AT THE NEXUS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT:BRINGING THE GLOBAL AGENDA HOME
A roundtable discussion
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11
5:30 – 7:00PM
Please register at: Room 1420-1430, SFU Vancouver
515 West Hastings Street
In the wake of the agreement reached at the 2015 COP21 Climate Change Conference in Paris and the newly launched UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), this roundtable discussion will explore how academics, NGOs, the City of Vancouver and the federal government will contribute to global change. Speakers will highlight initiatives contributing to the SDGs and how these global goals can and must be realized not just in the developing world, but also in our own city and country.
MODERATOR
Joanna Ashworth, Director of Professional Programs, Faculty of Environment, SFU
PRESENTERS
Keeping Score: UN Sustainable Development Goals
Michael Simpson, Executive Director, BC Council for International Cooperation
Partnerships for the Goals: Joint Canada-Africa Research and Training Networks
Zabrina Brumme, Associate Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, SFU
The Role of Cities in Addressing Climate Change
Mark Roseland, Director, Centre for Sustainable Community Development, SFU
Gender Equality and the SDGs: Best Practices for Building Long-Term Sustainability in Human and Gender Rights
Laura Parisi, Associate Professor, Women’s Studies, University of Victoria
CLOSING REMARKS:
The Honourable Pam Goldsmith-Jones, MP West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs
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UPDATE: Another speaker – Feb 18
