cop28-events
Events at Monash Pavilion - COP28
The Monash Pavilion was a space for transformative conversations, partner engagement and collaboration for climate action. Events included panels, workshops, networking events, fireside chats, and displays of creative practices
Program Schedule
Dec 1: World Climate Action Summit
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Friday, Dec 1: World Action Summit
Day lead: Federico Marcon
Day 1 of the World Climate Action Summit convenes heads of state and government, alongside leaders from civil society business, youth, Indigenous Peoples’ organizations, frontline communities, science and other sectors to discuss concrete actions and plans aimed at scaling climate action.
Key Partners: Wellcome, Bayer AG, World Health Organisation, Bezos Earth Fund, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Columbia University, UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, Moravian University, Tuck School of Business, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Michigan Technological University, Research and Independent Non-Governmental Organizations (RINGO), Youth Environmental Alliance in Higher Education, SDSN Youth, Government of Papua New Guinea, Conservation International, Minderoo Foundation, Asian Venture Philanthropy Network, ClimateWorks Centre
Monash Pavilion - Official Opening
Event type: Official Opening
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About the event:
Everyone is welcome to join the official launch of the Monash Pavilion at COP28. The Monash Chancellor Simon McKeon AO, along with Kristin Tilley, Australia’s Ambassador for Climate Change, will provide opening remarks and invite COP participants to engage in two weeks of events at the Monash Pavilion during COP.
Speakers/Hosts:
- Simon McKeon AO - Chancellor, Monash University Australia
- Rebekah Brown - Deputy Vice Chancellor Research and Senior Vice-President, Monash University Australia
- Kristin Tilley - Ambassador for Climate Change, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Jessica Walters - Project Coordinator, Monash Sustainable Development Institute
- Amelia Turk - Australian lead for MockCOP, youth board member of Millennium Kids
Organiser:
Monash University
The Impact of Climate Change on Health Systems and Funding in the Indo-Pacific region
Event type: High-level Panel
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About the event:
The impacts of climate change on human health and healthcare systems are inextricably linked. As the direct and indirect physical and mental health impacts of climate change on human health grow, there are increasing demands on health services and government budgets to tackle health inequity. Climate and Health is a complex challenge that requires strong collaboration between governments, multilaterals, corporates, academia and civil society organisations to embark in mission-oriented initiatives that drive innovative solutions.
Speakers/hosts:
- Rebekah Brown - Deputy Vice Chancellor Research and Senior Vice-President, Monash University, Australia
- Rachel Huxley - Head of Mitigation, Climate and Health, Wellcome
- Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum - Head of Climate Change and Health, World Health Organisation
- Helga Flores Trejo - Vice President and Global Head of International and Multilateral Affairs, Bayer AG
- Tony Capon - Director, Monash Sustainable Development Institute
- Gabriela Fernando - Assistant Professor in Public Health, Monash University Indonesia
- Federico Marcon - Deputy Director Development, Monash University Australia (Moderator)
Organiser:
Monash University
Professor Jeffrey Sachs: the role of the private sector to foster partnerships with academia, governments and civil society to tackle climate change
Event type: Presentation
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About the event:
Join us for this rapid-fire presentation with Professor Jeffrey Sachs: the role of the private sector in crafting partnerships with governments, academia and civil society organisations to upscale the global effort to tackle climate change and drive mission-oriented initiatives
Speakers/Hosts:
- Professor Jeffrey Sachs - Director of the Center for Sustainable Development, Columbia University and President of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network
- Rebekah Brown - Deputy Vice Chancellor Research and Senior Vice-President, Monash University Australia (Moderator)
Organiser:
Monash University
Navigating the UNFCCC: A ‘101’ masterclass for Early Career Researchers to maximise participation at COP28
Event type: Networking event / Masterclass
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About the event:
This event encompasses 4 short masterclasses on COP and the UNFCCC. It is designed to help people new to COPs, and Early Career Researchers (ECR), to make the most of COP and make their research and education efforts impactful within the UNFCCC processes. There will be four masterclasses that will run sequentially:
- Masterclass #1: What is the UNFCCC’s structure and operations?
- Masterclass #2: Constituency operations at COP28. What are they and what do they do?
- Masterclass #3: How to make your research matter or make an impact at COP / within the UNFCCC?
- Masterclass #4: Logistics: How can you get in contact with negotiators? How can you best organise your time at COP28? How can you get access to the negotiations?
Speakers/Hosts:
- Diane Husic - Dean, Center for Scholarship, Research and Creative Endeavors, Moravian University
- Tracy Bach - Professor of Law, Co-Focal Point, UNFCCC Research and Independent NGOs (RINGO), Lecturer, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth
- Gillian Bowser - Associate Professor, Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow
- Sarah Green - Professor of Chemistry, Michigan Technological University
- Isabelle Zhu-Maguire - Monash Sustainable Development Institute, SDSN Youth (Moderator)
Organisation (Co) Hosts:
Monash University; Moravian University, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, Michigan Technological University, Monash Sustainable Development Institute,Research and Independent Non-Governmental Organizations (RINGO), Youth Environmental Alliance in Higher Education, SDSN Youth
The financial and economic impact of climate change in communities, governments and corporates in the Indo-Pacific region
Event type: High-level Panel
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About the event:
The economic costs of climate change are substantial and progressively increasing: yet the links between business, economics and finance and climate change mitigation, adaptation and resilience have not been interrogated, which limits the development of appropriate policy and investment responses from key stakeholders such as governments, multilateral organisations and corporates, among others. Addressing how climate change impacts economic and business policy and practice and, conversely, what the appropriate economic and business policy responses should be, is an urgent and key priority for all countries in the region.
