Summit 2023

IISD is one of Network for Certification and Conservation of Forests (NCCF)'s Institutional Members of Standard Development Group (SDG) since it's inception in January 2015, enganging actively in development of various Forest Management Certification Systems. We appreciate IISD's Professional Contribution to NCCF.

Shri Ashish K Srivastava
Executive Director, NCCF
New Delhi, India.

IISD’s Initiative, Carbon Minus India (CMI), Verified and Certified Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA), Level 1 and Level 2; of 4 International Airports i.e Varanasi, Kolkata, Bhubaneswar, Thiruvananthapuram, of Airport Authority Of India (AAI), under Ministry Of Civil Aviation, Government Of India, throught an International Bidding Process. Congratulations. Great Job Done IISD-CMI.

Ms Neerja Rathee
Joint General Manager (Operations), AAI
Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan
Airport Authority Of India (AAI)
Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA), Government of India

We at Group for the Protection Study and Monitoring of the Environment (GPSME) are having a MoU with IISD since 27th Aug 2013, where we are work in the areas of Water Quality and Environmental Sanitation, Community Based Safe Drinking Water Technologies, Solid Waste Management and Circular Economy, Climate Change and Diaster Risk Vulnerability Mapping. IISD is a reliable and genuine Partner in our Sustainability Journey.

GPSME
Director, GPSME
Paterson, New Jersy, USA.

Leh and Ladakh is a wonderful place with it's Community, People and natural resources; IISD-CMI's Ladakh Centre - I hope, will work in Jal Jivan Mission (JJM) for Water Quality Monitoring and Surveillance and Other Community centric initiatives for ensuring Water Sustainability, along with Government and People, in UT-Ladakh. I would like to congratulate IISD, for initiating Reseach and Knowledge Support Center for Sustainable Development in Ladakh, which will ensure Sustainability for the Fragile, cold deset of the region.

Shri U. P. Singh, IAS
Secretary, MoWR Ministry Of Water Resources
Jal Shakti, Govt. Of India
23-12-2020

IISD has exhibited the Out-standing Professional Excellence in delivering the Research Project Assignments and Reports for implementation, to Government of Odisha, especially in the areas of Comprehensive District Planning (CDP), Livelihood Assessment, District Human Development, Poverty Mapping and Social Audits of Few Important Plans and Programs etc during 2007-12.

Shri Sibaram Patra
Project Specialist Cum Sr Officer
Planning and Convergence Department
Government Of Odisha Secretariat, Bhubaneswar

IISD-CMI has done a Series Of Credible Assignments in Planning, Preparing DPRs and also lended their hands to many Solar, Wind, Biomass and Small Hydro Industries, inadition to impart right Capacity Building and Training in Climate Change Adaptation, Mitigation, Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Domain. I wish the Institutes all Best in this auspicious Occasion.

Dr Ashutosh Karnatak
Technical Member (Protroleum & Natural Gas) at APTEL Tribunal
Former Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) and Director (Project),
Gas Authority Of India Ltd (GAIL), Bhikaji Cama Place, New Delhi

I have had great pleasure in working with IISD in it's Solar Technician's Capacity Building and Training Programs as a Senior Technician for the last 10 years. I am enjoying my work very much. We have imparted training in 15 States and Union Territories by now, including Delhi and NCR, in many Polytechnic Colleges and Prime Educational Institutions as well as Industry Workers. I feel, We are contributing to the Solar Revolution in India a lot.

Shri Bharat Kumar Sethi
Sr Solar PV Technician, IISD
New Delhi

I Congratulate IISD for initiating innovative measures in the field of Sustainable Development and taking Leadership in creating a powerful international platform, such as IISD Sustainable Fashion Professional Network (ISFPN), Where Sustainable Fashion, as a Special Discipline of Fashion Technology and Fashion Design, impacts our lifestyles to achieve UN SDGs. Ministry Of Textiles, GOI, will extend all it's support for this unique initiative of IISD. I wish IISD all the Best for future endeavours.

Mrs. Smriti Zubin Irani
Union Minister of Textiles, Women & Child Welfare
Government Of India

IISD-CMI has exhibited the unique dedication by contributing remarkfully to Environment, Energy Conservation, Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation and particularly to Carbon Sequestration through IISD-CMI UNEP Climate Neutral Program and IISD-CMI UNEP Billion Tree Campaign (5th June, 2008-2030), which has created sizable societal and environmental impact, for which UNEP recognizes these efforts under Leadership in Catalyzing Environment Actions.

