PROJECT INCEPTION WORKSHOP ON
“Re-purposing Public Policies and Programs in Agriculture for Protecting Biodiversity”
Date: 24 August, 2023, Time: 11.00AM – 01.30PM
Place: ICRIER, Core 6A, 4th Floor, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

AGENDA

11.00-11.05: Welcome Remarks – Prof. Ashok Gulati, Distinguished Professor, ICRIER
– Self-introduction by the Participants

11.05-11.15: Setting the Context – Dr. Ruchi Pant, Head, Climate Adaptation, NRM and Biodiversity, UNDP

11.15-11.20: Remarks – Dr. B. B. Balaji, IFS, Secretary, National Biodiversit Authority (NBA)

11.20-11.30: Special Remarks – Shri C. Achalender Reddy, IFS (Retd.), Chairperson, National Biodiversity Authority (NBA)

11.30-12.15: Presentation on the Project – “Re-purposing Public Policies and Programs in Agriculture for Protecting Biodiversity” by ICRIER. ⎯ Discussion

12.15-12.45: Presentation on ‘Mainstreaming Biodiversity Conservation in the Development Schemes of the Agriculture Sector in India’ prepared under the Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) by ICARNational Academy of Agricultural Research Management (NAARM), Hyderabad by Dr. Dr P Krishnan, Director, Bay of Bengal Programme-Inter-Governmental Organization (online). ⎯ Discussion

12.45-13.00 Way forward & Vote of Thanks

13.00-13.30 Lunch Break