Speakers/Hosts:
- Peng Zhong - Director Social Innovation & Engagement, Bayer Foundation
- Ruel Yamuna - Special Envoy for Climate and Environment, Government of Papua New Guinea
- Kushaal Raj - Pacific Policy Director, Conservation International and former Director of the Climate Change Division, Government of Fiji
- Tony Worby - Chief Scientist, Minderoo Foundation
- Tristan Ace - Chief Product Officer, Asian Venture Philanthropy Network
- Michaela Morris - Head of Program Delivery, ClimateWorks Centre Monash University Australia
- Federico Marcon - Deputy Director Development, Monash University Australia (Moderator)
Organiser:
Monash University
Networking Reception: Universities for Climate Action
Event type: Network & drinks
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About the event:
This networking reception, at the end of Day 1, is co-hosted with a range of partners and universities committed to climate action. It will be an opportunity to connect with friends, colleagues, and existing contacts at the start of COP. As well, the reception will provide the opportunity to make new contacts of like-minded people at COP in the higher-education and Research and Independent Non-Governmental Organizations (RINGO) constituency and explore the role of local government in spearheading climate mitigation and adaptation efforts.
Organisation (Co) Hosts:
Monash University; City of Melbourne; University Melbourne; Australian National University (ANU); University of Sydney; University of New South Wales (UNSW); University of Technology Sydney (UTS); University of Wollongong; Macquarie University; Curtin University; National University of Singapore (NUS); De Montfort University; Imperial College London (ICL); United Kingdom Universities Climate Network (UUCN); International Universities Climate Alliance (IUCA); University of California San Diego; Newcastle University
Fireside Chat with Nicole Iseppi: How Philanthropy can spearhead the transition to just energy in the Global South
Event type: Fireside Chat
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About the event:
Join us for an interactive 1:1 Fireside Chat with Nicole Iseppi to discuss how philanthropic groups can play a significant role in steering the world towards a more sustainable future and ensure that transition to just energy benefits everyone.
Speakers/hosts:
- Nicole Iseppi - Director of Energy Innovation, Bezos Earth Fund
- Federico Marcon - Deputy Director, Development, Monash University (Moderator)
Organiser:
Monash University
Dec 2: World Climate Action Summit
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Saturday, Dec 2: World Action Summit
Day lead: Sandy Swanson
Day 2 of the World Climate Action Summit. The summit serves as an important platform for major announcements and is intended to provide momentum and guidance to the remainder of the COP.
Spotlighting Local Action: Mainstreaming NBS across a range of Scales with case studies from China, Indonesia and Fiji
Event type: Panel
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About the event:
To scale nature-based solutions we need to moving beyond 'good ideas' and determine how success is achieved and how it can be replicated. Mainstreaming of NBS is underpinned by our ability to adapt scientific knowledge to biophysical and institutional contexts of project locations. A robust economic valuation of NBS is required to foster co-investments from public and private sectors.
The event will explore how we can mainstream NBS across multiple scales using real case studies in China, Indonesia and Fiji. Each of these case studies are unique in their social-economic and technical enabling environments for NBS implementation.
Speaker/Hosts:
- Tony Wong - Professor of Sustainable Development, Monash University, Australia Water Envoy COP28
- Mere Naulumatua - Urban Planner, Revitalising Informal Settlements and their Environment (RISE)
- Ben Furmage - CEO, Water Sensitive Cities Australia, Monash University
- Taitusi Vakadravuyaca - Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Infrastructure and Meteorological Services, Fijian government
- Living River - CITARUM Documentary
Organisation (Co) Hosts:
Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash Art, Design and Architecture, Water Sensitive Cities Australia
A (Bio)Fireside Chat with Paul Dickinson: A reason for Optimism
Event type: Fireside Chat
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About the event:
As COP28 kicks off, we invite Paul to share stories about his 20+ year journey supporting global climate action as the Founding Director of CDP. Paul will also share insights from the award-winning podcast, Outrage + Optimism (O+O) which he co-hosts alongside Cristiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac. Since the launch of O+O in April 2019, the trio have interviewed the brightest and most influential climate leaders of our time – Prince William, David Attenborough, Al Gore, Greta Thunberg, Johan Rockström, and countless others. O + O has been rated No. 10 all-time Podcasts on the Apple UK charts, No. 3 on the Apple Australia charts, No. 15 of the Guardian Best Podcasts of 2019, and it has been selected as the News and Politics Honoree in the 2020 Webby Awards. To round out a busy year, Paul was also recently named a Climate Leader in the inaugural TIME100 Climate List – alongside climate champions such as John Kerry, Billie Eilish and others. This will be a casual chat, with his former colleague and friend, Sandy Swanson – who will ask Paul to share stories from his long career pushing for action on climate and personal insights into what gives him hope.
