During the fourth ECSWG, further discussion on the outcome documents is scheduled to take place in parallel, under the two broad tracks of Environment and Climate, they said…reports Asian Lite News
Chennai will play host to the fourth Environment & Climate Sustainability Working Group (ECSWG) and Environment and Climate Ministers’ meeting, which commences here on July 26, in which nearly 35 ministers from different countries will participate.
Speaking about the three-day event being held under India’s G20 Presidency, Richa Sharma, Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, here said on Tuesday that Union Environment Bhupender Yadav who holds the portfolio will address the ministerial meeting.
About 300 delegates from the G20 member countries, invitees and representatives of several international organisations will be taking part in meeting.
The previous meetings were held in Bengaluru, Gandhinagar, and Mumbai.
“We have brought in new thematic priorities for discussions, such as land degradation due to forest fires or owing to abandoned mines. Different working groups will conclude their work and finally meet in Delhi,” Sharma told reporters here.
“We are working towards developing G20 high-level principles on a sustainable ocean-based economy,” she added. A detailed report on handling marine plastic litter will be prepared. Tomorrow’s event attracts the largest number of participants, indicating the Presidency’s success for the thematic priorities,” she said.
Bivash Ranjan, Additional Director General of Forests, MoEF & CC; Naresh Pal Gangwar, Additional Secretary, MoEF & CC; and Richa Sharma, the theme Chairs for land restoration, circular economy, and blue economy, who jointly addressed media persons, said the deliberations of the 4th ECSWG meeting will conclude with the G20 Environment and Climate Ministers’ Meeting on Day 3, wherein the outcome and the Presidency documents will be released.
In the previous three meetings, as well as virtual sessions in May, June and July, collaborative and inclusive discussions took place and the discussions centered on identifying the root cause and global solutions that could help tackle the multidimensional challenge of climate and environmental degradation.
During the fourth ECSWG, further discussion on the outcome documents is scheduled to take place in parallel, under the two broad tracks of Environment and Climate, they said.
“Coastal and marine spatial planning is also an important issue and how this should be used in a comprehensive and incubated manner, and the kind of planning approach to be undertaken would be taken into account. This is underway for Puducherry and Lakshadweep. A draft document has been prepared for the entire coastline of India and the islands,” Sharma said.
Govt to release 2 commemorative coins to mark G20 presidency
The government will release two commemorative coins of ₹ 100 and ₹ 75 to mark India’s G20 presidency. According to a gazette notification issued on July 24, the commemorative ₹ 100 coin will bear the Lion Capitol of Ashoka Pillar in the centre with the legend Satyamev Jayate in Devnagari on its obverse side.
It will also be flanked on the left periphery with the word ‘Bharat’ in Devnagari script and on the right periphery with the word ‘India’ in English.
The reverse side of the coin will have the design of the logo of India’s G20 Presidency in the centre and Vasudhev Kutumbkam will be written in Devnagari script on the upper periphery of the coin and the inscription ‘One Earth, One Family, One Future’ in English will be written on lower periphery of the coin, as per the notification.
The standard weight of both coins would be 35 grams each and they will be of 44 millimetres in diameter.
India’s presidency of the G20 is from December 1, 2022 to November 30, 2023. The G20 is an inter-governmental forum of the world’s major developed and developing economies.
Under India’s presidency, the leaders’ summit is scheduled to be held on September 9 and 10.
Commemorative coins are typically issued by the government to mark a special occasion.