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  3 February, Thursday
(at India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi)  Summit bulletin
 Inaugural Session

Left to right: Dr R K Pachauri, Director-General, TERI; Prof. Klaus Töpfer, Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi, and representing the Secretary-General, United Nations; Dr Arcot Ramachandran, Chairman, TERI, New Delhi; HE Mr Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, President of Republic of Iceland; Smt Sheila Dikshit, Hon'ble Chief Minister, Government of Delhi, New Delhi; Mr Namo Narain Meena, Hon'ble Minister of State for Environment and Forests, India; Mr Børge Brende, Hon'ble Minister for Trade & Industry, Norway; Prof. Jeffrey D Sachs, Director - Earth Institute & Special Advisor to the Secretary-General of the United Nations


First Sustainable Development Leadership Award presented to Dr Shoichiro Toyoda, Honorary Chairman / Member of the Board, Toyota Motor Corporation, Japan.
The award received by Mr. Hiroyuki Watanabe, Senior Managing Director, Toyota on behalf of Dr Toyoda




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  Dr Arcot Ramachandran
Chairman, TERI, New Delhi


'It is vitally important for us to establish a path of sustainable development so that by meeting the needs of the current generation, we do not negatively affect the ability of future generations to meet their needs..'
     
Dr R K Pachauri
Director-General, TERI


'This event (DSDS) is symbolic of a much larger action required worldwide… It is a common cause that humanity must now pursue with an urgency and determination. '
 


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  Mr Namo Narain Meena
Hon'ble Minister of State for Environment and Forests, India


'We realize today that sustainable development of a nation cannot be done in isolation. The quality of life is also dependent on interaction with other fellow nations. Partnerships need to be developed…'
     
Smt Sheila Dikshit
Hon'ble Chief Minister, Government of Delhi, New Delhi


'The journey is long for India but the government is committed to achieve the target. It is not enough for the government to have golden targets, what we need is people’s participation. '
 


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  HE Mr Olafur Ragnar Grimsson
President of the Republic of Iceland

'Ninety per cent of houses in my country are heated with geothermal and other non-polluting sources.'
     
Mr Børge Brende
Hon'ble Minister for Trade & Industry, Norway


'I am glad that poverty and environmental degradation are now recognized as threats to all. We face threats that no nation can solve alone. We have to address them in a new manner…in a multilateral manner. '
 


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  Prof. Klaus Töpfer
Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi, and representing the Secretary-General, United Nations

'Dr Pachauri and TERI succeeded in bringing this event (DSDS) on global map of sustainability…this is not an easy task.'
     
Prof. Jeffrey D Sachs
Director - Earth Institute & Special Advisor to the Secretary-General of the United Nations


'The recent tsunami forces us to remember the silent tsunamis that continue to inflict unrecognizable impacts on the poorest countries of the world…What we need to achieve is investment in people’s health, education, nutrition, and family planning; investment in the natural environment and in infrastructure.'
 


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Ministerial Session 1 - Global sustainability: challenges for developed and developing Countries

Left to right: Mr Rajesh Anand Bhagwan, Hon’ble Minister for Environment, Mauritius; Mr Paljor J Dorji, Advisor, National Environment Commission and former Minister, Government of Bhutan; Prof. Tsugio Ide, Former Vice-Minister for International Economic Affairs, Economic Planning Agency, Government of Japan; Mr Elliot Morley, Hon'ble Minister for Environment & Agri-Environment, UK; Ms Rejoice Mabudafhasi, Hon’ble Deputy Minister for Environmental Affairs and Tourism, South Africa; Mr Dato’ S Sothinathan, Hon’ble Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Malaysia



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  Mr Elliot Morley
Hon'ble Minister for Environment & Agri-Environment, UK


'A low carbon economy is not a threat to development…In terms of the agenda for sustainability we have to see that it is integrated at all levels of government. It is not just one department of each government…Trade is an important means for governments to work together but not at the cost of environmental degradation.'
     
Mr Rajesh Anand Bhagwan
Hon’ble Minister for Environment, Mauritius

'Renewable energy is a matter of priority…. Access to affordable renewable energy must be supported by the international community as a priority.'
 


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  Prof. Tsugio Ide
Former Vice-Minister for International Economic Affairs, Economic Planning Agency, Government of Japan
 
'To solve energy problems we must change the contemporary production methods and styles.'
     
Mr Paljor J Dorji, Advisor
National Environment Commission and former Minister, Government of Bhutan

'Small countries are all vulnerable to climate change. All that we do will amount to nothing if the bigger countries do not play their part.'
 


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  Ms Rejoice Mabudafhasi
Hon’ble Deputy Minister for Environmental Affairs and Tourism, South Africa
 
'The gap between rich and poor continues to rise in the African countries; agriculture has a direct link to poverty reduction….It is crucial to ensure food security in the developing countries, particularly in Africa.'
     
