Current context: India holds the presidency of the G20, which comprises 19 countries across continents including the United States, Argentina, Brazil, China, France and Germany. These countries will take part in the three-day event that will be in Gujarat from March 27th. Gujarat had hosted meetings related to G20 in January and February.
- Gujarat will host the next round of G20 meetings from March 27 to April 4, which will be a three day event and participated by various countries.
- The first meeting will be themed on "Environment and Climate Sustainability Working Group (ECSWG)" . This will take place between March 27 and 29.
- It will be inaugurated by Sherpa Amitabh Kant in the presence of several senior Central government officials.
- Officials from various departments including the Central Water Commission, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management (NCSCM), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Environment Programme and the Indian National Center for Ocean Information Services would also participate in the event.
- In the first day, the subject "Best Practises on Water Resources" and other related topic will be discussed.
- Technical sessions would take place on March 28th focusing on five areas — climate resilient infrastructure, groundwater management, water sanitation and hygiene, climate change mitigation and resource efficiency and circular economy.
- On March 29, meeting will discuss on the topics related to oceans, sustainable blue economy, conservation of marine and coastal eco-system and marine spatial planning etc.
Question:
Q.1 Next round of G-20 meetings will be held in Gujarat. The event will be held for how many days?
a. 3
b. 4
c. 6
d. 7
