New Delhi: On Thursday i.e. February 4, 2010, Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh inaugurated the 10th Delhi Sustainable Development Summit at The Energy Research Institute (TERI). During the inauguration ceremony, Mr Singh has announced the establishment of an Indian Network of over 120 research institutes for Comprehensive Climate Change Assessment, which would bring out regular reports on the impact of climate change on different sectors and different regions of the country.
The main objective of the government to launch these institutes is to achieve one of its mission under the National Action Plan on 'Strategic Knowledge for Climate Change', to promote high quality and focused research on various aspects of climate change. Further, to make this network effective, the government seeks international collaboration and is slated to release first such assessment in November this year. Mr Singh mentioned about the establishment of a National Institute of Himalayan Glaciology in Dehradun. Further, they are looking forward to international cooperation in this vital area.
As per sources, the PM, while addressing the gathering of government leaders, civil society activists, academics and scientists from around the world, lauded the efforts of Dr. R.K. Pachauri at the recent Copenhagen climate summit, who earned TERI a well-deserved respect and international acclaim for its contributions to the global effort in meeting the twin challenges of energy security and climate change. He also urged that the developing countries need to contribute to the global cause and assured that India would not be far behind.