Speaker/Hosts:
- Paul Dickinson - Founding Director, CDP and co-host of the Outrage+Optimism podcast
- Sandy Swanson - Impact & Engagement Manager, Monash Sustainable Development Institute (Moderator)
Organisation (Co) Hosts:
Monash Sustainable Development Institute
The health co-benefits of climate change action: a fireside chat with Jonathan Patz
Event type: Fireside chat
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About the event:
Join a conversation about climate change and health, focusing particularly on the huge potential benefits for health of action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Speaker/Hosts:
- Jonathan Patz - Vilas Distinguished Professor & John P Holton Chair of Health and the Environment, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Angie Bone - Associate Professor (Practice), Planetary Health, Monash Sustainable Development Institute (Moderator)
Organisation (Co) Hosts:
World Health Organization
Health at the COP28 negotiations with a Small Island Developing State lens
Event type: Panel
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About the event:
In 2017, WHO launched a Special Initiative on Climate Change and Health in Small Island Developing States at the COP23 of the UNFCCC in Bonn, in collaboration with UNFCCC and the Fijian Presidency of the COP23. Now at COP28 five years later, there is an opportunity to take stock of the progress on reducing the health risks of climate change and building resilient and environmentally sustainable health systems.
In many ways, Pacific island states have been leading the way on climate change and health actions, but gaps in implementation persist. There is a need for continued dialogue to share lessons, challenges, and best practices to support accelerated and effective implementation.
The panel will discuss and reflect on three topics:
- Importance of health in the climate change debate
- Loss and Damage and the role of health
- Accessing and utilizing climate finance for health
Speaker/Hosts:
- Hon. Dr Ratu Atonio Rabici Lalabalavu - Minister of Health Fiji
- Hon. Dr John Still Tari Qetu - Minister of Health Vanuatu
- Lily Tangisia Faavae PS Tuvalu
- Dr Sally Edwards - Coordinator Health and the Environment, WHO WPRO
- Akeem Ali - Head Asia-Pacific Centre for Environment and Health, WHO
- Prof Tony Capon - Monash Sustainable Development Institute (Moderator)
Organisation (Co) Hosts:
World Health Organization and Monash Sustainable Development Institute
Fireside Chat with the Chief Economist of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Event type: Fireside Chat
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About the event:
Join us for an interactive 1:1 Fireside Chat between Professor Rebekah Brown, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) of Monash University, and Erik Berglöf, Chief Economist at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. This event will cover Nature, Health, Inclusion and policies needed to finance an urgent transition.
Speakers/Hosts:
- Erik Berglöf - Chief Economist at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
- Rebekah Brown - Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), Monash University (Moderator)
Organiser:
Monash University
Funding Solutions: East vs and West Collaborative Philanthropy for Climate Action
Event type: Discussion
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About the event:
As the world races to identify the funds required to enable a rapid and just transition to a climate-compatible world and to protect people from the worst effects of climate change, eyes have increasingly turned to philanthropy. Monash University and Asia Philanthropy Circle are co-hosting a session to showcase East/West, North/South collaborations which have moved the needle on critical societal issues (including climate action). Approaches to philanthropy across regions have evolved significantly in the last decade despite enduring perceptions of western styles and traditions of giving in the West and East. Dow different voices have raised different issues to the climate, energy, development agendas as more diverse actors have come to the table over the years – and galvanized new action. In the crucial few years left, how can philanthropy, even if seemingly of different ilks, come together in a range of collaborative models to catalyse the changes we need to see? Can approaches to social impact be guided by universal values and goals? This frank dialogue intends to provide insights into the nuances of working in Asia and how to do collaborative philanthropy to reach 2030 goals.
Speaker/Hosts:
- Carol Tan - Deputy CEO, Asia Philanthropy Circle
- Seema Paul - Program Director, Sequoia Climate Foundation
- Benjamin Bellagy - Executive Director, WINGS
- Laurene Lien - Chair, APC CEO, Asia Community Foundation
Organisation (Co) Hosts:
Asia Philanthropy Circle, Monash Sustainable Development Institute
High Ambition for the High Seas
Event type: Commitment and networking - by invitation
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About the event:
The High Seas Treaty marks a significant milestone in global ocean governance, helping to secure greater protection for biodiversity in half the planet that makes up the High Seas and providing a key new tool that will help tackle the climate and biodiversity crises and address ocean and climate justice. Co-hosted by the governments Australia, Palau and Mauritania this event provides an opportunity for countries to demonstrate their commitment to the new UN High Seas Treaty that was agreed in March 2023, through a symbolic declaration of their intent to support swift ratification to ensure the treaty enters into force as soon as possible.
Speaker/Hosts:
- Rebekah Brown - Deputy Vice Chancellor Research and Senior Vice-President, Monash University Australia
- Representative of Palau government - TBA
- Representative of Australian government - TBA
Organisation (Co) Hosts:
Government of Palau, Government of Australia, Government of Mauritania, Monash University, High Seas Alliance, International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Natural Resources Defense Council, International Fund for Animal Welfare, EarthEcho International and Global Choices
Dec 3: Health Recovery and Peace
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Sunday, Dec 3: Health/Relief, Recovery and Peace
Day lead: Angie Bone
COP28 will host the first Health Day and climate-health ministerial that aims to build consensus on priority actions for the health system's response to climate change, paired with financing commitments for implementation. Relief, Recovery, and Peace Day will focus on accelerating adaptation, preventing and addressing loss and damage, including in fragile and conflictaffected contexts, which face severe barriers to accessing climate finance and strengthening climate action.
Limits to human survivability with extreme heat and humidity
Event type: Presentation
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About the event:
The upper limits of human survivability due to heat stress, traditionally defined as a critical wet-bulb temperature of 35˚C, have been forecasted in some regions of the world with climate change. New research shows that when accounting for physiological restrictions to thermoregulation, death due to heatstroke and/or cardiovascular collapse will almost certainly occur at lower wet-bulb temperatures. Geographical regions potentially affected by lethal heat and humidity with climate change will therefore be more widespread.
