PM Modi to inaugurate World Sustainable development Summit today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the World Sustainable Development Summit -2018 in New Delhi today. The summit is the flagship forum of the Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). It seeks to bring together, global leaders and thinkers in the fields of sustainable development, energy and environment sectors, on a common platform.

The theme of the three-day summit is partnerships for a resilient planet, seeking to create action frameworks to resolve some of the most urgent challenges facing developing economies in the backdrop of climate



change.

It will address a wide variety of issues, including combating land degradation, effective waste management mechanisms, combat air pollution effectively and create financial mechanisms to enable effective climate change mitigation.

The Greenovation Exhibition will showcase the latest technological advancements to meet Sustainable Development Goals. Over two thousand delegates are expected to participate in the summit, including several Central Ministers, policymakers, researchers, diplomats and corporates from around the world.