Conference on climate change issues & opportunities
Chennai, 13 July 2002 

Jointly organised by Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF), Government of India, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI), and TERI 

Inaugural address Thiru T R Baalu Minister, Environment & Forests, GoI

  

Programme (includes presentations of the speakers in PDF)

0930 - 1000 hrs	Registration
1000 - 1115 hrs	Inaugural session
	Welcome address Dr V L Dutt Past President FICCI & CMD, KCP Limited Address Shri P V Jayakrishnan Secretary, MoEF Keynote address Shri C Dasgupta Distinguished Fellow, TERI Inaugural address Thiru T R Baalu Minister, Environment & Forests, GoI Vote of thanks Shri N Sivaramakrishnan Member, FICCI Southern Region Council
1115 - 1130 hrs	Tea
1130 - 1300 hrs	Session I: Climate change issues & responses
	Session chairman Shri P V Jayakrishnan Secretary, MoEF Climate change scenarios Dr G B Pant Director, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) The Delhi COP perspective: stocktaking and recent developments  Shri Vijai Sharma Former National Focal Point (1995-2001), MoEF Issues in International climate change negotiations Dr Preety Bhandari Director, Policy Analysis Division, TERI Response to implementing the Convention: the NATCOM process Dr Subodh Sharma National Project Director, NATCOM Panel discussion Panelists Dr Girija Vaidyanathan, Secretary, Department of Environment & Forests, Govt of Tamil Nadu Shri Vijai Sharma Dr R Nagendran Centre for Environmental Studies, Anna University
1300 - 1400 hrs	Lunch
1400 - 1600 hrs	Session II: Climate change and industry
	Session chairman Shri C Dasgupta Distinguished Fellow, TERI Climate change & industry: impact & opportunities Dr Amit Garg NATCOM Consultant, Winrock International India Climate change & carbon finance - an FI perspective Shri Ajay Narayanan Vice President (Environment Management & Social Development Group), IDFC GHG emissions - challenges & opportunities for Indian industry Dr G C Datta Roy Chief Executive-Power Business, DCM Shriram Consolidated Ltd Discussions
1545 - 1600 hrs	Tea
1600 - 1700 hrs	Valedictory session: issues before COP 8
	Session chairman Shri C Vishwanath Joint Secretary, MoEF Introduction to issues before COP 8 Shri A K Mehta Deputy Secretary, MoEF Panel discussion panelists Shri C Dasgupta Shri Ram Thiyagarajan, CMD, Thiru Arooran Sugars Limited

 

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