This event aims to highlight these findings as a driver for increased ambition for both mitigation and adaptation.
Speakers/Hosts:
- Ollie Jay - Professor of Heat and Health, Director of the Heat and Health Research Incubator Lab and Thermal Ergonomics Laboratory, University of Sydney
- Andrew Forrest - Chairman and Founder Fortescue Metals Group, Fortescue Future Industries, Minderoo Foundation and Tattarang Group
- Angie Bone - Associate Professor (Practice), Planetary Health, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University (Moderator)
Organisation (Co) Hosts:
University of Sydney
Measuring Health Loss and Damage
Event type: Presentation
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About the event:
Climate change significantly impacts health through heat exposure, affecting a broad spectrum of both non-communicable and communicable diseases sensitive to climate and heat. We will introduce CHEERS as a framework for evaluating the intersection of climate change and health, focusing on assessing individual health impacts and interpreting these in the context of loss and damage.
Speakers/Hosts:
- Rainer Sauerborn - Professor of Public Health, Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, Heidelberg University
- Sandra Barteit - Senior Researcher, Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, Heidelberg University
Organisation (Co) Hosts:
Monash University
Plugging the Healthcare Workforce Brain Drain for Climate Adaptation
Event type: Workshop
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About the event:
This workshop adopts the World Cafe style to discuss the issues linked to healthcare workforce migration amidst the backdrop of climate change. The primary objective is to cultivate awareness, encourage discussion, explore mitigation strategies, facilitate collaboration, and empower participants to enact change. The overarching goal is to instigate positive transformation within healthcare systems, reinforcing their resilience in confronting the challenges posed by climate change.
Speakers/Hosts:
- Dr Kimberly Humphrey - MBBS MPHTM GradDipEMDM GradCertClinEd FACEM AFRACMA CHIA; Doctors for the Environment Australia, 2022-2023 Fellow in Climate Change and Human Health at Harvard University
- Dr Rupa Patel - MD, MPH, Research Associate Professor of Medicine (Voluntary), Division of Infectious Diseases, Washington University in St. Louis; PrEP Implementation Advisor, WHO Scientific Advisor, Medicines Patent Pool (UN affiliate), Former Director, CDC Midwest Technical Center for HIV Prevention
- Dr Ramon Lorenzo Luis Rosa Guinto - MD DrPH; Associate Professor of the Practice of Global Public Health; Inaugural Director, Planetary and Global Health Program; St. Luke's Medical Center College of Medicine - William H. Quasha Memorial, Philippines
- Zerina Tomkins - Associate Professor Nursing and Midwifery Monash University (Moderator)
Organisation (Co) Hosts:
Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments, Doctors for the Environment Australia, Monash University
Nurturing the Future: Maternal and Child Health in a Changing Climate
Event type: Panel
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About the event:
In this 60-minute event we delve into the nexus of climate change and maternal and child health. Participants will gain insight into the challenges and solutions, empowering them to take collective action for a sustainable and resilient future, ensuring the well-being of mothers and children in a changing climate.
Speakers/Hosts:
- Ashish Barua - Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation (Bangladesh)
- Katie Huffling - Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments
- Cecilia Sorensen - Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education, Columbia University
- Zerina Tomkins - Associate Professor Nursing and Midwifery Monash University Moderator
Organisation (Co) Hosts:
Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation, Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments, Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education, Columbia University, Monash University
Digital Health Solutions for Climate Change Resilience: Adapting and Mitigating the Impact
Event type: Panel Audience Discussion/World cafe
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About the event:
“Digital Health Solutions for Climate Change Resilience: Adapting and Mitigating the Impact" is focused on the intersection of digital health and climate change, aims to heighten awareness, ignite discussions, inspire innovation, and facilitate collaboration among participants and experts. It offers a platform for structured dialogue and engagement, addressing vital questions surrounding environmentally sustainable digital health solutions for climate resilience.
Speakers/Hosts:
- Stefan Wheat - MD, University of Washington, School of Medicine
- Victor Anthony - Lopez-Carmen, Harvard Medical School
- Suman Pant - Nepal Health Research Council
- Gabriela Fernando - Monash Malaysia
- Zerina Tomkins - Associate Professor Nursing and Midwifery Monash University Moderator
Organisation (Co) Hosts:
Monash University, University of Washington, Harvard Medical School, Nepal Health Research Council
Empowering communities for wellbeing and disaster resilience
Event type: Film, Presentation & discussion
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About the event:
Communities are experts in their own lived experience and in ways to improve and sustain their health and wellbeing in and out of times of crisis. This event will explore the value and challenges of community led approaches to wellbeing and disaster resilience, and how governments, academics and industry can help and not hinder these processes.
Speakers/Hosts:
- Tristan Kennedy - Pro Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous), Monash University (Moderator)
- Briony Rogers - Chief Executive Officer of Fire to Flourish program, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University - Pre-recorded film
- Eka Permanasari - Associate Professor Urban design, Architecture, and Southeast Asian Studies, Monash University, Indonesia
- Cara Cook - Director of Programs, Alliance of Nurses for a Healthy Environment
- Janine Mohamed - Chief Executive Officer, Lowitja Institute
Organiser:
Monash University
Revitalising Informal Settlements and their Environments (RISE)
Event type: Presentation
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About the event:
RISE is a transdisciplinary research program with a vision to improve the health and wellbeing of residents of urban informal settlements across the developing world. RISE is trialling a water-sensitive approach to water and sanitation management in informal settlements in Makassar, Indonesia and Suva, Fiji.
