GENERAL SESSION 7: THE SOUTH ASIAN SYMPOSIUM ON CLIMATE CHANGE

Starts: 3:30 PM Ends: 6:05 PM

Chairman: Kanak Mani Dixit,  Founder & Editor Himal Nepal 

Keynote Address: Dechen Tsering Director, Climate Change Division, and Director, Regional Office of Asia Pacific, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

FIRST PANEL: Glacial Melt: A Sustainable Strategy for the Water Towers of South Asia

Participant and Facilitator: Indrika Ratwatte, UN Resident Coordinator Afghanistan

Partcipants:

• Romina Khurshid Alam, Coordinator to PM on Climate Change
• Sonam Wangchuk, Ramon Magsaysay Award Winner 2018 India
• Aisha Khan, Civil Society Coalition for Climate Change Pakistan

SECOND PANEL: South Asian Air Pollution: A threat to public health.

Facilitator: Dawar Butt, Air Quality Expert

Participants:

• Zoom: Marriyum Aurangzeb, Senior Minister, Government of Punjab 
• Indrika Ratwatte, UN Resident Coordinator Afghanistan
• Ellen Mpangananji Thom, WHO Deputy Representative in Pakistan
• Video Message: Sunita Narain, Director General, Centre for Science and Environment India

THIRD PANEL: Beyond Fossil Fuels: Balancing Development and Decarbonisation in South Asia 

Facilitator: Dr. Abid Qaiyum Suleri, Executive Director, SDPI 

Participants:

• Harjeet Singh, Global Engagement Director, Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative 
• Indrika Ratwatte, UN Resident Coordinator Afghanistan
• Rakshya R Thapa, South Asia Climate Change and Energy Advisor & Carbon Finance Specialist, UNICEF

 Chairman’s Concluding Address: Kanak Mani Dixit,  Founder and Editor Himal Nepal