A non-profit organisation established in 1983
Creating Large scale Sustainable Livelihoods

Development Alternatives works with partners in all sectors: government, international agencies, public and private sector institutions and grass root voluntary organisations. The responsibility for providing support to such partnerships lies with the respective functional units of the Development Alternatives Group
Environmental Systems Branch (ESB)

Sustainable development strategies State of environment reports
Impact assessment studies Management plans & programmes for
- Basic needs, resources, rural economics
- Land use, command areas, watershed
- Wildlife, protected and pristine areas, wastelands
- Rehabilitation, disasters
- Technology assessment and forecasting
- Guidelines for environmental management of projects

 

Technology Systems Branch (TSB)

- Eco building advisory services
- Market & development assistance
- Machine & product design service
- Technology development & consultancy service
- Vertical shaft brick kiln (VSBK)  services and  a best practice service centre at Datia (Madhya Pradesh)
Institutional Systems Branch (ISB)

Connectivity Services
- install and maintain systems
- provide e-mail and file transfer
- maintain links with non-automated users


Information Services

- mount and provide access to databases
- provide access to conferences/ discussion groups
- route queries to appropriate information sources


Node Management
- mobilise and train users
- market information products and services
- monitoring
- financial management


Development Functions
- hub upgradation and maintenance
- database development and management
- scan internet information on the theme and customise it for Indian users
- internet gateway services development and management


Support Functions
- Geomatics support services
- Customised support to sustainable development support  agencies

Information Dissemination

- Generating information systems
- Editing, publishing, writing (print media)
- Production of TV or video films, multimedia presentation, interactive CD-Rom, documentation & photography          (audiovisual)
- Organising public meetings, seminars, conferences Training services, Publications


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Development Alternatives
 111/9-Z, Kishangarh
 Vasant Kunj
 New Delhi - 110070
 Tel : 91 (11) 2613-4103, 2689-0380
 Fax : 91 (11) 2613-0817

 Email : tara@devalt.org