World Sustainable Development Summit 2021

World Sustainable Development Summit was organised on June 4, on the eve of World Environment Day. Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar, addressed the summit and underlined the importance of water conservation by adopting conservation technologies and changing water use habits.’

Theme of Summit

World Sustainable Development Summit 2021 was held under theme “Redefining our common future: Safe & Secure Environment for All”.

Highlights

According to the minister, availability of water is continuously declining and agriculture sector alone consumes 85 percent of available water. Thus, water conservation methods should be used in Agriculture to manage available water resources efficiently.

About World Sustainable Development Summit

World Sustainable Development Summit is annual flagship event organised by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). Summit brings together political leaders, Nobel laureates, decision-makers from bilateral & multilateral institutions, scientists & researchers and media personnel to discuss issues related to sustainable development.

Aim of the summit

World Sustainable Development Summit aims to provide long-term solutions to benefit of global community by assembling different stakeholders on single platform.

World Environment Day 2021

World environment day is celebrated on June 5. It is a flagship day of United Nations to promote worldwide awareness and action on environment. This year, Pakistan is hosting the world environment day in partnership with UN Environment Programme (UNEP) under the theme ‘ecosystem restoration’.

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2021