Indo - German Working
Groups on Water Management & Circular Economy to be set up
The Minister for
Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Shri Prakash Javadekar has said that Government’s
initiatives to tap cleaner sources of energy reflected India’s commitment to pursue
and practice clean and sustainable development. As a fast developing economy, climate
adaptation measures along with mitigation formed the defining factor in India’s
approach towards development. He also emphasized the need to alter the energy
mix in favour of renewable energy sources so that a balanced approach towards
development and environment conservation could be evolved. Shri Javadekar
stated this while giving a joint statement with Dr. Barbara Hendricks, Minister
for Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety, of Germany
here today.
Also speaking on the occasion, Dr. Barbara Hendricks has said that 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 have 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 emphasized that the UN Climate Summit in Lima had
laid the foundations for negotiations on a new global climate agreement which
would be adopted in the Climate Change Conference to be held in Paris later
this year.
Courtesy: pib.nic.in
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