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Climate Change and the Polar Regions: India’s Responsibilities and Initiatives

EVENT DATE25 June 2018 · 09:30–11:30 (Asia/Kolkata)
VENUE / FORMATCommittee Hall, Ground Floor, SIS Old Building, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
PRPI’S ROLECo-convenor and moderators
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Polar Research and Policy Initiative and the School of International Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University convened a roundtable on climate change and the polar regions, focusing on India’s responsibilities and initiatives. Hriday Sarma and Dr Dwayne Ryan Menezes moderated the discussion.

PRPI participation

Dr Dwayne Ryan Menezes · Hriday Sarma · Co-convenor and moderators

Other participants

  • Dr Prabir Ghosh Dastidar, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India
  • Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan (retired), National Maritime Foundation
  • Dr Vijay Sakhuja, Indian Council of World Affairs
  • Dr Sima Baidya, School of International Studies, JNU
  • Dr Nanda Kumar Janardhanan, Energy Studies Programme, JNU
  • Dr Nalin Kumar Mohapatra, School of International Studies, JNU
  • Leena Kukreja, Embassy of Sweden in India
  • Sune Kaur-Pedersen, Royal Danish Embassy in India
  • Marta Gjørtz, Royal Norwegian Embassy in India
  • Representative, High Commission of Canada in India
  • Lydia Powell, Observer Research Foundation
  • Swagat Bam, Observer Research Foundation
  • Dr Uttam Kumar Sinha, Institute for Defence Studies and Analysis
  • Abhishek Pratap Singh, China Studies Centre
  • Vasudha Chawla, National Maritime Foundation
  • Rashmi Ramesh, Institute for Defence Studies and Analysis
  • Shankar Shinde, Federation of Freight Forwarders’ Associations in India
Climate Change and the Polar Regions: India’s Responsibilities and Initiatives – programme
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