Ms Meryem Amar
UNEP, UNEP HQ, Kenya
On 5th June, 2009

I just want to tell all of you that we are so glad to exist today. So we have to come together to make some differences in our own way to save the Mother Earth. Today we need to take engagements, policies with personal interest, in actions to see that UN SDGs are achieved. You all at IISD, keep working on all environmental challenges, with utmost sincerity and care now, keep it up. In fact, my support is always with you - finally a day will come; the Planet Earth will be free from Pollutions, Toxic Wastes, Natural and Manmade Disasters, including all environmental catastrophes, so that we all Our Old Grand Parents to small children all at home, will be healthy and free from any disease; due to environmental degradation. Planet is in a difficult state, we are only responsible for this and we need to retrieve it for our own existence now.

Ms Dia Mirza
Bollywood Actress
UN Secretary General’s Advocate for SDG's and Goodwill Ambassador
On an Instagram Live Interactive Session, on Occasion of World Environment Day 2021

I am highly impressed with IISD-CMI's indepth Research, in the areas of Energy Policy and Planning domain. I also find they are hugely committed to Solar, Wind and all other forms of Renewable Energy Programs, in addition to their strides in Geo-thermal and Nuclear Energy. Moreover, their leadership in the field of Climate Change Adaptation, Mitigation, Impact Assessment and Carbon Finance related assignments for India, are historic and praise worthy. All Best ahead.

Shri Anil Kumar Jain, IAS
Secretary to Government Of India to Ministry Of Mines
Former Adviser, Energy and International Cooperation, NITI Aayog,
Chief Guest to IISD-CMI Workshop on Climate Change and Renewable Energy

We at OIL have received qualitative professional service delivery in a number of projects, relating to Environment, Health & Safety and Climate Change Adaptation & Mitigation and Carbon Management from Carbon Minus India (CMI), an IISD initiative since July 2008, worth mentioning Adaptation and Mitigation Preparedness Plan 2030 for OIL in response to INDCs and Capacity Building Programs etc.

Shri Joydev Lahiri
General Manager-Engg & HSE, Oil India Limited
Duliajan, Assam, India.

I am quite familiar with Dr Srikanta K. Panigrahi Ji's Interests and Out Of Box Initiatives in Introducing Biofuels in India's Energy Basket, for which IISD and CMI, both the exceptional Institutes of national importance, played historic roles and contributed to the nation, Where we at Indian Oil were Partner to this Journey in a big way. In addition, I also do remember, both the Institutes, also have undertaken a lot Of Capacity Building Programs for Our Faridabad based R&D Division Of Indian Oil, especially when I was Director(R&D), IOCL. All Best for their Success ahead.

Dr R. K. Malhotra
Former Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) and Director(R&D) , Indian Oil
Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) Of India, New Delhi

IISD is playing very important role in the field of Water, Biodiversity, Wetland as well as all other areas of Nature Conservation to ensure environmental sustainability, I wish you at IISD keep continuing in all those noble causes you are already engaged in – in addition, Sensitize Communities, Individuals and Local Civil Society Organizations to adopt Conservation related Behavioural Practices, creating awareness, in addition to associate with Other likeminded Networks and relevant stakeholders to enhance your collective strengths.

Dr Vivek Saxsena
India Country Representative, IUCN
On an Instagram Live Interactive Session, on Occasion of World Environment Day 2021

It is indeed a matter of pride that IISD has successfully undertaken, for the very first time in the history of Ladakh, "The Comprehensive Water Audit of Leh PHE Water Supply System 2020". This report has brought to light the current water supply scenario and will facilitate in envisaging all future projects. I congratulate the entire team of IISD and other partners associated for investing their time and energy in undertaking this significant review and compiling an extensive report. This would prove to be of great help for water planning in Ladakh. My Best Wishes are always with you..!!

Shri Radha Krishna Mathur
Lieutenant Governor (LG), Ladakh Administration, Leh
Union Territory (UT) of Ladakh

IISD is an Organizational Member and One of Our most trusted Partners in the Challenging Journey of Protecting Our Only Planet. In recent past IISD was also with us together to advance a Nobel Peace Prize Proposal themed for truly Sustainable Development to Norwegian Nobel Peace Award Committee.

