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Countdown to WSDS 2024+91 11 24682100 (Ext. : 2464) wsds@teri.res.in About WSDS About TERI Partnership International Steering Committee Team WSDS Advocacy Committee Brochure Archives Contact Us WSDS 2024 Summit Overview Document TerraGreen Special Edition Agenda Speakers Partners Gallery Plenaries Partners Tracks Thematic Tracks NewsroomWSDS 2023 SDLA Youth Connect About Vasundhara Magazine Cool it for the Climate Act4Earth About Act4Earth Manifesto COP28 Compass SDG Charter Stakeholder Dialogues COP28 Compass Virtual Dialogue Global Goal on Adaptation and Implications for Climate Justice Minilateralism and Energy Transitions SDG Charter Virtual Dialogue Green and Climate-sensitive Budgeting Internationalizing Lifestyle for Environment (LiFE) National Dialogue Policy Briefs Energy Transitions Road to Dubai Green Budgeting Internationalizing LiFE COP28 Side EventSpeakers Agenda Newsroom Videos Proceedings Read More Read MoreInaugural: TERI@50 Hon’ble Vice President of India emphasizes urgent need for visionary leadership Read More Valedictory Session World leaders Stressed on Polycentric Leadership to achieve Sustainability and Climate Justice Read More Spotlight Session Energy Transitions for People, Peace, Prosperity and our Planet Watch Here SUMMIT SERIES 2001-202458 Heads of State and Government 137 Ministers 13 Nobel Laureates 3373 Speakers 2045 Business Leaders 40362 Delegates ABOUT WSDS 2024 THEME We are living in a time of Polycrisis. Key challenges confronting the world include planetary crises, sliding back of key sustainable development goals and the ever-growing conflict situation threating world peace. It is more important than ever that environment stewardship is promoted at all levels and across all spheres. The 23rd edition of the annual flagship event of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)—the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS)—was held from 7-9 February 2024 in New Delhi. The Summit deliberations focussed on the umbrella theme: Leadership for Sustainable Development and Climate Justice. Read More Thematic Video We are living in a time of Polycrisis. Key challenges confronting the world include planetary crises, sliding back of key sustainable development goals and the ever-growing conflict situation threating world peace. It is more important than ever that environment stewardship is promoted at all levels and across all spheres. Today’s challenges for attaining sustainable development are complex and interconnected and will need everyone to work towards creating a more sustainable future. Watch Video Highlights YOUTH PLENARY Climate Justice as the North Star for Intergenerational Equity Watch Here CEO FORUM Accelerating Business Actions for Realizing Sustainable Development Goals Watch Here PRESS RELEASE Collective efforts, frontline leadership, technology and innovation can give real push to achieve SDGs and Climate Justice Read More WOMEN LEADERSHIP SESSION Women-led Green Development Watch Here Invocation Climate Action, Peace, and Spirituality Watch Here LEADERSHIP PANEL Protecting Nature and Ecosystems- Towards Integrated Approaches Watch Here Daily Bulletins Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 WSDS 2024 Speakers Mr. Anshuman Director The Energy and Resources Institute Mr. Anshuman Director, The Energy and Resources Institute Mr Anshuman is Director of the Water Resources Division, TERI. His work spans across areas such as integrated water resource management, water use efficiency, and water quality & quantity assessment. Mr. Perumal Arumugampillai Kalyani Manager UNFCCC Mr. Perumal Arumugampillai Kalyani Manager, UNFCCC At UNFCCC, leads the implementation of the Markets and non-markets related work under the Paris agreement, and oversees the intergovernmental negotiations process on all international co-operative and market related instruments under the convention, Kyoto Protocol and the Paris agreement (Article 6), regulatory development for centralized mechanism, review of the cooperative approaches under Article 6, stakeholder interaction and capacity building. working group member in the International civil aviation organization (ICAO) process covering issues like alternative fuels for aviation and carbon offsets towards carbon neutral growth 2020 in aviation sector. Mr. Mukhtar Babayev Minister Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources Mr. Mukhtar Babayev Minister, Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources Mukhtar Babayev was born on October 16, 1967 in Baku . He graduated from high school in Baku in 1984 and served in the military between 1986-1988. In 1991, he graduated from Moscow State University , Faculty of Philosophy, majoring in political science. In 1994, he received bachelor degree in Foreign Economic Relations of Azerbaijan State University of Economics . In 2000, he graduated from the specialty in World Economy of All-Russian Academy of Foreign Trade . Mr. Manish Bapna President and CEO NRDC Mr. Manish Bapna President and CEO, NRDC Manish Bapna joined NRDC as president and chief executive officer in August 2021, taking the reins of one of the world’s largest and most influential environmental organizations. With more than 700 attorneys, scientists, advocates, and policy experts on staff, as well as three million supporting members, NRDC is confronting the interlocking climate, health, nature, and inequity crises facing the world today. During his 25-year career prior to joining NRDC, Bapna’s leadership roles have focused on scaling solutions at the intersection of the environment and human development. Most recently, he served as executive vice president and managing director of the World Resources Institute (WRI). Over his 14-year tenure, WRI increased its impact and reach, with staff and budget expanding sixfold. Bapna played the lead role in establishing WRI offices in China, India, and Brazil and was a key architect of several influential, multi-stakeholder initiatives, such as the Global Commission on Adaptation, NDC Partnership, New Climate Economy, and the International Research Forum on the Sustainable Development Goals. He also helped launch WRI’s programs on cities, energy, finance, and adaptation. An economist by training, Bapna became the executive director of the Bank Information Center (BIC) in 2003, a nonprofit that works to protect the rights of local communities and the environment from the negative impacts of projects and policies financed by development banks. He was inspired to join BIC after serving as a senior economist at the World Bank for seven years, where he designed and implemented water, forestry, and rural development projects in Asia and Latin America. Several of these projects received international recognition and were highly rated in independent evaluations. Prior to joining the World Bank, Bapna was a strategy consultant for McKinsey & Company in the financial services and technology industries. Bapna has testified before Congress on international sustainability issues and holds affiliations with international environmental bodies, including China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development, Meridian Institute, and Natural Resources Governance Institute. Bapna was born outside of Chicago. He holds master’s degrees in business and political and economic development from Harvard University and a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from MIT. His wife, Geeta, works for the International Rescue Committee, and they live in Maryland with their two children, Laila and Arav, and their exuberant dog, Finley. Mr. Ranjit Barthakur Founder Forester Balipara Foundation Mr. Ranjit Barthakur Founder Forester, Balipara Foundation Ranjit Barthakur As the Founder & President of the Balipara Foundation, an organization focused on Eastern Himalaya (India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar & Nepal), he has worked towards achieving ecological neutrality and building knowledge on the region. Through his role as Chairman of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce &...