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Kolkata’s Cultural Heritage faces threat due to Air Pollution and Climate Change
7 March 2024, Victoria Memorial Hall Kolkata, West Bengal
Move for Earth Symposium - Inaugural
In a significant step towards addressing the impending challenges posed by air pollution and climate change on Kolkata's rich cultural heritage, Victoria Memorial Hall in collaboration with SwitchON Foundation organized a discussion on “Kolkata’s Cultural Heritage: A Threat Due to Air Pollution and Climate Change” on 7th March, 2024. The event marks the opening ceremony of the Move for Earth Symposium, an annual event of SwitchON Foundation for Climate action.
This event brought together stakeholders like policy think tanks, environmentalists, heritage conservationists, experts, and concerned citizens. The workshop facilitated the exchange of adaptive measures, innovative technologies, and best practices to mitigate the detrimental effects of climate change and air pollution on cultural heritage. Around 100 people including institution heads of NGOs, CSOs, academia, media and environmental experts joined the event and participated in the open forum.
The event was addressed by Ms. Barbara Voss, Consul General, The Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany. The panel discussion had experts like Mr. GM Kapur, Chairperson, The Heritage Committee, BCC&i & State Convenor, INTACH, Ms. Karuna Singh, Regional Director Asia, Earth Day Network, Ms. Monica Khosla Bhargava, Founder, Kham Consultant and Mr. Debanjan Chakrabarti, Director, E & NE India, British Council.
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