Reconciling (bio)diversity protection and efforts to mitigate climate change
In cooperation with IIASA - International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
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Elisabeth-Herz-Kremenak-Saal
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in englischer SpracheEfforts to curb human-induced climate change and strategies to reverse the loss of biodiversity are often addressed in a fragmented, rather than integrated manner by policy-makers and scientists. How can we develop a shared narrative for action on biodiversity and climate protection within the context of the Sustainable Development Goals? Which instruments can facilitate integrated policy action?
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Irina BOKOVA
Former Director General, UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Paris
| Irina Bokova is a Bulgarian politician and was the Director-General of UNESCO from 2009 to 2017. During her political and diplomatic career in Bulgaria, she served, among others, as deputy minister of foreign affairs and minister of foreign affairs ad interim under Prime Minister Zhan Videnov. She also served as Bulgaria's ambassador to France and to Monaco, and was Bulgaria's Permanent Delegate to UNESCO. She was both the first female and the first Southeastern European to head the agency. At UNESCO, Director-General Bokova advocates for gender equality, improved education and preventing funding for terrorism. |
Dr. David NABARRO
Former Special Adviser to the United Nations; Professor, Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College London
| Dr Nabarro is a medical doctor, international civil servant and diplomat, who served as Special Adviser to the United Nations Secretary-General on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Climate Change. He also led the UN's response to the cholera epidemic in Haiti and previously served as the Special Envoy on Ebola. In September 2016, Dr Nabarro was nominated by the UK to stand for the post of Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO). Dr Nabarro has been appointed as Professor within Imperial’s Institute of Global Health Innovation (IGHI) in 2018. |
PhD Kristín Vala RAGNARSDOTTIR
Member, Club of Rome, Professor of Sustainability Science, University of Iceland, Reykjavík
| Kristin Vala Ragnarsdottir works on natural resources and their link with the economy, developing indicators for wellbeing economy, circular economy, sustainability indicators for soil, tourism, wellbeing, finding fabric for sustainable communities with focus on food security, and imagining sustainable futures. Her most recent interests are developing an economic framework and impact strategies that aid achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals, casting light on corruption in natural resource management, and investigating the direct links between population, food and phosphorous. |
Dr. Heinz FISCHER
Former Federal President, Republic of Austria; Co-Chair, Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens, Vienna
| Dr. Heinz Fischer has had an extensive career as a senior representative and policy maker of the Republic of Austria. As Federal Minister of Science and Research and speaker of the Austrian National Assembly for more than 12 years, he was involved extensively in supporting and advancing the country´s scientific, social and cultural development. In 2004 he was elected Federal President of the Republic of Austria. After more than 40 Years in public office and two terms as Federal President he retired in 2016. He was proclaimed Chairman of the Council for the Commemorative Year 2018 by the Federal Government of Austria as well as Co-Chairman of the Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens. |
Dr. Pavel KABAT
Director General and Chief Executive Officer, IIASA - International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg
| 1982 | M.Sc. Hydrology and Water Resources |
| 1983 | Advanced programme Stochastic Hydrology and Water Resources |
| 1986 | Ph.D. in Hydrology, Water Resources and Amelioration |
| 2006-2012 | Full Professor and Chair, Earth System Science and Climate Change Group, Wageningen University and Research Centre |
| 2004-2012 | Science Director and Programme Council Chair, Dutch National Climate Research Programme; Vice-Chair, Dutch National Climate Facility |
| 2007-2010 | Dutch Cabinet Appointed Member of the 'Delta Committee' |
| 2000-2012 | Chair of the Board and Director, Wageningen Climate Change and Biosphere Research Centre |
