JOINT STATEMENT OF INTENT OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
PREAMBLE
The Government
America,
of India and the Government
hereinafter
the parties,
Agenda for the Environment
of the United
desirous
States of
of pursuing
a Common
(hereinafter referred to as the "Agenda"),
wish to record the following:
ITEM I - INTRODUCTION
It is the intention
cooperative
countries
of the parties to establish
process for collaboration
recognise
development,
that
reinforcing
components
remain
challenges
sustainably,an
conservation
protection,
development.
eradication
everywhere.
environmental
issues.
are interdependent
of sustainable
that human resource development,
hunger
on environmental
environmental
and social development
the Agenda as a
policy
Both
economic
and mutually
They acknowledge
of absolute poverty and
While
that
managing
focusses
resources
mainly
on
and protection must take due account of those who depend
on the resources
for their livelihood.
The Agenda is intended to outline key areas of common concern and
to reflect
the intention
cooperation
environmental
mutual
on
approaches
challenges.
benefit,
of the parties
to
both
in dialogue
global
and
and
domestic
Within a framework of common interest and
the Parties
discuss key environmental
meeting
to engage
intend to establish
issues of importance
working
groups
to
to both countries and
to identify and carry out activities which implement the Agenda, such
as workshops,
participants
conferences,
from
and studies.
Government,
The Groups should consist of
Non-Government,
and
Private
Institutions.
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ITEM II - OBJECTIVES
The objectives
environmental
of the Agenda
policy
goals.
a) to share perspectives
issues
such
The objectives
and positions
as
global
desertification, biodiversity
b) to
facilitiate
exchanges
problems
and
other
c) to exchange
including
joint
sustainable
and
environmental
ozone
depletion,
and hazardous
technological
efforts
to
waste;
research
address
and
environmental
concern;
information
abatement
on key global
conservation
and
U.S. and Indian
are:-
warming,
scientific
of mutual
seek to achieve
on environmentally
energy
generation
prevention,
waste
sound
and
technologies,
use,
management,
pollution
and
water
treatment;
d) to seek increased efficiency
in the use of available
funds and to
mobilize additional
funds from existing and new sources, including
the
private
public
and
sectors
to
meet
environmental
challenges;
e) to
support
implementation
of
India's
Environmental
Action
Programme.
ITEM III - GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL
The
issues
parties
such
biodi versi ty
participation
issues.
share
as global
loss
in,
as
deep
ISSUES
concerns
climate
change,
evidenced
International
by
about
ozone
their
global
layer
approval
Agreements
environmental
and
depletion
of, and
fora
•
on
and
active
these
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The parties are both key contributors
Facility and participants
in the United Nations Framework Convention
on Climate Change, The Montreal
Protocol
the Ozone Layer, The Basel Convention
Movements
of Hazardous
Biological
on Substances
The
Convention
on
The Convention
International
Trade
Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, The Convention
Desertification
in
those
and/or Desertification
Countries
particularly
experiencing
Development
and other fora.
is intended
to provide
an opportunity
The Agenda
to discuss
in international
is intended
information
between
discussions
with
the
to provide
Parties,
non-governmental
and permit
exchanges
Both parties
collaboration
of the Agenda
informally
issues that may be
for the periodic
offer
their
a
forum
organizations
and
exchange
for
of
expanded
the
private
personnel.
ISSUES
have benefitted
on scientific
drought
settings.
of senior technical
ITEM IV - SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
in
to Combat
serious
The Framework
mutual views and positions on Global Environmental
taken up for consideration
on
in Africa, The U.N. Commission on
Sustainable
sector,
That Deplete
on the Control of Transboundary
Wastes and Their Disposal,
Diversity,
Endangered
to the Global Environment
from active
and technical
years, and there are growing opportunities
between the parties on environmental
programmes
issues
involving
for more
than 35
for promoting cooperation
research and related programs.
The Agenda would help establish priori ties for joint work on research,
technology,
and
scientific
exchanges
related
to
environmental
issues.
ITEM V - ENVIRONMENT
The
parties
domestically
TECHNOLOGY
face
many
from increased
ISSUES
similar
urbanization,
environmental
challenges
•
industrialization,
and
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loss of natural resources.
The development and use of environmentally
sound
environmental
technologies
important
for
objectives.
transfer
the
cooperative
utilization
programs
management,
waste
and
databases
of both
ini tiatives.
of
these
on pollution
treatment,
energy
and
practices
countries'
is
environmental
clean
and
technolgies
abatement
efficiency;
exchanges,
c)
renewable
utilization
support
of the U.S. Environmental
the pollution
problems
a)
and prevention,
transport,
b)
through
of
for
energy
sector
is the Common
Protection
of industry
waste
information
private
An example of a program for consideration
Sense Initiative
addresses
realization
management
The Parties intend to look for ways to promote the wider
and
sources,
and
Agency which
on a sector by sector
basis.
ITEM VI - INDIA ENVIRONMENTAL
The Government
out a strategy
support
additional
programme
Action
environmental
for sustainable
The Government
that
PROGRAMME
of India's Environmental
for integrating
national programme
of action.
ACTION
Programme
considerations
development
of the Uni ted States of America intends to
through
Signed this
the
Agenda
and
mutually
April,
1995 at New Delhi.
G:O
(Timot y
(Vinay Shankar)
for Global
Affairs
Additional
Secretary to
the Government
Departmnent
of State
Ministry
of India
of Environment
and Forests
On behalf
the United
into a
and an ambitious plan
initiatives.
Under Secretary of
lays
of the Government
States of America
of
On behalf
Government
of the
of In~ia
agreed