Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the World Sustainable Development Summit – 2018 in New Delhi on Friday. <br/><br/>The Summit will address a wide variety of issues, including combating land degradation and air pollution, effective waste management and create financial mechanisms to enable effective climate change mitigation. <br/>The summit is the flagship forum of the Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). It seeks to bring together on a common platform, global leaders and thinkers in the fields of sustainable development, energy and environment sectors. <br/><br/>An official release said, the theme of the Summit is – Partnerships for a Resilient Planet, which seeks to create action frameworks to resolve some of the most urgent challenges facing developing economies in the backdrop of climate change. <br/><br/>Over 2,000 delegates are expected to participate in the summit, including policy makers, researchers, diplomats and corporates from around the world. <br/><br/>The Summit will host several eminent personalities, including Environment Minister, Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Minster for Industries and Commerce, Suresh Prabhu, Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Puri and MoS Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha.