Sustainable Development: Adaptation & Resilience

Sustainable Development

Adaptation & Resilience

On 6 October, Canning House hosted the first event in its new Sustainable Development series - events and conferences focusing on the themes of the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals and the aims of the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in a Latin American context.

This event, Adaptation & Resilience, will considered how the region's people, environment and economies can adapt to become resilient to the challenges of the combined impacts of climate change and the Covid-19 pandemic, and provided an overview of the Sustainable Development series.

Master of Ceremonies:

Dina Medland

Independent writer, editor and commentator

Speakers:

H.E. Fiona Clouder

Regional Ambassador to Latin America & the Caribbean, COP26

Dr Clare Wenham

Assistant Professor of Global Health Policy, London School of Economics

Dr Emily Wilkinson

ODI Senior Research Fellow, Global Risks and Resilience

Lorenzo Saa

Chief Signatory Relations Officer, Principles for Responsible Investment

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Women and Politics in Latin America

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Cultivating the UK and Latin America’s Food and Drinks Trade

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Sustainable Development: Adaptation & Resilience