This year’s twenty-seventh conference of the parties (COP) takes place in Sharm el Sheikh Egypt; with huge topics such as mitigation and adaptation, loss and damage, and climate finance at the forefront. But what does that all really mean? And what is Columbia University’s role in all of this?
Join John Furlow at the Faculty House for a breakdown of ‘what COP is’ - what happens there, who goes, and what it all means for climate action. A reception with light refreshments and food will follow.
About Our Speaker:
John Furlow is the Director of the International Research Institute for Climate and Society. He joined IRI in 2017 as its Deputy Director for Humanitarian Assistance and International Development and became its Director in May 2021.
Prior to coming to IRI, John designed and led the Climate Change Adaptation Program in USAID’s climate change office. He advised the government of Jamaica in the development of its national climate change policy and its climate-smart agriculture sector plan. John also led a project to develop Jamaica’s agro-climate service, which produces a seasonal forecast tailored for farmers and disseminated by text and agriculture extension workers. John helped launch the Climate Services Partnership in 2011. In 2015, he worked at the US Department of State designing and managing the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Global Network as part of US preparations for the UN Climate Conference in Paris.
