With help from West Asia, ISA to reach 100 countries mark at second general assembly
New Delhi: In the run-up to the second general assembly of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) to be held in New Delhi from 30 October—2 November, the first treaty-based international government organization headquartered in India has stepped up efforts to sign up two-dozen new countries from geographies such as West Asia.
ISA will see the number of inducted countries that have signed its framework agreement reach 100 nations at its second general assembly, from the 76 countries who are currently signatories to the landmark agreement. With India and France front-ending the attempts to set up the ISA, it has become India’s calling card on climate change and is increasingly being viewed as a foreign policy tool.
“All efforts are on. The idea is to reach the 100 country mark by the time of the second ISA assembly that will start in October end. A majority of these new countries will be from West Asia,” said a person aware of the development requesting anonymity.
