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Universities' Role in Tackling the Climate Emergency: A 'Glocal’ Perspective
15 November 2023, 10:00 am–11:30 am
An interactive online seminar to reflect on what taking the climate emergency seriously means for the university and its education, research and public engagement functions.
This event is free.
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Open to
- All
Availability
- Yes
Cost
- Free
Organiser
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Barbara Lipietz
"The climate emergency will be addressed in and through cities!”
This oft-repeated assertion is confronted in practice with the ambivalent relationship cities and urban areas entertain with the environment: at once exhausting ecosystems within and beyond their boundaries and spearheading innovative responses to escalating environmental crises. In this urgent context, what is the role of universities, and of built environment faculties specifically? Put another way, what does taking the climate emergency seriously mean for universities’ core education, research and public engagement functions?
Ahead of COP28, this webinar brings in conversation Bartlett, UCL and international colleagues Aromar Revi (Indian Institute of Human Settlements), Amollo Ambole (African Mayoral Leadership Initiative), Christer Anditi (Stellenbosch University), Priti Parikh (UCL) and Tristan McCowan (UCL). Together, speakers will interrogate the role of universities as actors with ‘glocal’ responsibility in the context of the climate emergency.
The event is part of the Bartlett Publics: Pluralising series which seeks to facilitate cross-learning on the principles and practices of an international engagement better able to catalyse universities’ ‘public’ role and societal relevance. Christoph Lindner, Dean of The Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment, will provide the opening remarks, and Barbara Lipietz, The Bartlett Vice Dean International, will chair the event.
We want to make our events accessible for everyone, and we encourage you to let us know if you have any accessibility requirements.
Please contact Hanadi Samhan at Hanadi.Samhan18@ucl.ac.uk with accessibility requirements.
Please note we require two working days' notice for requests.
About the Speakers
Aromar Revi
Director at Indian Institute for Human Settlements
Aromar Revi is founder and Director of the Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS), dedicated to addressing the challenges and opportunities associated with sustainable urbanisation. He is Co-Chair of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), from where he co-led a successful global campaign for an urban Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 11). Aromar has served as a Coordinating Lead Author and Core Writing Team member for several IPCC reports.
More about Aromar ReviAmollo Ambole
Development and Innovation Expert at African Mayoral Leadership Initiative
Amollo Ambole is a development and innovation expert with 16 years of experience in co-designing solutions that empower communities in Africa. Amollo’s approach involves assembling multidisciplinary teams that consistently deliver exceptional results. Most recently, Amollo was contracted to design and support the implementation of the African Mayoral Leadership Initiative (AMALI).
More about Amollo AmboleChrister Anditi
Postdoctoral design researcher at Stellenbosch University
Christer Anditi is a Postdoctoral design researcher, specialising in Public and Development Management. Her work focuses on inclusive innovation exercised through co-creation. For over six years, she has done energy research with multinational teams under the SARChI and LIRA 2030 programmes, interrogating social energy issues, particularly on integrating gender in energy innovation processes. She is an expert in the implementation of living labs and in Strategy Management.
More about Christer AnditiPriti Parikh
Professor of Infrastructure Engineering and International Development at The Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction, University College London
Priti Parikh is a Professor of Infrastructure Engineering and International Development and the Director of the Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction (BSSC) at UCL. Her work focuses on water, sanitation and energy infrastructure in resource-constrained environments, such as slums and rural communities in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Priti set up and now leads the Engineering for International Development Research Centre.
More about Priti ParikhTristan McCowan
Professor of International Education at Institute of Education, University College London
Tristan McCowan is a Professor of International Education at UCL's Institute of Education. His research focuses on higher education and international development, primarily in Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa where he explores issues of access, quality, innovation, and sustainability. He authored the book "Higher Education for and Beyond the Sustainable Development Goals" and served as the editor of "Compare – a Journal of International and Comparative Education" from 2015 to 2021. He currently leads the GCRF project "Climate-U," which seeks to transform universities to address climate change challenges.
More about Tristan McCowan