Karnataka Sustainable Development Summit (KSDS) - Sustainable Infrastructure Development in Karnataka: Key Achievements and Way Forward
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The first build-up event to the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS) 2011 was organized on 22 October in Bangaluru by TERI and the Government of Karnataka. The aim of the summit was to fast-track mainstream sustainability concerns into the development path of the resource-rich and economically resurgent state of Karnataka. The summit endeavoured to raise awareness on key thematic issues among a diverse range of stakeholders, and eventually lead to incorporation of these into the development strategy of the state. The multi-stakeholder discussions during the summit focused on specific sustainable development issues, the prevalent best practices, and the way forward to outlining a sustainable development roadmap for the state. Four key thematic areas covered were: (1) Green buildings; (2) Power scenario; (3) Urban transport initiatives; and (4) Urban water and resource management issues, apart from discussing many positive examples of sustainable local-and state-level initiatives and social, environmental, and institutional challenges in the state. Some key learnings from this summit will be highlighted at the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit, scheduled to be held from 3-5 February 2011.The summit also convened a DSDS build-up event for the youth on climate change, where close to 100 students from various colleges participated.
Inaugurated by Honorable Chief Minister Sh. B S Yeddyurappa in the presence of Dr R K Pachauri, Director-General, TERI, and Mr S V Ranganath, Chief Secretary, Government of Karnataka, the summit was attended by senior government functionaries and opinion leaders in Karnataka.
Delhi Sustainable Development Summit 2011 proposes to reach out to five other Indian states, namely Assam, Bihar, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, and Uttarakhand, to bring out models of sustainability between now and February 2011.
Speakers at the KSDS:
- Ms Lakshmi Venkatachalam, Vice-President (Private Sector and Cofinancing Operations), ADB
- Mr V Madhu, IAS, Principal Secretary-Infrastructure Development Dept.
- Mr Arvind Srivastava, Managing Director, KUIDFC
- Dr Anjum Parwez, IAS, Director, Dept. Of Municipal Administration
- Mr L V Nagarajan, Principal Secretary, Finance Dept.
- Prof K V Raju, Economic Advisor to the CM
- Dr Arvind Mayaram, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development, GoI
- Prof J Philip, President, XIME
- Mr N S Srinivasa Murthy, President, FKCCI
- Dr Vinod Vyasulu, Director, Centre for Budget and Policy Studies, Bangalore
- Dr A Ravindra, Chairman-CSD and Advisor the CM
- Mr P Ravikumar, IAS, Principal Secretary-RDPR
- Mr Sanjiv Kumar, IAS, Secretary-Planning & Statistics
- Mr A S Sadashivaiah, IFS (Retd.) Chairman, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board
- Mr S Sundar, Distinguished Fellow, TERI
- Prof. S R Hiremath ,NGO Dharwad
- Mr Prodyut Dutt, Principal Infrastructure Specialist, India Resident Mission, ADB, New Delhi
- Mr M G Prabhakar, Chairman-Energy Committee, FKCCI
- Mr Rajiv Bawa, Executive Vice-President, Corporate Affairs, Uninor
- Mr M R Sreenivasa Murthy, IAS, Chairman-KERC