Delegates from 20 countries would participate in the three-day international conference on global warming, climate change, sustainable development and secular spirituality organized by the Santhigiri Research Foundation (SRF) at Santhigiri Ashram from September 9-11 in collaboration with Unesco, the American Center and The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), New Delhi.

The meet, to be attended by more than 400 delegates, will be inaugurated by the President of East Timor and 1996 Nobel Peace laureate, Jose Ramos Manuel-Horta, on September 9.

Being held as part of the parnasala dedication celebrations at Santhigiri Ashram, the conference will underscore the vital role of spirituality in promoting a life vision and lifestyle compatible with both nature and development. It will facilitate administrators, policy makers, scientists, social scientists and activists to gather and devise programmes to promote a sustainable way of life and development.