable urban development, water and sanitation, sustainable industrialisation, renewable energy and climate change. 

CSE is one of the first research organisations established in India focusing on environment and pollution, and since its inception it has grown into an internationally renowned organisation working on policy change in Asia, and on global environment and climate issues. The collaboration between Sida and CSE originally started in early 1990’s, and in 1996 Sida became the first organisation to support CSE’s work against pollution. Funding from Sida for the period 2014-2019 has been for core activities, with a total of SEK 90 million. These funds have provided support to CSE’s process of globalizing their work and expanding their work towards African countries with a special focus on establishing a global think tank to take CSE’s activities and initiatives to a global level and influence South-South partnerships. During this phase they strengthened their work and developed into an influential voice based on knowledge and on-the-ground experience to place Southern perspectives in the global development debate. They were also able to promote South to South cooperation, and linkages between local and global initiatives and processes on enviroment and climate policy and negotiations. CSE has seeked to create change and influence the thinking through engagement on different levels with an approach and perspective that have been and still are highly relevant for poverty reduction and gender equality.  Their work over the years has had clear objectives to target the needs of the most marginalized and to see how their knowledge, labour and organization can be integrated into sustainable development strategies.

In the proposed “Phase 2" of the support for the period 2019 to 2024, CSE aims to continue to use the same strategic focus and plan as previously. They aim to deepen their engagement in the countries and areas where they have worked during phase 1. CSE also plans to somewhat expand their work in Africa and Asia, as well as to initiate a number of new programs focusing on capacity development, but they do not plan to set-up new offices. Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) har inkommit med en förfrågan till Sida om stöd för ytterligare en femårsperiod, 2019-2024, om totalt 120 miljoner kr. Stödet förslås att vara i form av kärnstöd för stöd till genomförandet av CSEs strategiska plan 2019-2024. CSE har ingen vidareförmedling av medel till tredje part. 

CSE är en forskningsbaserad miljöorganisation baserad i New Delhi, Indien,  och som sedan 2014 har en global verksamhet. De arbetar med tillämpad forskning, policypåverkan, kunskapsspridning, utbildning och påverkansarbete för hållbar utveckling inom områdena urbana luftföroreningar och transporter, förvaltning av vattenresurser och sanitet, industrialisering samt tillgång till förnyelsebar energi.  

CSE har fått stöd från Sida sedan 1990-talet för sitt arbete i Indien, på senare år även regionalt stöd för arbete i Sydasien, och från och med. 2014 även globalt. Sida och flera externa utvärderingar bedömer att detta stöd har varit framgångsrikt och levererat goda resultat. Sedan 2014 har CSE utvecklat sin globala verksamhet för ökad hållbarhet och grön tillväxt; och expanderat från att främst vara en påverkans- och kunskapsgenererande aktör s.k. think-tank på lokal och regional nivå i Sydostasien, till att bidra till förändring på global nivå. CSE har starka rötter i Indien men även omfattande nätverk och samarbeten med aktörer i andra länder och de deltar i många internationella processer. CSE har fått flertalet internationella priser och erkännanden genom åren; 2017 fick de pris för sitt arbete med Montrealprotokollet för klimat respektive luftkvalitet. CSE rankas högst av alla sydbaserade civila samhällsorganisationer inom miljöområdet i University of Pennsylvanias årliga kartläggning av världens mest inflytelserika aktörer. 

Viktiga resultat som har uppnåtts under programperioden 2014-2019 har till exempel varit att Nigeria lyckas introducera bränslen med lägre svavelkoncentrationer och därav kunnat sätta nya standards och lägre riktvärden för svavelhalterna i bensin och diesel. Detta har lett till hälsoförbättringar och minskade svavelutsläpp. Det federala miljöministeriet har erkänt CSEs genomförande och deltagande i detta arbete. I anslutning till arbetet med förbättrad luftkvalitet har man även lyckats engagera myndigheter och regeringarna i Etiopien, Kenya och Nigeria för att utveckla policys och ramverk för ren luft och förbättrad luftkvalitet. Dessutom har CSE kopplat ihop arbetet med säkra och tillgängliga städer med det kring luftkvalitet, lagt tonvikt på genderinkluderande design i utformning av transportsystem, samt tagit hänsyn till genderaspekten i utformningen av CSEs guidande för luftkvalitet.

Ett annat viktigt arbete har varit att stötta myndigheter i Rwanda i utformning och implementering av policys för att tillvarata regnvatten samt förbättra hantering av dag- och flodvatten. Detta inkluderade kapacitetsutveckling och kurser/trainings kring hållbar vattenplanering och design i  urbana miljöer där deltagare från myndigheter, universitet, privata företag och NGOs deltagit från ett flertal länder. Bland annat ledde detta till att tre universitet i Bangladesh numer inkluderar kurser i hur man ska kunna ta tillvara på regnvattnet bättre och teknisk support till pilotprojekt har kunnat utformas för att bättre stötta lokala myndigheter som ansvarar för vattenhantering.

CSE har även varit en drivande aktör i utformandet GREEAT - Global Renewable Energy and Energy Access Transformation, ett program för förnybar och ren energi för de allra fattigaste. Arbetet har engagerat regeringarna i bland annat Tanzania och Indonesien där CSE lyckats stärka deras kapacitet och bistått vid utformning av policys i den lokala kontexten. I det arbete som pågår under 2019 har CSE blivit inbjudna av Indonesiens departement för energi och mineraler, samt det nationella energirådet, för att genomföra en bedömning av lämplighet och kostnader för att ersätta diselgeneratorer med hållbara energialternativ samt att bistå i departementets utformning av planer inom energiområdet, inklusive användandet av solenergi och solpaneler. I Tanzania har departementet för energi och mineraler också ett starkt samarbete med CSE där man just nu tillsammans arbetar med landets nationella energiplan och ser över hur forskning/akademin kan bidra till arbetet med förnybar energi. 

