IVE, TERI, and IDDRI announce the 3rd Future Environmental Trends Conference on “Energy, Environment, and Development – Analysing Opportunities for Reducing Poverty”, to be held during 14-16 December 2006 in Bangalore, India. The conference will focus on challenges for sustainable development that arise from the nexus between energy, environment, and poverty. It will provide an opportunity for researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and the donor community to engage in constructive dialogue on possible solutions. It will attempt to identify an agenda for action and policy relevant research, particularly focusing on developing countries in Asia.

About the organisers

Created in 2001, the Institut Veolia Environnement promotes foresight reflection on subjects related to the environment in partnership with universities or research organizations in order to shed light on the important issues for the upcoming decades.

A dynamic and flexible organization with a global vision and a local focus, TERI was established in 1974, and conducts research activities in the fields of in the fields of energy, environment, and sustainable development.

Founded in 2001 as a research consortium, IDDRI became a non-profit, non-governmental think tank in 2003. It provides forums and networks creating common culture on sustainability issues among stakeholders.