The MoU between IIT Delhi and UNDP has been inked for three years. Herewith, the duo aspire to instigate significant transformations and spearhead endeavors towards a more environmentally sustainable and resilient global landscape.
To spur the growth of creating solutions motivated by sustainable development, IIT Delhi and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) inks a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
The key motto of the new MoU is to create an ecosystem for advancing sustainable development and create innovative solutions deriving Net-Zero.
IIT Delhi and UNDP to particularly develop solutions across environment, energy, and climate change.
The collaboration aims to foster the creation and dissemination of inventive and adaptable solutions to facilitate the shift towards low-carbon and climate-resilient trajectories.
It will provide policy guidance and implementation assistance to advance key areas such as climate change adaptation, addressing loss and damage, enhancing national innovation systems to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and utilizing digital innovations to facilitate the adoption of green energy and other climate-friendly technologies.
Through the establishment and reinforcement of international knowledge networks, the partnership will propel the sustainable development agenda in regions of the world categorized as the Global South. Welcoming the partnership, Professor Rangan Banerjee, Director, IIT Delhi, said, “Climate change adaptation, vulnerability and sustainable development are important areas for India and the world. We are excited to partner with UNDP to work on insights, research and evidence-based policies for these critical areas”.
“Utilizing digital innovations to facilitate the adoption of green energy and other climate-friendly technologies.”
Restating UNDP’s endeavour towards sustainability, Ms. Isabelle Tschan, Resident Representative, a.i., UNDP India, said, “As we stand at the midpoint of the 2030 Agenda, addressing climate change has become imperative in our efforts to achieve the SDGs. We are excited about this new partnership with IIT Delhi which will harness the power of innovative research and technology-driven solutions for climate action and energy sustainability”.
The Memorandum of Understanding has been agreed upon for a duration of three years. Through this accord, both entities aspire to instigate significant transformations, spearheading endeavors towards a more environmentally sustainable and resilient global landscape.
It will provide policy guidance and implementation assistance to advance key areas such as climate change adaptation, addressing loss and damage, enhancing national innovation systems to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
UNDP’s Sustainable Development Goals
UNDP shared its commitment towards The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015. The UNDP pivotal focus around the SDG is to take sustainable action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that by 2030 all people enjoy peace and prosperity. The 17 SDGs are integrated—they recognize that action in one area will affect outcomes in others, and that development must balance social, economic and environmental sustainability. Countries have committed to prioritize progress for those who’re furthest behind. The SDGs are designed to end poverty, hunger, AIDS, and discrimination against women and girls. The creativity, knowhow, technology and financial resources from all of society is necessary to achieve the SDGs in every context.
IIT DELHI Sustainable Goals
ITT Delhi located in the heart of the country and the capital, New Delhi has been vigorously working towards sustainable innovations to revolutionise rapid urbanisation, air pollution, and climate change. IIT Delhi has risen to the climate change challenge and shared commitments towards net zero. Its sprawling green campus runs mostly on renewable power, reuses wastewater, and recycles most of its waste. IIT Delhi has built a vibrant research program with cost-effective technological solutions to mitigate and adapt to climate change. Bringing along a group of avid researchers, IIT delhi has been studying various to foster energy innovation. In the coming years, IIT Delhi will be taking more steps towards becoming climate neutral.
