The Council seeks to further fortify cooperation and exchange between India and the international community in the field of environment and development with the following broad objectives.
Assessing the challenge of integrating environmental issues with development
strategies for establishing a pattern of sustainable development in India.
Formulating
strategies and directions which would be provided as recommendations and
advise to various levels and agencies of the Government of India and as
appropriate to the states of India.
Disseminating
and publishing information on issues linking environment and development
in India and practices to promote sustainable development.
In addition, the Council together with the CCICED
(China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development),
which has been in existence for over 16 years, seeks to play an important
role in bringing together experts and policy community from the two countries
to help forge an understanding and appreciation of the sustainable-development
construct encompassing economic growth, ecological balance, and social
progress.