Partner:

• Prof. Appukuttan Damodaran, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
• Prof. Ambuj D. Sagar, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
• Prof. Sudhir Chella Rajan, Indian Institute of Technology Madras
• Prof. Rathin Roy, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy
• Prof. Rita Pandey, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy
• Dr. Ashok Khosla, Technology and Action for Rural Advancement, Development Alternatives
• Mr. Shrashtant Patara, Technology and Action for Rural Advancement
• Dr. Rajendra K. Pachauri, The Energy and Resources Institute
• Ms. Shailly Kedia, The Energy and Resources Institute
• Prof. Dirk Messner, German Development Institute
• Dr. Tilman Altenburg, German Development Institute
• Mr. Frank Treppe, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
• Mrs. Anandi Iyer, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. India
• Prof. Miranda Schreurs, Freie Universität Berlin
• Dr. Kirsten Jörgensen, Freie Universität Berlin
• Prof. Gernot Klepper, Kiel Institute for the World Economy
• Prof. Rainer Thiele, Kiel Institute for the World Economy
• Dr. Harry Lehmann, Federal Environment Agency
• Prof. Peter Hennicke, Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy
• Dr. Philipp Schepelmann, Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy

The Indo-German Expert Group is an interdisciplinary working group of renowned experts from leading research institutions / political think tanks in India and Germany. It was set up in 2013 to enhance collaborative learning, contribute to informed decision-making in both countries and feed into the international debate on a green and inclusive economy. The group is supported by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB) and facilitated by the GIZ Environmental Policy Programme in Berlin and the Indo-German Environment Partnership in Delhi.

The Indo-German Expert Group has met four times since its formation. Each meeting was dedicated to a specific key topic and was jointly prepared in tandem by an Indian and a German institution. The experts also produced a policy paper after each meeting, sharing the perspective of both countries on the respective issue. The meetings of the group were organized back-to-back with public events on related subjects to foster knowledge exchange.

The key topics discussed so far are as follows:

• Pathways towards a Green and Inclusive Transformation (November 2013),

• Decoupling Economic Growth from Resource Consumption (February 2014),

• Sustainable Lifestyles (November 2014),

• Inclusive Sustainable Cities (April 2015).

Please click here to download a factsheet about the Expert Group with further information.