A set of eight events – from exhibitions to movies, plays and a conference marked the Bonjour India Environment and Climate Change week in Bangalore.
The highlight of the week, was the Indo French Conference on Environment, Climate Change and Sustainable Development which brought together under one roof eminent speakers, scientists and the civil society. It was a unique occasion for scientists, leading thinkers and the public to come together and dialogue on this issue of global importance.
Sustainable development has been an arena of intensive scientific and socio-political debates for the last four decades and today it has become much more widespread and wide ranging in the climate change context. With many newer threats emerging to the environment and eco-systems, the time has come to relook and reorient our understanding of the roles of science, technology and the humanities in sustainable development.
The challenges faced in sustainable development are common to both India and France. The promotion and emphasis on scientific and technological research in both countries has allowed for numerous platforms for collaboration and interaction in the sciences at the highest levels. Building upon the long established and successful scientific partnerships in associated areas of research such as the Indo-French Cell for Water Sciences in Bangalore, the Indo-French Centre on Groundwater Research and the Joint Indo-French Laboratory for Sustainable Chemistry in Hyderabad, this workshop and conference brings together specialists in the field from both countries to address important issues of sustainability in energy, environment and agriculture sectors.
For more information on the workshop and conference, please click here.
For a list of film screenings, photoexhibitions and other cultural events taking place please click here.
For a list of other events (including presentations on studying science in France) please click here.
For more information on the closing ceremony and the staging of the play Copenhagen, click here.