Working with communities, governments, local leaders and partners, RISE is co-designing site-specific solutions that combine engineering with nature-based technologies, to deliver water and sanitation services, improve climate resilience, and transform the health and wellbeing of the communities.
With the first-ever rigorous evidence of effectiveness in hand, the long-term ambition is to expand the approach across the Asia-Pacific and the world, to give millions the opportunity to live healthier and safer lives
Speakers/Hosts:
- Tony Wong - Professor of Sustainable Development, Monash University, and Director of Upscaling, Revitalising Informal Settlements and their Environments (RISE)
- Mere Nualumatua – Senior Engagement Specialist (Urban Planning), Monash University, RISE Fiji
- Ruzka Taruc – Chief Investigator and Assessment Project Manager, Universitas Hasanuddin, RISE Indonesia
Organiser:
Monash University
RISE and friends
Event type: Networking
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About the event:
Following the Revitalising Informal Settlements and their Environments (RISE) panel presentation, this networking event will convene collaborators in international research and development practice. The event is an opportunity to meet some of the RISE team and key delivery partners, as well as others working to enhance water and sanitation, climate resilience and community wellbeing through nature-based solutions in urban informal settlements. Join us over light refreshments to share ideas and solutions for responding to the unique challenges that informal settlement communities face in the context of a changing climate.
Speakers/Hosts:
- Tony Wong - Professor of Sustainable Development, Monash University, and Director of Upscaling, Revitalising Informal Settlements and their Environments (RISE)
Organiser:
Monash University
Dec 4: Finance trade, gender equality and accountability
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Monday, Dec 4: Finance/Trade/Gender equality/Accountability
Day lead: Kris Kathiravel
This thematic day at COP28 will focus on three key aspects: scaling up efforts, improving access, and enhancing affordability. This will involve reforms to the international financial system, the delivery of enhanced concessional support, the development of sustainable finance markets, and strengthening voluntary carbon markets. Additionally, COP28 will introduce trade as a means for climate-smart, equitable growth, including supply chain decarbonization, transition, and resilience. We must also address the challenges that hinder financial support for women, girls, and marginalized groups. This includes ensuring a fair transition and finding solutions to broaden access to finance. The program will also examine accountability mechanisms to turn promises and ambition into tangible results.
Coffee & Croissants - Women in Climate Change(speed dating)
Event type: Networking Event
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About the event:
This is a networking event for Women in Climate Change
Organisation (Co) Hosts:
Carbon Market Institute, Monash University
Fireside chat with Prof Nick Watts and A/Prof Angie Bone: Net zero healthcare
Event type: Fireside chat
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About the event:
Join a conversation with Prof. Nick Watts and A/Prof. Angie Bone about their experiences transitioning the English health system towards net zero and how this is being applied in other health systems.
Speakers/Hosts:
- Nick Watts - Director of Sustainable Medicine, University of Singapore
- Angie Bone - Associate Professor (Practice), Planetary Health at Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University
Organisation (Co) Hosts:
University of Singapore, Monash University
‘Fan First’ Cooling - a low carbon way to improve heat health resilience in a changing climate
Event type: Panel
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About the event:
This event aims to increase knowledge of low-cost, low carbon methods of keeping people cool as an alternative or addition to air conditioning. This event will be of interest to people and organisations responsible for protecting people from the health impacts of extreme heat; building design, construction, retrofitting and regulation; energy transition, resilience and justice; and financing rapidly deployable and effective solutions to reduce and respond to the impacts of climate change.
Speakers/Hosts:
- Aditya Vyas - COP28 Presidency Health Program, Deputy Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Climate Change and Health Impact Assessment, Curtin University, Lancet Countdown Oceania Fellow, University of Sydney
- Ollie Jay - Professor of Heat and Health and Director of the Heat and Health Research Incubator and Thermal Ergonomics Laboratory, University of Sydney
- Angie Bone - Associate Professor (Practice), Planetary Health at Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University
- Joy Shumake-Guillemot - Global Heat Health Information Network
- Mili Majumdar - Secretary, Global Buildings Performance Network and Vice-President, U.S. Green Building Council
Organisation (Co) Hosts:
COP28 Presidency Health Program, University of Sydney, Monash University
‘Is your plan credible? Catalysing transition in developed and developing economies
Event type: Panel
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About the event:
This event brings together global and regional experts, from both developed and emerging economies, to explore credible transition plans (CTPs) and what is needed in terms of pace, ambition and choice of pathway. This session will also explore the importance of CTPs in the Indo-Pacific region’s broader drive to harmonise sustainable finance approaches with the aim of promoting enhanced low-carbon investment.
Speakers/Hosts:
- Amir Sokolowski - CDP
- Eugene Wong - SFIA
- Helga Birgden - Global Chair of Sustainable Investment, Mercer
- Datuk Muhamad Umar Swift - CEO, Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (BURSA Malaysia Bhd)
- Michaela Morris - Climateworks (Moderator)
Organisation (Co) Hosts:
MSDI, Climateworks, Monash University
Philanthropy collectives - the power to accelerate the transition to a net zero, 1.5°C aligned future
Event type: Panel
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About the event:
This panel discussion will be both a showcase of the world’s leading alliances from different regions, and a thought starter exploring ‘where to next’ for opportunities and collaborative solutions in climate financing and philanthropy. The discussion will consider how philanthropy can play a catalytic role - either in the public or through private partnerships - to galvanise a movement towards a net zero world, aligned to 1.5°C.
