The University of Strathclyde Centre for Sustainable Development are pleased to present a series of webinars showcasing the current work of Strathclyde university with its global partners. There are a range of speakers and sessions covering renewable energy, child health and well-being, health inequalities, education for sustainable development, institutional sustainability and our one ocean hub which links partners and communities from across the world.
Using a whole systems approach to deliver ‘at scale’ climate action projects
1:00 – 2:30 PM, Thursday 8 October
This webinar, led by Dr Roddy Yarr, will highlight the University’s climate mitigation and adaptation efforts developed as part of the University’s net zero planning and collaborative activities in the city. You will learn about the vision, what it is, how it is being delivered and the nature of this collaborative work, at scale and at speed. This bold and ambitious vision for the city is to create a ‘100% renewable Climate Neutral, Climate Resilient’ Glasgow City Innovation District that integrates heat, power, transport, climate adaptation and well-being solutions that are socially inclusive.
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Building Bridges for the Ocean: towards transdisciplinary research for development
1:00 – 2:30 PM, Friday 9 October
This roundtable will host researchers and development practitioners from the One Ocean Hub. The discussants will take questions from the audience, and elaborate on their expertise and experience undertaking inclusive, collaborative, challenge-led research across global geographies.
The UKRI GCRF-funded One Ocean Hub is a global, interdisciplinary research project administered from the University of Strathclyde Law School and involving academic and non-academic project partners from around the world. The project is designed to address ocean governance challenges, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and benefit fisherfolk and coastal communities in Ghana, Namibia, South Africa, Fiji and the Solomon Islands.
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Inspiring children’s futures
1:00 – 2:30 PM, Monday 12 October
Responding to children’s distinct needs, and realising their full range of rights and opportunities, is the inherent challenge in achieving the SDG16 of peaceful, just and inclusive societies for all.
This webinar will be led by Professor Jennifer Davidson, Executive Director of the Institute for Inspiring Children’s Futures, with Professor Ann Skelton (University of Pretoria and Member of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child); Dr Romina Boarini (Acting Director of the OECD WISE (Well-Being, Inclusion, Sustainability, Equal Opportunity) Centre), and Mr Manaff Kemokai (President of Defence for Children International (DCI) and Director of DCI Sierra Leone). Together they will examine the priorities, mechanisms and next steps in fulfilling this global ambition for children, particularly in light of COVID-19, which has abruptly thrust the rights and well-being of children and families into greater risk around the world.