Keynote address 7
| Session summary |
| Ambassador Farooq Sobhan emphasized the need to address
the issue of sustainable development in the light of various interlinked factors such as
population, poverty, illiteracy, lack of infrastructure, and proper governance. Dr Karan
Singh said that there are two choices to development: sustainable or unsustainable, which
involve moral, ethical, and technological issues. The very foundations of life, namely
air, water, and land, are already polluted and this has imperiled the future of the human
race. Referring to the Vedic reverence for nature, he said that divinity is inherent in
natural environment. He called for a commitment to sustain and save the environment,
focusing on renewable sources of energy, technological breakthroughs, and massive
educational campaigns for spreading awareness about energy conservation and environmental
protection. The onus of responsibility to protect the environment lies on the younger
generation, which should spread the basic message of survival. Sustainable development
required massive cooperation from all sections of society and empowerment of women. |
| Chairperson |
Ambassador
Farooq Sobhan
Former Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh"When we speak of sustainable development, we are addressing
quality of life, not individually but globally." |
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Dr
Karan Singh
President, The People's Commission on Environment and
Development, India"Unless
we capture a divinity inherent in nature, we will end up destroying it." |
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