Alliance française de Pondichéry BOOST YOUR CAREER BY LEARNING FRENCH !
Date/Time
Date(s) - 22/05/2015
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Location
Alliance Française de Pondichéry
Categories
Conference/Debate
Tackling climate change for greener growth: global endeavour, local solutions »
The conference will aim at outlining the main objectives of the COP21 conference to be held in Paris in December. In this view, contributions from all stakeholders, including civil societies, businesses and the scientific community are essential to the success of the Paris Conference. The panel discussion will also aim at bringing about ideas, if possible out of the box, and initiatives taken in India, including bilateral and multilateral cooperation. The specific achievements of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry will contribute to illustrate these initiatives.
| PROGRAMME | ||
| 3:00 – 3:05 | Welcome address | Mr. Olivier LITVINE, Director, Alliance Francaise, Pondichéry |
| 3:05 – 3:15 | Introductory remarks | Mr. Francois RICHIER, French Ambassador to India |
| 3:15 – 3:30 | Reconciling climate and development: some AFD projects | Ms. Aude FLOGNY, Regional Director for South Asia, French Development Agency (AFD) |
| 3:30 – 3:45 | Monitoring forest carbon in the tropics | Mr. Maxime REJOU, researcher, French Institute of Pondicherry (IFP) |
| 3:45 – 4:00 | Stewardship for sustainable development of the bioregion | Mr. Probir BANERJEE, President, PondyCAN |
| 4:00 – 4:15 | The RISK approach to climate change | Mr. Meenakshi KUMAR, Industrialist |
| 4:15 – 4:45 | Debate | Moderated by Mr. François MUNOZ, Head of Ecology Department, French Institute of Pondicherry (IFP) |
@ Alliance française Auditorium – 58 Suffren St
Flood in Bangladesh. Copyright Yann Arthus-Bertrand/Altitude
Photographic exhibition
“60 solutions against climate change”
The conference is organized in partnership with the Alliance française de Pondichéry and Institut Français de Pondichéry along with the inauguration of a photographic exhibition by Yann Arthus-Bertrand entitled, “60 solutions against climate change”, which is sponsored by Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and Fondation Good Planet.
| 5:00 – 5:15 | Welcome addressInauguration of the exhibition | Mr. Lalit VERMA, President, Alliance française, PondichéryMr. Francois RICHIER, French Ambassador to India |
| 5:15 – 6 :00 | Refreshments | |
@ Françoise L’Hernault Gallery, Maison Colombani – 37 Dumas St.
A problem without a solution is a poorly stated problem, said Albert Einstein. Contrary to what many people think, global warming is not merely a problem, it is also a flurry of solutions and opportunities that have already pooped out from civil society, from corporations, from institutions and from individuals as well. Some are well known, others less so; some are surprising, others are expected; some will have a global impact, others are of symbolic order; some are local, others will have a planetary reach.
Most of them allow to face climate change, but they also provide a string of side benefits, as they are called. They allow us to strengthen society and to favour a development respectful of the environment and of men and women. The Good Planet Foundation has selected the most interesting ones, together with the Agence Française de Développement (AFD). Some are displayed here today, all of them were compiled into a book and a website “60 solutions”. We hope that these examples will inspire you, whether you are a citizen or a decision maker. With this initiative, we wish to contribute to stimulate change, as it is greatly needed to make our planet a better place to live together. See → www.60solutions.org
About COP 21
The 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 21), will be held on 11 December 2015 in Paris bringing together around 40,000 participants. The stakes are high: the aim is to reach – for the first time – a universal, legally binding agreement that will enable us to combat climate change effectively and boost the transition towards resilient, low-carbon societies and economies in order to limit global warming to below 2°C and societies’ adaptation to existing climate change. See → www.cop21.gouv.fr
