INDO-US Workshop on Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) 18th February, 2011

Centre for Air Power Studies

International Workshop
on
Benefits of Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) Phase-out in
Defence Forces
on
November 25 – 26, 2010
Venue: Casuarina, Indian Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi

 

 

 25 Nov 2010

 

 

0900

Registration

 

0930 – 1030

Inaugural Session

Opening Remarks: Air Commodore Jasjit Singh (retd)

Director, Centre for Air Power Studies

Inaugural Address: Air Chief Marshal PV Naik PVSM VSM ADC

Chief of the Air Staff, Indian Air Force

Special Address: Marshal of the Indian Air Force Arjan Singh, DFC

Keynote Address: Shri J.M. Mauskar IAS

Additional Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of India

Focal Address: Mr Masa Nagai, Senior Legal Officer, Division of Environmental Law and Conventions, United Nations Environment Programme, Kenya

1030 – 1045

Tea

1045 – 1300

 

Session I: National Ozone Policy and the Defence Forces

Chairman:

Air Marshal Joseph Neri AVSM VSM, Air Officer in-charge Maintenance, Indian Air Force

Implementaion of Montreal Protocol in India

Dr A. Duraisamy, Director, National Ozone Cell

 

Ministry of Environment and Forest , India

An Overview of Technical Options to HCFCs

Prof R.S. Agarwal

IIT Delhi and National Ozone Cell, Ministry of Environment and Forest, India

Discussions

1300 – 1400

Lunch

1400 – 1600

Session II: Defence Operations in the Era of ODS Phase-out

 

Chairman: Air Marshal PV Atahawale AVSM VSM

Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Maintenance Command Indian Air Force

 

Regulatory Mechanism to Control ODS Proliferation under Montreal Protocol: Mr Masa Nagai, Senior Legal Officer, Division of Environmental Law and Conventions, United Nations Environment Programme, Kenya

 

Challenges of ODS Management in Defence:

Group Caption Manoj Kumar VSM

Centre for Air Power Studies, New Delhi

 

Discussions

1600 – 1615

Tea


 

 

 26 Nov 2010

 

 

0930 – 1100

Session III: Energy Mapping and Roadmap for Reducing Energy Intensity in the Defence

 

Chairman: Air Marshal JN Burma PVSM AVSM VSM

Air Officer in-charge Administration, Indian Air Force

Initiatives to Improve Energy Management across

Defence Forces: Lessons Drawn

 

Mr Wouter J Veening

Chairman, Institute for Environmental Security, Netherlands

Challenges of Environment Management in the Defence Forces and Future Trends

Mr Tom Spencer, Vice Chairman, Institute for Environmental Security UK

Discussions

1100 – 1115

Tea

1115 – 1200

 

Session IV: A joint presentation by Mr Sanjay Seth, Energy Economist of Energy Efficiency Services Limited (GoI undertaking), Dr Ram Verma, Joint Director General Works (Utilities) E-in-C’s Branch and Mr Manoj Mudgul, Vice president and Plant Head, Jay Bharat Maruti Limited from Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)

Moderated by Mr. Atul Bagai, UNEP

1200 – 1315

 

Session V: ODS Management: Case Study India

Chairman: Air Vice Marshal M Matheswaran AVSM VM Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Operations) Space, Indian Air Force

ODS Inventory Management Initiative in Indian Air Force:

Wing Commander Shankar Das Joint Director Maintenance Planning, Indian Air Force

ODS Inventory Management Initiatives in Indian Army

Major General TM Mhaisale, Cdr HQ Technical Group EME

Army Technical Centre, New Delhi

1315 – 1415

Lunch

1415 – 1600

Session VI: Region Specific Presentations

Chairman: Mr Atul Bagai

Senior Regional Network Coordinator OzonAction, UNEP

 

Braainstorming Session on Country Specific Initiative by the

Military Representative of Participating Countries

 

Closing Remarks

Air Vice Marshal Kapil Kak (retd)

Additional Director, CAPS


In Consultation with

Ministry of Environment and Forest
Government of India
Confederation of Indian Industries (CII)