World Sustainable Development Summit 2021

It is the annual flagship event of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).
It is the sole Summit on global issues taking place in the developing world.
Started in 2001, the Summit has become a focal point for leaders and stakeholders across the world to bridge thought and action for sustainable development
It provides a platform for global leaders and practitioners to discuss and deliberate over climatic issues of universal importance.
Post the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals and the signing of the Paris Agreement, the World Sustainable Development Summit aims to provide long-term solutions for the benefit of the global community by assembling the various stakeholders on a single platform and initiating a step in the direction of achieving constructive action in combating issues pertinent to the future of humanity
It is continuing the legacy of Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS) which was initiated in 2001 with the aim of making ‘sustainable development’ a globally shared goal.

TERI is a leading think tank that conducts research work in the fields of energy, environment and sustainable development
Established in 1974 as Tata Energy Research Institute and was renamed The Energy and Resources Institute in 2003.
It aims to focus on formulating local and national level strategies for shaping global solutions to critical issues.
Its key focus lies in promoting clean energy, water management, pollution management, sustainable agriculture and climate resilience.

Enhancing conservation, utilization of and access to water, including watershed management
Enabling the planning and governance of environmentally sustainable cities through green buildings and through management of solid waste, sewage, sanitation, mobility and air quality
Building resilience to adverse impacts of climate change due to cyclones and variations in hydrology and temperature
Enhancing ecosystem services especially in forestry and biodiversity
Enabling sustainable food production and nutritional security through quality planting material, bio-based agricultural inputs and crop diversification

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi recently inaugurated the World Sustainable Development Summit 2021 via video conferencing.

The theme of the 2021 Summit is ‘Redefining our common future: Safe and secure environment for all’.

Key takeaways from Prime Minister’s speech at the summit

- - India reassured its commitment under the Paris Climate deal to reduce emissions intensity of GDP by 33 to 35 percent from 2005 levels.
  - India is making steady progress on its commitment to Land Degradation Neutrality and also on track to setting up four fifty gigawatts of Renewable Energy generating capacity by Twenty Thirty.

- - Under the Ujala program, 367 million LED bulbs became a part of people’s lives which reduced over thirty eight million tonnes carbon dioxide per year.
  - The Jal Jeevan Mission has connected over thirty four million households with tap connections in just about 18 months.
  - Through the PM Ujjwala Yojna more than 80 million households below the poverty line have access to clean cooking fuel.

To enhance India’s disaster management capabilities, commitments to Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) were also highlighted.

The Summit will bring together a wide number of governments, business leaders, academicians, climate scientists, youth, and the civil society in the fight against climate change.
India’s Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and Ministry of Earth Sciences are key partners of the Summit.
Energy and industry transition, adaptation and resilience, nature based solutions, climate finance, circular economy, clean oceans and air pollution, are amongst the range of topics to be discussed during the Summit.

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