India Committed to Sustainable Development – Javadekar
Indo- German Working Groups on Water Management to be set up
By Our Economic Correspondent
New Delhi, Jan 28: Environment and Forests Minister Prakash Javadekar said India was committed to sustainable development and this was reflected in the Government’s initiatives to tap cleaner sources of energy.
Climate adaptation measures along with mitigation formed the defining factor in India’s approach towards development, Javdekar said while making a joint statement with Dr. Barbara Hendricks, Minister for Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety, of Germany here today.
Javdekar stressed the need to alter the energy mix in favor of renewable energy sources so that a balanced approach towards development and environment conservation could be evolved.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Barbara Hendricks said that both the Indian and German governments held similar positions for the Post-2015 agenda on Climate Change. Both Countries needed sustainable development goals that address all three dimensions of sustainability – economic, ecological and social aspects – equally. Germany was ready to share with India its experience in adapting to sustainable development models, the German Minister said.
In a Bilateral Meeting held here, both the countries decided to set up two Working Groups – One on Circular Economy and the other on Water Management. The Ministers stated that the focus of the working group would be restoration of water bodies, waste management, and more efficient use of water resources.
Both the Ministers agreed that the UN Climate Summit in Lima had laid the foundations for negotiations on a new global climate agreement which they said would be adopted in the Climate Change Conference to be held in Paris later this year.
