HT Bureau
GUWAHATI, April 29: The Sustainable and Resilient Communities (SRC) Conclave of Civil 20 (C20), one of the official Engagement Groups of the G20, has been inaugurated at Gangtok, Sikkim. Over 200 Indian and international delegates, including policymakers, academicians, and leaders of civil society organizations, are participating in discussions and workshops at the two-day event. The deliberations revolve around the global policies related to Climate Resilience and Social Justice, Net-Zero Emission Management, Environment Sustainability, and Compassion Driven Approaches. The participants would identify the gaps in these areas and brainstorm innovative solutions which will directly impact the policy recommendations to be launched at the C20 Summit in July 2023.
Dignitaries present during the inaugural ceremony included Kunga Nima Lepcha, minister, Land Revenue & Disaster Management, Govt. of Sikkim; MN Sherpa, minister for Transport and Power Department, Govt. of Sikkim; Anil Raj Rai (IAS), secretary, Land Revenue & Disaster Management, Govt. of Sikkim; Joyce Kakuramatsi Kikafunda, high commissioner of the Republic of Uganda; among others.
During the occasion, Lepcha, said, “Sustainable and resilient communities can meet their present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs and recover from various environmental, social, and economic challenges. Since 2015, the Sikkim Government has taken many measures to promote environmental, social, and economic sustainability, infrastructure and technology, and emergency preparedness. Sikkim has topped all parameters of Sustainable Development Goals for 2021 in the Northeast region. We are the first state in the world to turn fully organic.”
During the event, a speedball distribution campaign was launched in Sikkim by the C20 Sustainable and Resilient Communities (SRC) Working Group, in association with AYUDH, the Mata Amritanandamayi Math’s global youth wing. The global campaign aims to disperse one million seed balls in fragile ecosystems worldwide and create general awareness in people about the significance of seed balls in restoring ecological balance.