Speakers/Hosts:
- Dian A. Purbasari - Vice Secretary Filantropi Indonesia
- Sharon Koh - Director, Philanthropy Asia Alliance
- Carol Tan - Deputy CEO, Asia Philanthropy Circle
- Stefan Schurig - Secretary General, Foundations 20
- Aditi Thorat - Director of Fundraising, Global Commons Alliance
- Jane Thomas - Program Manager, The Myer Foundation
- Liz Ee - Climateworks Centre (Moderator)
Organisation (Co) Hosts:
Philanthropy Asia Alliance, Asia Philanthropy Circle, Climateworks Centre
Investing in Southeast Asia’s green economy – have we done enough?
Event type: Panel
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About the event:
Catalysing green investment to the region will help to achieve dual goals: increasing regional prosperity while accelerating climate actions. This event will help catalyse actions by bringing together different stakeholders to discuss the untapped potential for low carbon investment in Southeast Asia and the key drivers and barriers for investing in regional green growth.
Speakers/Hosts:
- Dr. Cate Rogers - Assistant Secretary for Climate Resilience and Finance in the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Keith Lin - Director, Sustainability, Temasek
- Winfried Wicklein - Director-General, Asian Development Bank
- Ian Learmonth - CEO, Australia’s Clean Energy Finance Corporation
- Yuen Yoong Leong - Professor at Sunway University, Director of Sustainability Studies, UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN)
- Australia’s Clean Energy Finance Corporation - TBA
- Trang Nguyen - Southeast Asia Lead, Climateworks Centre (Moderator)
Organisation (Co) Hosts:
Climateworks Centre, Monash University
Climate Accounting in the Pacific
Event type: Panel
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About the event:
The Government of Fiji (a pioneering influencer on climate change policy discourse) will provide insights on the global climate change policy from a climate accounting viewpoint. This event will provide a voice on climate accounting—which matters to business (SMEs) sustainability and consumer welfare—giving Pacific Island Countries greater visibility in our efforts to contribute to policy on climate change. It will inform Fiji Government’s strategic funding negotiations for climate financing under the SME pool of funds.
Speakers/Hosts:
- Nicolas J.A. Buchoud - Senior Advisor to Dean- Asian Development Bank Institute
- Mereani Nata - Senior Climate Finance Officer, Office of the Prime Minister, Fiji
- Seungju Baek - Deputy Dean, Asian Development Bank Institute
- Joel Abraham - CEO, Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission
- Kushaal Raj - Conservation International
- Paresh Narayan - Professor, Monash Business School (Moderator)
Organiser:
Monash University
Women at the forefront of climate change: A lunchtime session on female-led creative practices
Event type: Creative Practice/Art
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About the event:
This event is a call to action, fostering awareness and dialogue to inspire change. By uniting the expressive power of art with the rigour of academia, the event will catalyse innovative solutions and promote dialogue around the need for inclusivity, equity, and justice in the face of a changing climate.
Speakers/Hosts:
- Gabriela Fernando - Assistant Professor, Public Health, Monash Indonesia
- Parneet Kaur - Founder, Poetry for Planet
- Mary Harm - Australian Youth for International Climate Engagement (AYFICE)
- Natalie Isaacs - Founder and CEO, 1 Million Women
- Parneet Kaur - Founder, Poetry for Planet
- Hamidullah Nadeem - Digital Communications Coordinator, Monash University
- Diana Elhard - PhD Candidate ABD, Department of Political Science at The Graduate School at Northwestern University
- Daniella Conser - AYFICE, CLIMARTE, Poet, (Marketing & Comms Manager, SDG Align)
- Asst Prof. Gabriela Fernando - Public Health, Monash University Indonesia
- Nilofar Jamal - Founder of Green Afghanistan Initiative
- Izzy Zhu-Maguire - Network Coordinator of the UN's SDSN Youth AusNZPac branch, Amplify, Monash Sustainable Development Institute (Moderator)
Organiser:
Monash University
JET, ESG and Financing transitions
Event type: Q&A Panel
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About the event:
This event aims to address the urgent need for a just energy transition by focusing on renewable energy and innovative financing solutions. The event will bring together key high-level participants from various sectors to facilitate discussions, collaborations, and knowledge sharing.
Speakers/Hosts:
- Hon. Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad - Malaysia, Ministry of Natural, Resources, Environment and Climate Change
- Datuk Muhamad Umar Swift - CEO, KL Stock Exchange (BURSA Malaysia Bhd)
- Ms. Gauri Singh - Deputy Director General, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
- Kristen Panerali - Head of Clean Power, Grids and Electrification, World Economic Forum
- Professor Adeline Johns-Putra - Monash University, (Moderator)
Organisation Co-Hosts:
Monash University
Sowing the seeds of change for a climate resilient future
Event type: TEDTalk tool taster marketplace style
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About the event:
Locally-led water-climate solutions require strong gender equality, disability, and social inclusion (GEDSI) approaches in programs and organisations. A more climate-resilient future calls for transformation of norms to leave no one behind and ensure that everyone is part of the solution. This event explores how application of these approaches facilitates more equitable and sustainable outcomes in water resource management (WRM), water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and climate programs.
