Published 08:36 IST, February 10th 2021

PM Modi to inaugurate 'World Sustainable Development Summit 2021' via video conferencing

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the "World Sustainable Development Summit 2021" on Wednesday at 6:30 pm via video conferencing, said PMO's release

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate "World Sustainable Development Summit 2021" on Wednesday at 6:30 pm via video conferencing. Taking to Twitter, Prime Minister said that this summit will bring toger a wide range of experts to discuss ways to mitigate climate change.  me of Summit is "Redefining our common future: Safe and secure environment for all".

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According to a release by Prime Minister' Officer (PMO), this "World Sustainable Development Summit 2021" will be attended by  H.E. Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of Cooperative Republic of Guyana; Hon. James Marape, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea; Mr Mohamed Nasheed, Speaker of People’s Majlis, Republic of Maldives; Ms Amina J Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations, and Shri Prakash Javekar, Union Minister of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change. 

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release by PMO re, " 20th edition of Energy and Resources Institute’s (TERI) flagship event, World Sustainable Development Summit, will be held online from 10th-12th February 2021. Summit will bring toger a wide number of governments, business leers, acemicians, climate scientists, youth, and civil society in fight against climate change."

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release furr informed that India's Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and Ministry of Eart Sciences will be key partners of summit, which PM Modi will inaugurate on Wednesday. Energy and industry transition, aptation and resilience, nature-based solutions, climate finance, circular ecomy, clean oceans and air pollution, are amongst range of topics that will be discussed during Summit.

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08:36 IST, February 10th 2021