Energy, Environment, and Development

Energy, Environment, and Development: Analysing Opportunities for Reducing Poverty     
14 to 16 December 2006
Bangalore, India

Website: http://www.teriin.org/events/eedconference
Contact name: Ulka KELKAR

it will focus on challenges for sustainable development that arise from the nexus between energy, environment, and poverty. It will attempt to identify an agenda for action and policy relevant research, particularly focusing on Asia.

Organized by: TERI, Veolia Environment Institute , Sustainable Development and International Relations Institute

The 3rd Future Environmental Trends Conference on 'Energy, environment, and development: analysing opportunities for reducing poverty' will focus on challenges for sustainable development that arise from the nexus between energy, environment, and poverty. It will provide an opportunity for researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and the donor community to engage in constructive dialogue on possible solutions.

"A day will come when the progress of nations will be judged not by their military or economic strength, nor by the splendour of their capital cities and public buildings, but by the well-being of their peoples: by their levels of health, nutrition, and education; by their opportunities to earn a fair reward for their labours; by their ability to participate in the decisions that affect their lives…" UNICEF. 1995. The progress of nations. New York: United Nations Children's Fund "I stress that development must be sustainable. All our efforts will be in vain if their results are reversed by continued degradation of the environment and depletion of our natural resources" Kofi Annan's statement to the United Nations General Assembly, New York, 21 March 2005