COP29: Bridging India’s Climate Action and SDGs
BAKU, November 18, 2024 — On the sidelines of COP29, Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI), The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), TERI School of Advanced Studies (TERI-SAS), German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU), and the Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA) co-host an official side event to explore governance strategies for enhancing synergies between SDGs and climate action. The event featured a welcome address by Dr. Vibha Dhawan, Director General of TERI, and was chaired by Prof. Anna-Katharina Hornidge of WBGU. High-level statements were delivered by Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Honorable Adviser to the Government of Bangladesh. Panelists included Dr. Shailly Kedia, Senior Fellow of TERI, Dr. Gopal Sarangi, Head of Policy and Management Studies of TERI-SAS, Dr. Md. Golam Rabbani, Head of Climate Bridge Fund Secretariat of BRAC, and Alistair Ritchie, Director of Asia-Pacific Sustainability of ASPI. Speakers presented insights on SDG-climate synergies, just transitions, and locally led adaptation financing. (1 hr., 25 min.)
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