IIT Delhi partners with UNDP for sustainable solutions

By siliconindia  |  Friday, 16 February 2024, 09:34:59 AM IST

IIT Delhi partners with UNDP for sustainable solutions
IIT Delhi and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) India have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at collaboratively developing solutions to promote sustainable development, with particular emphasis on environment, energy, and climate change.
The collaboration aims to foster the creation and dissemination of inventive and adaptable solutions to facilitate the shift towards low-carbon and climate-resilient trajectories. It will provide policy guidance and implementation assistance to advance key areas such as climate change adaptation, addressing loss and damage, enhancing national innovation systems to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and utilizing digital innovations to facilitate the adoption of green energy and other climate-friendly technologies.
Through the establishment and reinforcement of international knowledge networks, the partnership will propel the sustainable development agenda in regions of the world categorized as the Global South. Welcoming the partnership, Professor Rangan Banerjee, Director, IIT Delhi, said, "Climate change adaptation, vulnerability and sustainable development are important areas for India and the world. We are excited to partner with UNDP to work on insights, research and evidence-based policies for these critical areas".
Reaffirming UNDP's commitment to accelerate climate action, Ms. Isabelle Tschan, Resident Representative, a.i., UNDP India, said, "As we stand at the midpoint of the 2030 Agenda, addressing climate change has become imperative in our efforts to achieve the SDGs. We are excited about this new partnership with IIT Delhi which will harness the power of innovative research and technology-driven solutions for climate action and energy sustainability".
The Memorandum of Understanding has been agreed upon for a duration of three years. Through this accord, both entities aspire to instigate significant transformations, spearheading endeavors towards a more environmentally sustainable and resilient global landscape.

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