Luncheon address
| Session summary |
| The chairperson, Dr Joachim Treusch
highlighted the need to improve education, especially in rural areas. Dr Wakako Hironaka
expressed her sympathy over the Gujarat tragedy. Comparing it with a similar earthquake in
Kobe, Japan, she said that the tragedy had sensitized them to city planning, fire
regulations, research and development improvements and earthquake-resistant buildings. She
ascribed environmental destruction to a combination of factors such as population,
poverty, and economic growth in the absence of regulatory measures. Expressing concern
over the rapid degradation of the environment, she said global issues related to
environment, global warming, desertification, etc. required immediate address. Lack of
coordination, poor governance, and conflict among actors had hamstrung proper action. She
said that joint efforts between developing and developed countries would greatly help
alleviate poverty. She also stressed on the importance of forming a principle that tackles
conflicting interests and designing a sustainable model that pursues common ethics. |
| Chairperson |
Prof.
(Dr) Joachim Treusch
Chairman, Vorsitzender des Vorstands,
Germany |
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| Address |
Dr Wakako
Hironaka
Member of House of Councillors and
Former Minister for Environment, Japan |
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