World Sustainable Developement Summit(WSDS)

News:The World Sustainable Development Summit(WSDS) has started at Habitat Centre,New Delhi.

Facts:

About WSDS:

  • The World Sustainable Development Summit is an annual event organized by The Energy and Resources Institute(TERI) since 2001.
  • The summit was earlier known as Delhi Sustainable Development Summit.
  • The summit brings together Nobel laureates, political leaders among others on a common platform to deliberate on issues related to sustainable development and climate change.
  • Theme for 2020 summit- Towards 2030: Making the Decade Count.

Additional information:

About TERI:

  • The Energy and Resources Institute(TERI) is a non-profit research institute established in 1974.
  • It conducts research work in the fields of energy, environment and sustainable development for India and the Global South.