Dessa exempel visar att CSE har en global närvaro men även främjar lärande, sammankomster och utbyten mellan länder i Syd. De visar även på en bredd då deras samarbeten inkluderar främst regeringar och myndigheter men även universitet, lokala aktörer och NGOs. En stor del av deras arbete handlar om att öka kunskap, kunnande och kapacitet genom utbildningar, och 2017 nåddes 824 deltagare från 22 olika länder i Asien och Afrika.

CSE vill fortsätta utveckla sitt globala engagemang under nästa fas. Detta kommer att ske genom att fördjupa pågående samarbeten, samt i viss mån expandera arbetet till fler länder i Syd. CSE kommer att arbeta inom ovan nämnda områden både nationellt i Indien, i ett urval av länder i Afrika och Asien, samt på global nivå genom att påverka globala processer och förhandlingar. CSE aims to continue to work to "influence global processes and negotiations and in selected countries, mainly in Asia and Africa". They will work towards sharing knowledge and experiences from their work in India and South Asia with the aim to build capacity, and to create networks for sharing of best practices between different developing countries. The work in the selected countries will focus on formal partnerships with various government ministries for capacity building and rulemaking (EIA, pollution, regulation etc), awareness raising action with civil society, media and universities, and transfer of technical knowledge for implementation (water harvesting, waste management, air quality management).
Phase 2 (2019-2024) has the following objectives and comprise CSE's Theory of Change: 
"Build public engagement, by widely communicating research and perspectives. Reach new audiences so that the imperative for action is broad-based and its urgency understood. This makes the need for policy intervention more acceptable and sustained.
Intervene at the country-level to showcase what is the possible policy option and where necessary work on pilot projects to demonstrate different approaches and technologies for sustainable growth. The country-level work also builds credibility and acceptance of CSEs role in the sector and region.
Magnify the country-level work to regional levels through forums and through deliberately planned capacity building and exposure programmes. At all times, build greater awareness of the need for action and the best practices that are being adopted so that there is wider uptake of knowledge. 
Intervene in relevant and important global and regional forums and processes, including in global UN agreements on climate change, ozone layer with our research in order to achieve equitable and ambitious outcomes.
Build capacity of regulators, media and civil society and convene meetings of stakeholders particularly at the regional level to develop new partnerships and engagement with multipliers in society. "
It is considered that CSE's activities, programs, and identified risks of planned interventions, clearly link to the Theory of Change. Detailed information on activities under each program will be found in annual workplans. Most of the interventions have a departure on the work started during phase 1. Important to note is that despite the global activities, the overall work by CSE will be conducted from their institutional base in India.
The programs described below link well to the overall Theory of Change and are intended to be implemented in various country programs where CSE operates today, and in new countries.
The program "Clean air and sustainable mobility" includes the following sub-programs areas:
- Comprehensive clean air plan and sustainability mobility in cities- Research & advocacy- Capacity building and orientation workshops, training of regulators- Regional and global advocacy on low carbon and affordable mobility
The program "Safe access, equity and sustainability in water and sanitation systems" includes the following sub-programs:
- Mainstreaming decentralized water-sewage, including resource recovery & reuse in cities in the global South- Capacity building & orientation workshops aiming at building resilience in urban water system in coastal cities in the context of climate change- Research and advocacy aiming to influence governments in Africa/Asia to learn from best experiences in rural sanitation & waste management
The "Energy Program" includes the following area of work:
- Focus on de-carbonising the energy sector for emissions reduction and energy access for the poor
The "Pollution prevention and control for health & sustainability" program includes the following sub-programs:
- Strengthen environmental governance in Asia & Africa, with focus on EIA and compliance & enforcement- Research & advocacy capacity building, orientation workshops, training of regulators- Development of guidelines, resource material, publications- Effective and affordable municipal and plastics waste management for the global South- Chemical management with focus on prudent management of antibiotics and pesticides for food production, health & pollution prevention
The program "Climate change: Reducing vulnerability of the poor" includes the following area of work:
- Engagement with global platforms for equity & ambition on climate change- Attendance and active participation in relevant thematic global meetings- Capacity building, trainings- Affordable and green housing for comfort and sustainability - Research & advocacy, stake holder meetings/roundtables/capacity building/development of guidelines/policy paper/roadmap/publications
In addition, the following "cross-cutting areas" will continued to be further developed and expanded in Phase 2: 
The cross-cutting program "Communication for civil society engagement" includes the following new areas:
- Expansion and development of a School for environmental journalism for the global South- Greater focus on reportage and media engagement 
Important to note is that also a "Green Educators Network" will be developed in the coming phase. The program is described to be targeted at media and academics with an emphasis on reaching a greater engagement with civil society, specifically in African countries where CSE has identified a need and demand. CSE plans therefore to work more deliberately with media and academia, as they form crucial and involved parties of African civil society. Another expansion or new program area is the School of Environmental Journalism which will be a school focusing on "media on development and the environment" and which will aim to strengthen skills, perspectives and capacity of the key stakeholders in various countries. 
As some of these cross-cutting areas are under development and will require greater levels of funding aside from what Sida can support, it will be important for Sida to follow up on these aspects in the revised Strategy, as well as in future annual meetings.