• Overview
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UNEP is organizing an Air Quality Action Forum (AQAF) roundtable session to explore ways in which citizens and communities can be inspired to undertake actions contributing to the improvement of air quality. The session will seek to establish and enhance a space that will enable environment-friendly behaviours to be self-sustainable and will strengthen social networks in support of that.

The session aims to identify effective and concrete approaches to building awareness by involving young changemakers and other leaders.

Elements from the Mission LiFE, an initiative that was announced by Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, at the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), will be used in guiding the roundtable discussion, particularly on the following:

  1. Individual actions that one can take
  2. Awareness of individual actions
  3. Challenges and solutions for sustained individual actions
  4. Sustained individual actions with the support of AQAF

The session will engage with various stakeholders to identify and promote actions that will help improve India's air quality.

24 Jan 2023

Time & Place
Event Details
11:00
We The People Hall, UN House
Registration & Tea Registration & Tea
12:00
We The People Hall, UN House
Welcome Address Mr. Atul Bagai, Head, UNEP India Office
12:05
We The People Hall, UN House
Opening Remarks Ms. Dia Mirza, Actor, Producer, and UNEP National Goodwill Ambassador for India
12:10
We The People Hall, UN House
Special Remarks Mr. Shombi Sharp, UN Resident Coordinator, India
12:15
We The People Hall, UN House
Special Remarks Mr. Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Founder and CEO, Paytm
12:20
We The People Hall, UN House
Inaugural Remarks Mr. Yugal Joshi, Mission Director, LiFE, Niti Ayog
12:30
We The People Hall, UN House
Special Remarks Mr. Nitin Prasad, Chairman, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) National Initiative: Cleaner Air - Better life
12:35
We The People Hall, UN House
Presentation on Mission LIFE Ms. Divya Datt, UNEP
12:50
We The People Hall, UN House
Introduction to the Session Mr. Valentin Foltescu, UNEP
Mr. Sumit Sharma, UNEP
12:55
We The People Hall, UN House
Discussion 1) Individual and community actions that one can take
2) Creating awareness of actions
3) Challenges & solutions for sustained actions
4) Actions with the support of AQAF
14:25
We The People Hall, UN House
Question & Answer UNEP