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| Environmental
threats and the MDGs |
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Left
to right: Dr Alok Adholeya, Director,
Biotechnology and Management of Bioresources Division,
TERI; Ms Cornelia Richter,Deutsche
Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit
(GTZ) GmbH, Germany; Mr Ian Johnson,
Vice President & Head - Environmentally and
Socially Sustainable Development, The World Bank,
USA; Ms Soledad Blanco,Director
of International Affairs, European Commission,
Environment Directorate General, Brussels; Mr
Yvo de Boer, Deputy Director-General
for Environmental Protection & Director for
Environment Affairs, Ministry of Housing, Spatial
Planning and Environment, The Netherlands |
Moderator:
Mr Ian Johnson
Vice President & Head - Environmentally and
Socially Sustainable Development, The World Bank,
USA
Speakers:
Dr Alok Adholeya
Director, Biotechnology and Management of Bioresources
Division, TERI
Ms Soledad Blanco
Director of International Affairs, European Commission,
Environment Directorate General, Brussels
Mr Yvo de Boer
Deputy Director-General for Environmental Protection
& Director for Environment Affairs, Ministry
of Housing, Spatial Planning and Environment,
The Netherlands
Ms Cornelia Richter
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit
(GTZ) GmbH, Germany
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| Keynote
Address |
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Session
Speaker: Mr Claude Mandil, Executive
Director, International Energy Agency, France;
Session Chairperson: Mr R K Narang, Advisor
– Petroleum Business, Reliance Industries
Ltd., and former Fulltime Director, Reliance Petroleum
Ltd. |
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| Eradicating
poverty and hunger |
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| Left
to right: Dr Shiv Someshwar, Director, Asia &
Pacific Program, International Research Institute
for Climate and Society (IRI), Earth Institute of
Columbia University, New York; Mr R Gopalakrishnan,
Joint Secretary, Prime Minister’s Office;
Prof. Mohan Munasinghe, Chairman, Munasinghe Institute
For Development, Sri Lanka; Mr Saeed Naqvi, Editor,
World Report, India ; Dr Maritta R Koch-Weser, Chief
Executive Officer, The Global Exchange for Social
Investment, Germany; Mr Jafar Ahmed Chowdhury, Secretary,
Ministry of Environment & Forests, Bangladesh;
Ms Sowmya Anbumani, Trustee/Editor, Pasumai Thaayagam
(Green Motherland), Chennai |
Moderator:
Mr Saeed Naqvi
Editor, World Report, India
Speakers:
Ms Sowmya Anbumani
Trustee/Editor, Pasumai Thaayagam (Green Motherland),
Chennai
Mr Jafar Ahmed Chowdhury
Secretary, Ministry of Environment & Forests,
Bangladesh
Mr R Gopalakrishnan
Joint Secretary, Prime Minister’s
Office
Prof. Mohan Munasinghe
Chairman, Munasinghe Institute For Development,
Sri Lanka
Dr Shiv Someshwar
Director, Asia & Pacific Program, International
Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI),
Earth Institute of Columbia University, New York
Dr Maritta R Koch-Weser
Chief Executive Officer, The Global Exchange for
Social Investment, Germany
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| Keynote
Address: Making agriculture sustainable
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| Session
Speaker: Mr Ian Johnson,
Vice President & Head - Environmentally and
Socially Sustainable Development, The World Bank,
USA; Session Chairperson: Mrs Radha Singh,
Secretary, Department of Agriculture and Co-operation,
Government of India |
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| Ministerial
Session 2 – Meeting the MDGs: technology and
financing issues |
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| Left
to right: HE Mr Brice Lalonde,
Former Minister of Environment of France & Environment
Consultant, France; HE Mr Børge
Brende, Former Minister for Trade &
Industry, Norway; HE Mr Hamdun Abdulla Hameed,
Minister of Planning and National Development, Maldives;
Prof. John D Podesta, President
and CEO, Centre for American Progress, Washington,
D.C., USA ; Prof. Tsugio Ide, Former
Vice-Minister for International Economic Affairs,
Economic Planning Agency (EPA), Japan; Dr
Mamphono Khaketla, Minister Water Resources,
Lesotho |
Moderator:
Prof. John D Podesta
President and CEO, Centre for American
Progress, Washington, D.C., USA
Speakers:
HE Mr Børge Brende
Former Minister for Trade & Industry, Norway
HE Mr Hamdun
Abdulla Hameed
Minister of Planning and National Development,
Maldives
Prof. Tsugio Ide
Former Vice-Minister for International Economic
Affairs, Economic Planning Agency (EPA), Japan
Dr Mamphono Khaketla
Minister Water Resources, Lesotho
HE Mr Brice Lalonde
Former Minister of Environment of France &
Environment Consultant, France
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| Closing
panel discussion - Energizing the World Sustainable
Development Forum (WSDF): Charting out the road
ahead |
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| Left
to right: Dr R K Pachauri, Director-General,
TERI;Dr Bindu N Lohani, Director
General - Regional and Sustainable Development Department,
Asian Development Bank; Ms Frannie Leautier,
Vice President, World Bank Institute, USA; Mr
Björn Stigson, President, World Business
Council for Sustainable Development, Switzerland;
Mr Khalid Sheikh, Senior Vice President,
Group Risk Management, ABN Amro Bank; Mr
S Sundar, Distinguished Fellow, TERI |
Chairperson:
Ms Frannie Leautier
Vice President, World Bank Institute, USA
Speakers:
Dr Bindu N Lohani
Director General - Regional and Sustainable Development
Department, Asian Development Bank
Dr R K Pachauri
Director-General, TERI
Mr Khalid Sheikh
Senior Vice President, Group Risk Management,
ABN Amro Bank
Mr Björn Stigson
President, World Business Council for Sustainable
Development, Switzerland
Mr S Sundar
Distinguished Fellow, TERI
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| Valedictory
Address – Importance of water related issues
towards achieving MDGs |
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| Left
to right: Dr R K Pachauri, Director-General,
TERI, New Delhi; Dr Arcot Ramachandran,
Chairman, TERI, New Delhi; HE
Mr Ryutaro Hashimoto, Former Prime Minister
of Japan |
Welcome
Remarks:
Dr R K Pachauri
Director-General, TERI, New Delhi
Chairperson:
Dr Arcot Ramachandran
Chairman, TERI, New Delhi
Speaker:
HE Mr Ryutaro Hashimoto
Former Prime Minister of Japan
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| Vote
of Thanks |
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Ms Annapurna Vanchesvaran
Associate Director, Sustainable Development Outreach,
TERI |
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