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The DSDS Series

With intent to foster hope and stimulate action towards respectable standards of living for the world’s poorest and a responsible pattern of production and consumption among the richest, TERI organizes the DSDS (Delhi Sustainable Development Summit) annually. The only forum convened in a developing country, the Summit brings together the finest minds and the leading thinkers of the world to focus attention on the challenge of sustainable development as it relates to current trends at the global, regional, and local levels. By combining the talents of leaders from government, bilateral and multilateral development organizations, business and industry, academia and civil society, this unique annual summit develops and articulates solutions that become increasingly important in a world of large-scale hunger and malnutrition, extensive disease, and physical suffering, which may increase with major threats such as climate change, loss of biodiversity, and damaged ecosystems—in a world that has reached unprecedented levels of wealth and prosperity in aggregate terms!

 

DSDS 2005

DSDS 2005 would revolve around the theme Beyond Universal Goals: steering development towards global sustainability.

It would treat as a threshold the Millennium Development Goals adopted by the United Nations in 2000 and reach beyond them to

review what has been achieved in the past five years,
highlight the imperatives of attempting much more than what the global community has accomplished, and
set a path for action in the following ten years that would create a brighter future for the next generation and a secure and safe planet, devoid of irreversible damage to its natural resources and ecosystems.

As in previous years, DSDS 2005 (3–5 February) will also involve heads of government, Nobel laureates, corporate CEOs, and leaders of development organizations, research institutions, and reputable non-governmental organizations.

Who should attend

A must for decision-makers from governments, corporates, non-governmental organizations; pioneering researchers and scientists; leading media representatives; and senior executives from bilaterals, multilaterals, and the diplomatic corps.

Why attend

DSDS brings together prominent leaders in government, corporate, non-profit and independent organizations, on one platform stimulating debate and discussions that offers both breakthrough ideas and direct action.

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Past summits

DSDS 2004
Partnerships for Sustainable Development

DSDS 2004 (4–7 February) catalysed intensive deliberations on the theme Partnerships for Sustainable Development: addressing the WEHAB agenda encompassing water and sanitation, energy, health, agriculture, and biodiversity. The summit this year was unique in its own way, accompanied by a number of side events focusing on important issues of sustainable development, including climate change, corporate social responsibility, biotechnology, environment–health linkages, rural development, renewables, and role of the media. The curtain raiser event of the summit was the CEO Forum for which over 35 CEOs of Indian and international corporates assembled to deliberate on the theme From Johannesburg: a future roadmap on the social and environmental challenges for business.
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DSDS 2003
Beyond Johannesburg

DSDS 2003 (6–9 February) was aptly titled The Message from WSSD: translating resolve into action for a sustainable future. Held in the wake of the World Summit on Sustainable Development, which set priorities for action, DSDS 2003 essentially focused on ways to turn those priorities into concrete action. Encompassing a number of pertinent issues – water and sanitation, environment and health, education, corporate social responsibility, forestry and biodiversity, governance and media, climate change, and so on – DSDS 2003 added value to the WSSD process through many action-oriented suggestions. The summit proceedings reiterated that sustainable development issues are complex and must be tackled through integrated efforts of business organizations, governments, and civil society.
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DSDS 2002
Looking at livelihoods

The second edition, DSDS 2002 (8–11 February 2002), focused on Ensuring Sustainable Livelihoods: challenges for governments, corporates, and civil society at Rio + 10. It sparked opportune dialogue and debate, and recharged the political momentum and enthusiasm of all involved in the Rio + 10 process, just ahead of the Johannesburg Summit. It provided concrete recommendations to feed into the Johannesburg process, advocating a holistic approach to natural resource management with an understanding of the dynamic interactions of the people – especially the poor – with the environment.
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DSDS 2001
Tackling poverty

2.8 billion people still live in crippling poverty, which constrains choices, exacerbates vulnerability, and perpetuates inequities with dangerous consequences. DSDS 2001 (7–9 February 2001) brainstormed on Poverty: the global challenge for governments, industry, scientists, and civil society. The summit stressed that sustainable solutions should be swiftly devised and implemented by governments, corporates, civil society, and the scientific community, working in tandem.
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