Mr Dato’ S Sothinathan
Hon’ble Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Malaysia

'Developing countries should look at interactions among themselves while engaging the support of the developed countries. '
 
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Plenary Session 1 - Stakeholders' panorama: are we steering development towards global sustainability?
This session will provide a forum to multilateral organisations, corporates and the media to share their perspectives on the performance of the global community towards sustainability. In this context, these stakeholders will talk about their roles, challenges and strategies in achieving the millennium development goals.
 
 Plenary Session 1a - Multilateral organisations

Left to right: Mr Nitin Desai, Advisor to the Secretary General on Information Technology (UN), United Nations; Dr Leonard Good, CEO & Chairman, Global Environment Facility, Washington, USA; Mr Ian Johnson, Vice President & Head - Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Development, The World Bank, Washington, USA; Dr Bimal Jalan, Hon'ble Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, New Delhi; Dr Sudipto Mundle, India Chief Economist, Asian Development Bank, New Delhi; Prof. Klaus Töpfer, Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme, Kenya


Mr Nitin Desai
Advisor to the Secretary General on Information Technology (UN), United Nations


'Sustainable development requires us to focus on long-term, which is not an easy task in policy-making when short-term goals need immediate attention.'
 
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  Prof. Klaus Töpfer
Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme, Kenya

 
'Last year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner, Wangari Mathaai, is known for tree plantation in Kenya. A lot of people questioned the relationship between tree planting and peace …sustainable development and environmental protection is a peace policy for the world.'
     
   
 Plenary Session 1b - Corporate organisations

Left to right: Mr Y C Deveshwar, Chairman, ITC Limited, Kolkata, India; Mr C P Jain, Chairman and Managing Director, National Thermal Power Corporation Limited, New Delhi, India; Mr Björn Stigson, President, World Business Council for Sustainable Development, Switzerland; Mr Vikram S Mehta, Chairman, Shell Group of Companies in India, New Delhi; Mr Michael P Schulhof, Chairman, Global Technology Investments, LLC, USA and Former CEO, SONY, USA

Mr Y C Deveshwar
Chairman, ITC Limited, Kolkata, India
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'There are three dimensions determining the contribution to sustainability in companies. These are the values nurtured in organizations, the visionary leadership, and vitality brought about in terms of capacity. '
 
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  Mr Vikram S Mehta
Chairman, Shell Group of Companies in India, New Delhi

 
'The issue is how do we make sustainable development a reality. There is a three-pronged approach needed: internal approach, implementing sustainability in areas of work, and implementing sustainability in society.'
     
Mr Michael P Schulhof
Chairman, Global Technology Investments, LLC, USA and Former CEO, SONY, USA


'Ideas that are developed for new technologies lead to a more industrial innovation, which promotes sustainable development. Venture capital has been instrumental in developing such technology.'
 
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  Plenary Session 1c - Media

Left to right: Mr Saeed Naqvi, Editor, World Report, New Delhi; Dr Sanjaya Baru, Media Adviser, Prime Minister's Office, New Delhi; Mr Samuel Shiroff, Executive Director, Bellagio Forum for Sustainable Development, Germany; Dr Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chair of the Board of Trustees, International Food Policy Research Institute; Mr Roger Harrabin, Senior Environment Correspondent, BBC; Mr Raj Chengappa, Managing Editor, India Today, New Delhi; Mr Pankaj Pachauri, Senior Editor, New Delhi Television Limited, New Delhi


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  Dr Sanjaya Baru
Media Adviser, Prime Minister's Office, New Delhi

 
'My specific concern is how much the NGOs are driving the media agenda. Bigger the NGO, the more attention its viewpoints receive.'
     
Mr Roger Harrabin
Senior Environment Correspondent, BBC

'We are not short-term historians. We merely chronicle what happens in front of our eyes.'
 
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  Mr Pankaj Pachauri
Senior Editor, New Delhi Television Limited, New Delhi

 
'The biggest impediment to sustainable development in India is the television. We have 100–120 television channels, out of which a large chunk is devoted to news where enough coverage is not given on issues of the environment….What we need most today is information on issues of sustainable development.'
     
   
 Reception and Dinner (Venue: Hotel Oberoi, New Delhi)

Left to right: Dr R K Pachauri, Director-General, TERI; Mr Børge Brende, Hon'ble Minister for Trade & Industry, Norway; Mr Salman Khurshid, Chairman-Dept of Policy Planning & Coord All India Congress Committee, New Delhi

Mr Salman Khurshid
Chairman-Dept of Policy Planning & Coord All India Congress Committee, New Delhi
 
 
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