Shri Stuart H. Scott
Execute Director, Scientists Warning
Executive Producer, Climate Matters.TV, USA

I as a master of Environmental Economics Student from Madras School of Economics, Joined as a Summer Intern to do my Dissertation with IISD-CMI on "Natural Resources Accounting and Green GDP" in 2015-16, after doing my Bachelor in Economics from Indraprastha College for Women, Delhi and then as a Research Associate I worked to review the adaptation and mitigation policy measures from the global and national perspective, prepared a guideline document for Indian Industries to report and submit their Emission Reduction INDC targets.

Ms Aakansha Jain
PhD Scholar, Transportation Technology and Policy Program, University of California, Davis, USA
Research Associate, Sustainable Mobility; The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), New Delhi
IISD-CMI Research Intern on Natural Resources Accounting, 2015-18

I know IISD-CMI is doing wonderful Research and Academic Work in the domains of Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Water and Climate Change for about last 7-8 years, I had an Opportunity to Join One Of their Research Workshop at India International Centre (IIC), as Chief Guest , Where many Reputed Researchers and Academicians as well as Corporate Leaders were delivering, debating discussing with great interest, in core subjects, where I also enjoyed sharing my Views and Opinions on many social and environmental Issues that we at India are encountering in our day today life. They have achieved many milestones, I wish them to succeed in the rest of their ongoing missions.

Mrs Meenakshi Lekhi, MP
Chief Guest to IISD-CMI Workshop on CSR & Sustainability Reporting
Member Of Parliament, New Delhi Constituency

We at WWF-India have great pride in working together with IISD-CMI, steered by Dr Srikanta K. Panigrahi, Leading Policy Maker, Technocrat, on Water, Renewable Energy, Climate Change, Forestry, GIS & Remote Sensing in Nature Conservation and Sustainability Issues, Where We have Jointly Organised few Workshops, Roundtables at Our WWF-India Auditorium. In addition, IISD-CMI is a Supporting Partner to Our Celebration Of the Annual Event, Earth Hour, Since Inception to till date, right from Physical to Digital Mode. We support each and every IISD-CMI Initiatives all Success.

Shri Ravi Singh,
Secretary General, CEO,
WWF-India

IISD-CMI is doing excellent Research and Innovation Experiments, and consolidating as well as disseminating, valauble research information, through Brainstorming Workshop Sessions and Technical Roundtables, in many Public Sharing Platforms, which is unique of it's kind. I have great support and encouragement always for your creative initiatives. Best of Luck ahead.

Dr Ajay Mathur
Director General, International Solar Alliance (ISA), New Delhi
as the Chief Guest in One of the IISD-CMI-AECTPs
Former Director General, BEE, under MoP
Former Director General, The Energy and Resource Institute (TERI)

I have great honour and pride to write this appreciation for IISD-CMI, whom, for last 12 years I know, these unique twin Institutes, doing wonderful Research and Consultancy Work in the various fields Of Environment and Energy.Sustainability, under the dynamic leadership of my friend Dr Srikanta K. Panigrahi, with whom, I had an opportunity to work, when I was Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoP&NG) and he was with Planning Commission at New Delhi on various issues related to Public Policy, especially on Jatropha based Biodiesel, Ethanol and Methanol Blending in Petrol etc, Biofuels, Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Of UNFCCC, under Kyoto Protocol. I wish great success for all the Initiatives of IISD-CMI.

Shri Ram Naik
Governor, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow
23-04-2019

IISD is ten years Old now. In the last decade, the Institute has undertaken wonderful strides in many research assignments, including the areas of Ecological Economics. I am greatly impressed with their excellent work on Natural Resources Accounting, which is most essential today to ensure Environmental Sustainability of the Planet. I wish them every success in their mission ahead.

Professor Karl-Göran Mäler
Outstanding Ecological Economist, Volvo Environment Awardee, 2002
Professor, Stockholm School of Economics, 1975-2002.
Member, IISD-CMI Board of Advisor 2007-20
03-07-2017

I am glad that IISD engages in National level Debates, Public Policy Dialogues, Scientific Research and Innovations as well as Community level Initiatives in most important areas of concerns of the day i.e Decarbonisation of the Economy, thereby reducing the Emission Intensity of Our GDP, Solar and Renewable Energy, Electric Vehicles, Battery Storage, Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation, Resource Conservation Projects and Initiatives to improve, in achieving UN SDGs, for India. We at NITI, recently brought Out a State Ranking Report, based on their performance on SDG Indicators, as SDG India Index 2020-21, will name and shame, creating a competition among them, so that they improve their SDGs Index Ranking, next year.

