Nitin Desai: The Global Advocate for Sustainable Development, Part 2
Second part of interview with Nitin Desai, a senior economist who played a leading role in introducing the concept of sustainable development into economic policy. Nitin played a major role in drafting the seminal report "Our Common Future" as part of the Brundtland Commission on Environment and Development in 1987.
October 30, 2018
Nitin Desai: The Global Advocate for Sustainable Development, Part 1
Documentary featuring a series of discussions with Nitin Desai, a senior economist who played a leading role in introducing the concept of sustainable development into global economic policy. Nitin played a major role in drafting the seminal report "Our Common Future" as part of the Brundtland Commission on Environment and Development. As the Under Secretary General of the United Nations in charge of Economic and Social Affairs, he led the global movement to make sustainable development an integral part of public policy, business and economics and civic discourse.
June 25, 2018
UN India: A Walk Down Memory Lane
An interview by the United Nations with former Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs on the long and eventful road to the Paris Climate Agreement.
October 27, 2017
Policy Watch Episode - 292| Do Govt's poverty alleviation programs need a revamp?
Guests:Nitin Desai,Former Chief Economic Adviser, A K Bhattacharya,Editorial Director, Business Standard, Subhomoy Bhattacharjee, Consulting Editor, The Business Standard, Ajay Shankar,Former Secretary, DIPP