The World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) has been conceptualized as a single platform to accelerate action towards sustainable development and especially climate change
It is organized by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
The WSDS series seeks to bring together the finest minds and leading thinkers of the world to focus attention on the challenge of sustainable development
The second edition of WSDS builds on the success and legacy of the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS) which was the leading forum for discussing sustainable development issues
The DSDS held under the aegis of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change with support from the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India was an epitome of Track 2 diplomacy