This event showcases innovative partnerships between universities and non-academic actors, including a new Columbia Climate School-UNICEF climate literacy program, to accelerate climate action. Highlighting SDG17, it invites academics and partners to rethink how research can drive real-world impact
SPEAKERS:
Universities:
Columbia Climate School - Jeffrey Schlegelmilch, Associate Professor of Professional Practice in the Faculty of Climate, Director, National Center for Disaster Preparedness (NCDP), Director of Executive Education and Non-Degree Programs, Executive Education
MIT - Kent Larson, MIT Professor of the Practice, Director of City Science at the MIT Media Lab, and Co-Director of the Norman Foster Institute on Sustainable Cities (Madrid)
Implementing Agencies:
UNICEF- Danilo Moyra, Climate and Environment Specialist, UNICEF Brazil Country Office
City Science Network - Luis Alonso — Principal Research Scientist in the City Science Group and Principal Investigator of the Andorra Living Lab Project
