On behalf of BRAC Business School & the Centre for Climate Change and Environmental Research, we would like to invite you to join us for a conversation on Climate Justice on Tuesday, Nov 5, from 4.30pm to 6.30pm at the Brac Inn, Auditorium.
In this session, we will speak with Bärbel Höhn, a German politician for Alliance '90/The Greens and the former State Minister for Environment and Agriculture, Sohara Mehroze Shachi, a research associate from UNDP and the curator of the Dhaka Hub of the Global Shaper community and Dr. Ainun Nishat, Professor Emeritus of C3ER, BRAC University and a key member of the Climate Change Negotiation Team for Bangladesh representing the country at the United Nations Climate Change Conferences. The conversation will be moderated by Dr. Sebastian Groh, Associate Professor and the Director of the Marketing and Entrepreneurship at Brac University.
Science clearly states that as the adverse impacts of climate change accelerate, extreme weather events are creating ever greater loss and damage in developing countries, particularly in Africa and Asia, home to some of the world’s largest youth populations. Now, the impacts of climate change will not be borne equally or fairly, between the rich and the poor, between women and men, nor older and younger generations. Consequently, there has been a growing focus on climate justice, which looks at the climate crisis through a human rights lens and on the belief that by working together we can create a better future for present and future generations. The conversation will center on climate finance, the role of activism in the past and today, including civil rights movements, extinction rebellion, Greta Thunberg and the school climate striker, the meaning of climate justice across different generations and income groups, as well as energy reform in areas as distinct as Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.
To get the conversation started, we will be seeing an excerpt of the internationally acclaimed documentary 2040 – The Regeneration which is currently being shown in cinemas worldwide.
Program Overview
When |
What |
4:15pm - 4.30pm |
Doors open |
4:30pm - 5.15pm |
Screening of the Documentary 2040 |
5.15pm - 6.15pm |
A conversation with Bärbel Höhn, Sohara Mehroze Shachi and Ainun Nishat on Climate Justice, moderated by Sebastian Groh |
6.15pm - 6.30pm |
Light snacks |
Sign-up
The venue has limited capacity (up to 100). Please sign up by sending an email to Ms. Sharmin Nahar Nipa sn.nipa[at]bracu.ac[dot]bd and/ or Ms. Karishma Fatiha karishma.fatiha[at]me-solshare[dot]com stating in the subject line Seeking attendance for the Conversation on Climate Justice. Please clearly state your name, role and affiliation in the email.
We look forward to seeing you at the event on Tuesday, Nov 5, at 4.30pm at the Brac Inn, Auditorium.