Udhaharans
AYUDH – Global Youth Wing
Communities Conclave 2023
May 12 – 14 (Amrita University, Coimbatore Campus)
- Climate Resilience and Social Justice
- Environmental Sustainability
- Net Zero Emission Management
- Compassion Driven Approaches to Sustainable and Resilient Communities
Highlights Of The Conclave
70+
Eminent speakers from 22 countries
2000+
Participants from 30+ countries
08
04
30 CSOs
Presentation of Best practices
(Udaharans)
200+
Inaugural Ceremony
Amb.Vijay Nambiar
Principal Coordinator, C20
Retired Ambassador of India & Under-Secretary General of the United Nations
Swami Amritaswarupananda Puri
Troika Member, C20
President of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
H.E. Ms Joyce Kakuramatsi Kikafunda
High Commissioner of the Republic of Uganda
Dr. Maneesha V Ramesh
SRC Working Group Coordinator
Prof. Vinod Menon
SRC Working Group Coordinator
Valedictory Ceremony
Shri Lakshman Prasad Acharya
Hon. Governor of Sikkim
Shri Kunga Nima Lepcha
Honorable Minister, Land Revenue and Disaster Management, Government of Sikkim.
H.E. Mustapha Jawara
Ambassador of Gambia to India
Dr. Maneesha V Ramesh
SRC Working Group Coordinator
Prof. Vinod Menon
SRC Working Group Coordinator
Speakers
Day 1
Plenary 1: Climate Resilience
Prof. Vinod Menon
Founding Member, NDMA & C20 SRC Working Grouping Coordinator.
Ms. Virginia Jameson
Deputy Secretary for Climate and Working Lands at California Department of Food and Agriculture, USA.
Shri Dhiren G
Shrestha, Director – Science & Technology Department, Govt of Sikkim.
Dr. K.S. Hosalikar
Head, Climate Research & Services & SI Division, IMD Pune. Govt of India.
Ms. Shruti Sharma
Policy Analyst, India Country Program, International Institute for Sustainable Development.
Dr. Tarek Rashed
Vice President and Chief Technical Officer of Civilizology LLC, USA.
Ms. Chungkela Lepcha
Councillor, Chandmari, Gangtok Municipal Corporation, Sikkim.
Plenary 2: Climate Finance and Social Justice
Dr. Sudha Arlikatti
Professor & Research Head, Amrita School for Sustainable Development, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham.
Mr. Sam Liccardo
Lecturer at Stanford Law School & Former San Jose Mayor of the San Jose City Council, USA.
Mr. Jyotiraj Patra
Climate Change and Adaptation Specialist, Green Climate Fund, UNDP, India.
Dr. Saleemul Huq
Director of the International Centre for Climate Change & Development (ICCCAD), Bangladesh.
Mr. Shravan Shankar
Co founder Climake, Atworks.
Plenary 3: Environmental Sustainability and Biodiversity Conservation
Dr. Sudesh Kumar Wadhavan
Former Director General Geological Survey of India.
Mr. Sanjoy Hazarika
Managing Trustee, C-NES, Assam.
Shri. Pradeep Kumar
IFS APCCF-cum-Secretary, Forest and Environment Department, Government of Sikkim.
Dr. Mozharaul Alam
Regional Coordinator, Climate Action, Asia and Pacific Office, UNEP, Bangladesh.
Mr. Michael H Glantz
Professor/Principal Investigator/Director Consortium for Capacity Building (CCB), USA.
Mr. Tobias Nauruki
International Liaison Director, Team Environment Kenya.
Dr. Marcella D’Souza
Watershed Organization Trust (WOTR), Pune, India.
Plenary 4: Food security and Livelihood Protection
Dr. Joris Aertens
Consultant on Sustainable Agriculture Policies, Belgium.
Mr. Thomas Legrand
Lead Technical advisor for the Conscious Food Systems Alliance convened by UNDP, France.
Dr. Kiruba Krishnaswamy
Assistant Professor, Biological Engineering (Sustainable Food Systems Engineering), University of Missouri, USA.
Mr. Dorian Spaak
Terre et Cite, France.
