Jairam Ramesh to Head Panel on Global Research Platform
by The Daily Eye Team October 28 2014, 2:45 pm Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 33 secsFormer Union minister Jairam Ramesh has been named to chair a global research platform panel on sustainable development instituted by an alliance of organisations such as UNEP, UNESCO and World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
The inaugural Future Earth Engagement Committee is the flagship initiative of the Science and Technology Alliance for Global Sustainability.
Future Earth is a global research platform providing knowledge and support to accelerate the transformations to a sustainable world.
The Engagement Committee is a strategic advisory group of thought-leaders from stakeholder groups including business, policy and civil society, representing the diversity of societal partners needed to address the challenges of global environmental change.