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PM Modi To Inaugurate 20th Edition Of TERI’s World Sustainable Development Summit
Swarajya Staff
Feb 10, 2021, 11:55 AM | Updated 11:55 AM IST
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The 20th edition of The Energy and Resources Institute's (TERI) flagship event, the World Sustainable Development Summit is scheduled for inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (10 February), reports Hindustan Times.
This year the theme of the Summit is 'Redefining our common future: Safe and secure environment for all'.
The World Sustainable Development Summit which is going to be held online from 10 February to 12 February will bring together a wide number of government leaders, businessmen, academicians, scientists and the civil society who are playing an important role in the fight against climate change.
"Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana; James Marape, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea; Mohamed Nasheed, Speaker of the People's Majlis, Republic of Maldives; Amina J Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations, and Prakash Javadekar, Union minister of environment, forest, and climate Change will be present on the occasion," an official release stated.
"India's Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and Ministry of Earth Sciences are key partners of the Summit. Energy and industry transition, adaptation and resilience, nature-based solutions, climate finance, circular economy, clean oceans and air pollution, are amongst the range of topics to be discussed during the Summit," the release added.
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