Speakers/Hosts:
- Turea Wickham - Program Manager, Australian Government Water for Women Fund, World Vision Papua New Guinea
- Manohara Khadka - International Water Management Institute
- Anna Mutta - Country Director, SNV in Lao PDR
- Sarah Ransom - General Manager, Australian Water Partnership
- Leslie (Phil) Duncan - Professor at the Centre for Applied Water Science, National Environmental Science Program
- Juliet Willets - Professor at University of Technology Sydney - Institute for Sustainable Futures
- Tony Wong - Professor at Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University
- Alison Baker - Fund Manager, Australian Government Water for Women Fund, GHD (Moderator)
Organisation (Co) Hosts:
GHD, Monash University
Dec 5: Energy, Industry/Just Transition/Indigenous peoples
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Tuesday, Dec 5: Energy, Industry/Just Transition/Indigenous peoples
Day lead: Shreejan Pandey
This day focuses on levers and pathways for rapid decarbonization, job growth, and economic opportunity and just transition across the full energy and industrial value chains. While accelerating economic opportunity and job growth taking a holistic view of the just transition and the socio-economic considerations across all sectors, including energy. Indigenous Peoples Day will recognize the importance of Indigenous Peoples’ intergenerational knowledge, practices, and leadership in climate action and in stewarding planetary health, as well as mechanisms to improve their direct access to finance.
Networking with Net Zero Campuses
Event type: Networking
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About the event:
Over 1,000 universities have joined the UN's Race to Zero for Universities and Colleges, supported by resources like the Net Zero on Campus guide along with the initiative’s accompanying online toolkit and a community of practice. This is a networking event for those engaged or interested in this space
Speakers/Hosts:
- Nicole Iseppi - Director of Energy Innovation, Bezos Earth Fund
- Maurie McInnis - Stony Brook University President
- Jeffrey Sachs - UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network President
- Elena Crete - Head of Climate and Energy, UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network
- Shreejan Pandey - Director, Strategic Initiatives, Monash Energy Institute
Organisation (Co) Hosts:
Monash University and UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network
Key challenges and opportunities to financing the pathway to net zero campuses
Event type: Panel
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About the event:
Universities, akin to small cities, significantly contribute to greenhouse emissions but can quickly transition to net-zero due to campus control. They can excel in climate action through innovation, cross-sector partnerships, and an engaged staff and student body. This event provides three Stakeholder perspectives from each of University Leadership, Philanthropy and Private Sector Finance.
Speakers/Hosts:
- Nicole Iseppi - Director of Energy Innovation, Bezos Earth Fund
- Maurie McInnis - Stony Brook University President
- Jeffrey Sachs - UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network President
- Elena Crete - Head of Climate and Energy, UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network
- Shreejan Pandey - Director, Strategic Initiatives, Monash Energy Institute
Organisation (Co) Hosts:
Monash University and UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network
Achieving Net Zero on Campus: Unlocking Finance with SDSN
Event type: Facilitated workshop
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About the event:
This event provides an opportunity to create an improved understanding among financiers and philanthropies of universities' challenges across different regions whilst increasing Universities’ awareness of emerging climate financing options. In so doing, it aims to identify solutions that promote targeted and innovative financing mechanism(s) for universities, with the hope to create avenues for joint efforts to address the gap between the commitment and ambition of universities and the financial resources needed to fund the transition.
Speakers/Hosts:
- Nicole Iseppi - Director of Energy Innovation, Bezos Earth Fund
- Maurie McInnis - Stony Brook University President
- Jeffrey Sachs - UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network President
- Elena Crete - Head of Climate and Energy, UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network
- Shreejan Pandey - Director, Strategic Initiatives, Monash Energy Institute
Organisation (Co) Hosts:
Monash University and UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network
A holistic approach to Just Energy Transition
Event type: Panel
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About the event:
As the world is working together to achieve the climate goals enshrined in the Paris Agreement, just transition rhetoric increasingly plays a central role in the interface between curbing emissions and the socio-economic disruptions of climate action. This event will call for a holistic approach to just energy transition by discussing the key drivers and barriers to tackle socio - economic disruptions while accelerating the energy transition across different areas including: investment, skills and education and empowerment of women and girls.
Speakers/Hosts:
- John Thwaites - Chair, Monash Sustainable Development Institute and Climateworks Centre (Welcome Remarks)
- Sally Capp AO - Lord Mayor, City of Melbourne
- Megan Argyriou - Board Chair, 1 Million Women
- Paul Butar - Deputy Head, Indonesia’s JETP Secretariat
- Shreejan Pandey - General Manager, Monash Energy Institute
- Trang Nguyen - Southeast Asia Lead - Climateworks Centre (Moderator)
Organisation (Co) Hosts:
Climateworks Centre
Empowering Youth in Energy: Innovations and Insight from APAC
Event type: Panel Audience Discussion
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About the event:
This panel discussion offers a platform for young professionals across the Asia-Pacific region to share their groundbreaking work and innovative ideas in the energy sector. Attendees will witness a dynamic exchange of projects and ideas, fostering collaboration and providing a glimpse into the diverse perspectives shaping the future of energy. Join us to be part of this engaging session and connect with the next generation driving positive change in the industry.
