From climate scientists to ordinary citizens, heads of state to business leaders, thousands of people will gather for more than 100 events during Climate Week NYC. They’ll be discussing and debating the rights of nature, corporate leadership, the threat from rising seas, innovations for social good and innumerable other topics. The activities in and around Climate Week -- officially
Sept. 22-28 -- are meant to engage people in tackling the problems posed by worldwide climate change, and to encourage leaders to take concre
te steps toward finding solutions.
Two major events will punctuate all the days of panel discussions, screenings, art exhibits and educational activities: a
“People’s Climate March” on Sunday, Sept. 21, and the
United Nations Summit on Climate on
Sept. 23.
The Earth Institute and its centers will be engaged in several events:
The
International Conference on Sustainable Development Practice runs
Sept. 17 and 18 at Columbia University (check the link for details; registration and a fee are required). The conference, held by the Global Association of Master's in Development Practice Programs in collaboration with the
Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), hopes to share and identify practical, evidence-based solutions that can inform the SDSN leadership in shaping the post-2015 agenda.
Keynote speakers will include Bineta Diop of Femmes Africa Solidarité, Frannie Leautier of the African Capacity Building Foundation, Earth Institute Director Jeffrey D. Sachs and Erik Solheim from the UN Environment Programme.
Climate photos, climate talk: Scientist Peter deMenocal (left) from the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory will speak about “What is Climate Science?” on
Sept. 22, 3-4:30 p.m., at the
International Center for Photography, 1133 Avenue of the Americas (at 43
rd Street). Admission is free. The talk comes in conjunction with an exhibit of photographs by Sebastião Salgado, who spent eight years traveling the globe to document the last pristine areas of the planet.
Continuing through mid-December, the center plans a series of events in partnership with the
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and the
International Research Institute for Climate and Society, and
The Human Impacts Institute, Brooklyn. “
Friday Evenings with Climate Scientists" will run
6-7:30 p.m., with free admission. Scientists from Lamont-Doherty and IRI will lead visitors through sections of the Salgado exhibition related to each scientist's field of study, explaining the climate conditions and environmental threats particular to the geographic regions documented in the photographs.
Communicating climate: Also on
Sept. 22, The
Center for Research on Environmental Decisions will co-sponsor a breakfast roundtable discussion on
"Climate Communication: Lessons from Science and our Communities." Courtney St. John, associate director of outreach at the center, will join the panel, from
8:30-11 a.m. at The Moderns, 900 Broadway at 20
th Street. Other panelists will be George Marshall of the British Climate Outreach and Information Network, touring with his new book: “Don't Even Think About It: Why Our Brains are Wired to Ignore Climate Change”;
and
Tara DePorte, founder and executive director of the Human Impacts Institute. Melissa Everett, executive director, Sustainable Hudson Valley, will moderate.
Are humans running out of luck? Professor Ruth DeFries (right) will talk about her new book, “The Big Ratchet: How Humanity Thrives in the Face of Natural Crisis,” at the Italian Academy, Columbia University, on
Sept. 23 from,
6-7 p.m., with Earth Institute Executive Director Steven Cohen. A reception will follow. Check
this link to RSVP for this event. (You can read
an interview with DeFries on the State of the Planet.)
Using insurance against weather risks to help farmers and fight poverty: On
Sept. 24, the International Research Institute for Climate and Society's Daniel Osgood will join a panel to explore building innovative and sustainable index-insurance markets for weather-related risks in developing countries. The World Bank's Global Index Insurance Facility and the IRI are sponsoring the event, which will include speakers from Swiss Re, AXA Insurance, Oxfam, the World Food Programme and other organizations. The event is open and free, but
you must register.
A Colloquium on Forests and Climate will be held
Sept. 24 at Columbia. Cheryl Palm (left) of the
Agriculture and Food Security Center will join Lisa Goddard, director of the International Research Institute for Climate and Society, White House science adviser John Holdren and others, who will offer their ideas on “how to change the future by challenging the present.” The afternoon event is open and free, but
you must register. Find out about the session and the co-sponsor, the Center for International Forestry Research,
here.
This is the sixth year of Climate Week NYC, which is convened by
The Climate Group and
CDP. For a full list of events, visit the
Climate Week NYC site. And you can connect on social media through the
#CWNYC hashtag.
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