Shri Amitabh Kant
CEO, NITI Aayog, Government Of India
On an Instagram Live Interactive Session, on Occasion of World Environment Day 2021

I have, in fact, a great pride and privilege to Join One Of the Brainstorming and Knowledge Dissemination Workshop on "Reducing Carbon-Footprint by enhancement of Renewable Energy; Appropriate Policy and Actions", Of IISD-CM as Chief Guest and Keynote Speaker, Where I am at my Capacity of the Joint Secretary, had a Detailed Presentation, on How we are steering Policy and Program for National Solar Mission at MNRE. The Participants were from PAN India and probably, few of them, were also from the different parts of the Globe. I do recollect, We had an intense debate and discussion in a quite longer Q&A Session with enlightened participants. I wish IISD-CMI every Success in their future endeavours ahead.

Shri Tarun Kapoor, IAS,
Chief Guest and Keynote Speaker, IISD-CMI Knowledge Dissemination Workshop,
Secretary, Ministry Of Petroleum & Natural Gases
Government Of India

I am highly impressed with exceptional strides that IISD-CMI is making, one after another, under dynamic Leadership of Dr Srikanta K. Panigrahi, especially in the areas of Natural Resources Management Water, Mineral, Forests, Oceans, Desertification and Biodiversity Conservation as well as in Climate Change, Solar and Other Renewable Energy Deployment to GIS, Lidar Technology, Remote Sensing - all leading to ensure Sustainable Development and Sustainability for India. Dr Panigrahi has worked with me as National Vice President, and Chairman, Delhi Chapter at Indian Society Of Remote Sensing (ISRS).

Dr Sailesh Nayak
Director, National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), IISc Camus, Bangalore
Member - Governing Council and Chancellor, TERI School of Advanced Studies, New Delhi
Former Secretary Ministry Of Earth Sciences, Government Of India and
Director, Space Application Centre (SAC), ISRO, Ahmedabad

We at UNEP, Congratulate IISD for promoting the debate and also for the bold national measures taken so far to address plastic pollution. The effects of our triple planetary crisis of biodiversity loss, pollution and climate change are rapidly becoming inescapable and complex- because these three crises are deeply ingrained in plastic Pollution. IISD's Popular Campaign in PAN India - Say No to Single Use Plastic - is the Key Drive, center-staging People's Movement, against plastic pollution today.

Ms Letivia Carvalho
Head of the Marine and Freshwater Branch,
at the Ecosystem Division. UNEP HQ, Nairabi, Kenya

I am highly impressed that Indian Institute of Sustainable Development (IISD), is doing very important Scientific Research in the field of Climate Change and Sustainability, in addition to enhancement of new Renewable Energy sources, Solar, wind, Biofuels, Geothermal and Hydrogen, which is a great stride for mitigating Climate Change, and would play a pivotal role in India's Energy Transition. in national and planetary interest. I wish them all success in their endeavour.

Dr Mrutynjay Mohapatra
Director General, India Meteorological Department (IMD)
Permanent Representative of India with WMO, and
Member of Executive Council, WMO

It’s wonderful experience to work for IISD-CMI Website Development, under visionary guidance and leadership of Dr Srikanta K. Panigrahi, Director General, who himself has taken keen interests in directing it’s get up, layout, format, structure and contents etc bit by bit with a great sense of passion and commitment. He is a great poet, patriot, nature lover and photographer, where we have utilized his creative persuasions to optimum extent in the vibrant presentations of this website. I indeed do feel very fortunate for this historic engagement with the Institute and especially with Dr Panigrahi.

Kaushal Kumar
IT Software
IISD, New Delhi

"Indian Institute of Sustainable Development (IISD) and Carbon Minis India (CMI), an IISD iniciative, is serving society with highest Commitments on Climate Change Adaption and Mitigation Objectives. I am watching their evolution and encouraging them, Since August 2008, When I joined one of their events as the Chief Guest. Over time, CMI has emerged as an national level Centre Of Excellence. Their recent initiatives to puch Strongest Climatest Action, against Climate Emergency, is appreciable."

Shri Suresh P. Prabhu
India's G 20 & G Sherpa and Former Minister Of Environment & Forests,
Power, Railways, Commerce & Industry
Government of India