Roundtable 1: Science and Technologies for Sustainable and Resilient Communities
Dr. Arun Kumar Sarma
Director General, NECTAR.
Mr. Vishal Sharma
General Manager, Sustainability Initiatives, ESRI.
Mr. Rahul Kapoor
Head – Corporate Sustainability & Purchase, Tata Consultancy Services.
Prof. Gopal Krishna
Managing Director, Syntegral.
Dr. Krishnashree Achutan
C20 Working Group Coordinator for Technology, Security & Transparency and Director, Technology Business Incubator, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham.
Dr. Maneesha V Ramesh
Provost, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, & UNESCO Chair on Experiential Learning for Sustainable Innovation and Development, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham.
Roundtable 2: Policy, Governance, & Sustainable Finance for Sustainable & Resilient Communities
Dr. Satyanand Mishra IAS (Retd.)
Former Chief Information Commissioner of India.
Prof. Anand Patwardhan
Professor, School of Public Policy & Senior Fellow for Centre for Global Sustainability, Centre for Governance of Technology & Systems Sustainability, University of Maryland, USA.
Mr. Rafael Tuts
Director, Global Solutions Division, United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat.
Dr. Soumya Balasubramanya
Senior Economist at The World Bank, USA.
Dr. Bhavani Rao
C20 Working Group Coordinator for Gender Equality and Disability & UNESCO Chair on Women Empowerment & Gender Equality, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham.
Dr. Markandey Rai
Senior Advisor, UN-HABITAT (United Nation Human Settlements Programme).
Mrs Kala Rai
Councilor, Municipal Corporation, Gangtok, Sikkim.
Day 2
Plenary 5: Net-Zero Electricity, Transport and Industry
Mr. Srinivas Krishnaswamy
CEO, Vasudha Foundation.
Mr. Sujeet Kumar
Member of Parliament, Odisha.
Mr. Rohit Chasta
Head Sustainability, Schneider Electric.
Mr. Chandrashekhar Chincholkar
Director – Corporate Advisory, Customised Energy Solutions India Pvt Ltd.
Dr. Thanh-Tam Le
Director – Impact and Performance, Climate-KIC (Europe), Paris.
Dr. Stephan Singer
Senior Advisor – Climate Science and Global Energy Policy, Climate Action Network International.
Plenary 6: Sustainable Lifestyle, Agriculture, Environment and Partnerships
Dr. Murali Rangarajan
Chairperson, Center of Excellence in Advanced Materials & Green Technologies, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham.
Dr. Chetan Singh Solanki
Founder, Energy Swaraj Foundation, Professor at IIT Bombay, Founder of Energy Swaraj Foundation, Brand Ambassador of Solar Energy, Govt of MP, Solar Man of India.
Mr. Aryanto Nugroho
Co-Chair, C20 Indonesia and National Coordinator – PWYP, Indonesia.
Mr. Sanjay Vasisht
Director, Climate Action Network South Asia.
Dr. Minal Pathak
Global Center for Environment and Energy, Ahmedabad University and Senior Scientist, Technical Support shyPrasanth Nair Unit, Working Group III (Mitigation), Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
Dr. Louise Jackson
Emeritus Professor, University of California Davis, USA.
Plenary 7: Compassion as the Driving Force for Sustainable and Resilient Communities
Prof. Vinod Menon
Founding Member, NDMA.
Mr. Prasanth Nair
IAS, Special Secretary, SC/ST development and backward classes development, Government of Kerala.
Mr. Shyam Kurup
Vice President, Aries Offshore Engineering /BizTV Network.
Ms. Karen Mowad
President, Healthcare Charities, USA.
Mr. Gopinathan Achamkulangare
Inspector in the Joint Inspection Unit of the United Nations System.
Dr. Athi Sivan
Founding Chairman, Amriteswari Society, Malaysia.
Plenary 8: Compassion driven education and youth empowerment
Dr. Maneesha V Ramesh
Provost, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham & UNESCO Chair on Experiential Learning for Sustainable Innovation and Development.
Mr. Anish Sreshta
Executive Director, Youth for Environmental Education and Development Foundation.
Avia Destimianti
Co-founder and Executive Director, Yayasan Bela Negara Nasional Indonesia (Beneran Indonesia).
