Today, human civilization is faced with the challenge of global warming. Global and local climate may change faster than our ability to adapt.

It is time we put environment laws and regulations in place and modify them as we learn more, and as technology solutions begin to manifest them. There is a strong need for the Industry and businesses to innovate, manufacture, and operate under a new paradigm where climate change and sustainable environment drives the decision making.

Strengthening climate capacities in the environmental administration at all levels could help to improve policy formulation and coordination.

Green Conclave brings the global leadership in earth system sciences at one mega forum.

This platform will be a rare opportunity where for the first time leading organisations, public, private and scientific research associations, will come under one roof.

Challenges and opportunities based on their regional perspectives will be discussed which are relevant to the evolving, equitable regime for addressing climate change. Various national circumstances, political interests, institutions and capacities to achieve sustainable development objectives will form key areas of discussion.

I believe that Green Conclave will act as an impetus towards giving the objective of sustainable development a proper direction.

Dr. Shailesh R Nayak
Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences
Government of India