DSDS 2013: The Global Challenge of Resource Efficient Growth and Development

Organizer: The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), N Delhi, India

Venue: Hotel Taj Palace, N Delhi

Dates: Jan 31 -Feb 2

I am attending this 4 day event (including the World CEO Summit). I will be blogging about it live on the venue. Watch this space for the coverage as it happens on the summit dates.

Dr Pachauri addresses the media invitees on upcoming Sustainability Summit – “Changing policies & Human Behaviour”

The 13th edition of TERI’s widely popular DSDS is all set to witness focused discussions among global leaders on resource-efficient growth, climate change and protection of natural resources. Indian PM, Dr. Manmohan Singh, will be officially raising the curtain on the DSDS this year. Pushing the agenda for sustainable growth, the Summit aims to provide an efficient platform for thought leaders and policymakers to discuss effective policy mechanisms to reduce energy and resource footprint. The Summit seeks to not only build a global consensus to protect natural resources, but also to explore innovative solutions to boost efficient practices and minimise unsustainable consumption patterns.

Download the Agenda here

The Summit will feature a dazzling array of distinguished luminaries, including Mr Donald Ramotar, President, Government of Guyana; Mr James Alix Michel, President, Seychelles; Mr Anote Tong, President, Republic of Kiribati; Ms Tarja Halonen, Former President, Finland; Mr Haruhiko Kuroda, President, Asian Development Bank; Mr Donald Kaberuka, President, African Development Bank; Mr Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, President, sixty-sixth session of the UN General Assembly; The Rt. Hon. The Lord John Prescott, House of Lords, UK; Nobel Laureate Carlo Rubbia, Scientific Director, Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies, Germany; Prof. Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director, The Earth Institute, Columbia University, USA and Mr Thomas L Friedman, Foreign Affairs Columnist, The New York Times, USA.