NIPFP jointly organised the Indo-German Think Tank Dialogue on Green and Inclusive Economy - A Contribution to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), New Delhi and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Berlin at Taj Mahal Hotel, Mansingh Road, New Delhi on 28-29 October, 2015.

Dr. Rita Pandey, Professor, NIPFP and Member, Indo-German Expert Group at the IGEG 2015 conference with other experts

Source

The conference focussed on the issue of green and inclusive development which doesn’t leave out marginalized communities, and does not cause further damage to our planet. The adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals as well as growing concern over climate change has given a renewed impetus to the idea of sustainable and inclusive development. The conference was held on behalf of the Indo-German Expert Group on Green and Inclusive Economy.

Dr. Rita Pandey, Professor, NIPFP and Member, Indo-German Expert Group at the IGEG 2015 conference with other experts

Source

NIPFP was represented at the conference by Dr. Rita Pandey, Professor and Dr. Rathin Roy, Director, both members of the Indo-German Expert Group on Green and Inclusive Economy (IGEG), who made active contributions during the event, esp. in the panel discussion in the closing and opening sessions, respectively.

“The world today is moving towards a greener and sustainable economy but the major obstacle towards achieving sustainable development is lack of adequate of finance to support green technologies. The international business and financial community needs to be taken into confidence and taken on board. Global savings last year amounted to nearly 7.5 trillion dollars and a green and inclusive economy will require approximately 4 trillion dollars. It’s necessary to have standing conference on global finance allocation,” said Dr. Rathin Roy at the conference.

Dr. Rathin Roy, Director and Dr. Rita Pandey, Professor at IGEG 2015 conference

Source

The Indo-German Expert Group (IGEG) is an interdisciplinary working group of renowned experts from leading research institutions/ political think tanks in India and Germany. It was set up in 2013 to enhance collaborative learning, contribute to informed decision-making in both countries and feed into the international debate on a green and inclusive economy. The group is supported by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB) and facilitated by the GIZ Environmental Policy Programme in Berlin and the Indo-German Environment Partnership in Delhi.

For post-event report, policy papers and photographs, visit IGEG 2015 microsite.