Swami Dayamritananda Puri
Executive Director of Mata Amritanandamayi Centers, USA.
Dr. Rajasundar Chandran
Head of Advanced Manufacturing, iPrint HEIA Fr, Switzerland.
John Nelson
Founder, Station Manager, CUDDALORE 107.8 MHz Disaster Emergency Radio.
Roundtable 3: Spiritual Love & A Compassionate Approach As Driving Forces For Sustainable & Resilient Communities
Swami Amritaswarupananda Puri
Head of Advanced Manufacturing, iPrint HEIA Fr, Switzerland.
H.E. Ms Joyce Kakuramatsi Kikafunda
High Commissioner of the Republic of Uganda.
H.E. Mustapha Jawara
High Commissioner of the Republic of The Gambia.
Shri Sonam Bhutia
Principal, SIHNS.
Prof. Vinod Menon
Founding Member, NDMA and C20 SRC Working Group Coordinator.
Dr. Bhavani Rao
UNESCO Chair on Experiential Learning.
Roundtable 4: Sustainable & Resilient Practices Prevalent in Indigenous Communities
Ms.Patricia Gualinga
Sarayaku, Amazon Ecuador.
Ms. Ivanna Olivares Miranda
Comunidad diaguita Taucan, Chilems.
Mr. Tom Tshering Lepcha
Deputy Director, Govt of Sikkim.
Dr. Prema Nedungadi
Founding Director at AmritaCREATE.
MoUs Signed
Presentation on Udaharans
| Watershed Organisation Trust - Climate-SDGs Integration Project: Supporting the Implementation of the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda through Ecosystem-based Adaptation |
| TERRE Policy Centre, India - Community-based ecological restoration of degraded forests for sustainable livelihood development in the biodiversity hotspot of the Western Ghats in India. |
| Sacred Earth Trust, India - Protecting Sacred Groves in India |
| Dharmalife Foundation, India - The Jaya Alliance – The Green Weave Programme |
| Association Syndicale Libre de l'Ecohameau du Plessis, France - The Plessis ecovillage |
| Sahyadri Foundation - Aastha Beggars Homeless Rehabilitation Shelter, Nagpur |
| Auroville Design Consultants - Humanscapes Habitat – Youth Housing Program |
| Bunko Junko - An eco-friendly initiative by Upcycling textile for Promoting Green Recovery For Jobs, Income and Sustainable Growth |
| Maanushi Foundation - Maanushi for Earth |
| Resolve Trash2Cash - Sustainable Management of Waste |
| POP (Protect Our Planet) Movement - POP Country-based Initiatives |
| Industree Foundation - Nurturing The Next Regenerative Economy |
| Sarvathobhadram-Organic Initiative: Cooperative Model for Resilient Agriculture by Adopting System of Rice Intensification. |
| SUVARNA - Safe Veggies – a Capacity Building initiative in organic farming for Women |
| Saukhyam Pads - Reimagining menstrual health through sustainable methods |
| India Water Foundation - Rejuvenating the local water capacity and empowering entrepreneurial capacity. |
| KCC Sikkim - Conservation for sustainable livelihood |
| SaveTheHills - Innovation for disaster preparedness |
| IAMAC - Integrative Aesthetic Cosmetology |
| Jan Kalyan Shikshan Prasar - Eco Next Miles to develop Young Eco Guides for women empowerment and learning community miti for sustainable development in Chitrakoot district, Uttar Pradesh |
| Crosslinks Foundation - InterGram: Catalyzing Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) Practices among Indian Farmers through Rural e-Community Centers |
| Carbon Care Innloab - SolarCare Programme |
| MaolKeki Foundation - Grassroots activities focusing on integrated last-mile agriculture and healthcare services. |
| Agrani Bharat Abhiyan - Eco-system designed for the benefit of common people, our nation & the world through Socio-Economical system |
| Children's Investment Fund Foundation - Unnat Kheti |
| TEPOP association - Olympiades à énergie Populaire (Popular Energy Olympics) |
| Gram Vikas - Community-owned Social and Agroforestry for Protecting and Rejuvenating Water Sources |