Speakers/Hosts:
- Fogamomi Nicc Moeono - International Youth Climate Delegate and PhD Candidate at the University of Waikato
- Claire Waghorn - Sustainability Transition Leader for the Christchurch International Airport
- Sho Hayashi - Sustainability Specialist for Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and CEO of SHOCKby Inc
- Asmanee (Mané) Chesuemea - Member of UNICEF's Young People Advisory Board for Environment and Climate Change
- Jitsai Santaputra - Co-founder of Youth for Energy Southeast Asia
Organisation (Co) Hosts:
Monash Energy Club
Common challenges, shared opportunities: Collaboration between California and Australia on energy and climate
Event type: Panel
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About the event:
On 16 August 2023 the Australian Government and the State of California signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to facilitate collaboration on energy and climate matters. The MOU highlighted common challenges, such as wildfires and drought, and also significant opportunities for shared effort in areas such as adaptation, offshore wind, energy efficiency and demand management and zero emissions vehicles.
This session will explore how California is tackling the climate challenge, the strong synergies with Australia’s efforts in this space, especially in terms of the energy transition, and the opportunities for working together to accelerate momentum in both jurisdictions.
Speakers/Hosts:
- David Hochschild - Chair, California Energy Commission
- Kristin Tilley - Ambassador for Climate Change, Australian Government
- Dr Mary Stewart - CEO, Energetics
- Prof. Jacek Jasieniak - Pro-Vice Chancellor (Research Infrastructure), Monash University
- Luke Menzel - CEO, Energy Efficiency Council (Session chair)
Organisation (Co) Hosts:
Monash University and Energy Efficiency Council
Global Indigenous Voices: Navigating Success, Confronting Challenges and the Role of Institutions in Just Transitions
Event type: Networking/Workshop
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About the event:
Now, more than ever, we must listen to global Indigenous voices to facilitate sustainable transitions. Ensuring this process is inclusive of diverse Indigenous perspectives is essential for the future of our planet.
This workshop aims to enhance the focus on the Indigenous community within the imperative shift towards a sustainable future.It offers a platform for global Indigenous leaders to share insights on the challenges and successes in the Just Transition space. The discussions will question the role of major institutions across various sectors, examining their responsibility to eliminate colonial barriers and elevate Indigenous leadership in climate action and participation in the Just Transition process.
Speakers/Hosts:
- Tristan Kennedy - Pro-Vice Chancellor (Indigenous), Monash University, Australia
- Jess Walters - Project Coordinator, Monash Sustainable Development Institute
- Ariadne Gorring - Co-CEO, Pollination Foundation
- Francis Nona - Queensland University of Technology
- Bama Athreya - Deputy Assistant Administrator, USAID
- Marama Royal - Chair, Ngati Whatua Orakei
Organiser:
Monash University
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An Evening for fostering connections for Aus NZ Asia Pacific with the Monash Sustainable Development Institute and Climateworks
Event type: Networking (by invitation)
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About the event:
As we approach the end of Week 1 at COP28, this private event invites guests to gather informally, but with intention, to briefly showcase regional contributions and solutions to global climate challenges. More importantly, by bringing together key actors and thought leaders from across Asia Pacific (of which Australia and NZ are part), the evening will seek to foster greater and more personal connections and discuss how, through accelerating partnerships, we can catalyse urgent action to avert a worsening climate crisis in our region.
Speakers/Hosts:
- John Thwaites - Chair of Monash Sustainable Development Institute and Climateworks Center
Organisation (Co) Hosts:
Monash Sustainable Development Institute and Climateworks Center
Dec 6: Multilevel Action, Urbanisation, Built Env and Transport
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Wednesday, Dec 6: Multilevel action/Urbanisation and Build environment /Transport
Day lead: Peter
This day focused on uniting local leaders, including mayors, governors, parliamentarians, business and civil society leaders to accelerate climate action across all levels of government and society. The day will also highlight solutions to transition to lowcarbon and resilient built environments and infrastructure, sustainable and circular waste systems, and sustainable mobility and freight. The day will particularly look at action in urban areas, where population growth, economic activity and greenhouse gas emissions converge.
Collaborating to amplify
Event type: Networking
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About the event:
Increase the impact of existing efforts through more and better collaboration and co-funding between donors and doers
Speakers/Hosts:
- Rebecca Collier - European Climate Foundation and CRUX Alliance
- Shana Silver - CRUX Alliance
- Heather Tompson - CEO, Institute for Transport and Development Policy
- Wang Zhigao - Director Cities Program - Energy Foundation China
- Zhao Yanbing - Cities Program Manager - Energy Foundation China
- Peter Graham - Executive Director, Global Buildings Performance Network (GBPN) /Associate Professor Monash University
- Oliver Rapf - Executive Director Buildings Performance Institute Europe
- Jonathan Duwyn - Programme Officer, Buildings and Construction & Acting Head of the GlobalABC Secretariat
- United Nations Environment Programme - (Representative - TBA)
Organisation (Co) Hosts:
Global Buildings Performance Network, Monash University, CRUX Alliance, Laudes Foundation, Institute for Transport and Development Policy, European Climate Foundation, Energy Foundation China, IKEA Foundation
How to decarbonize built environments at speed and scale - Case Studies from Indonesia & India
Event type: Round-table
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About the event:
Showcase how Indonesia and India are working from the bottom up and top down to decarbonise their built environments.
Participants:
- Peter Graham - Executive Director, Global Buildings Performance Network (GBPN) /Associate Professor Monash University
- Ery Wijaya - Country Manager Indonesia, Global Buildings Performance Network (GBPN)
- Eka Permanasari - Associate Professor, Monash University, Indonesia
- Heather Tompson - CEO, Institute for Transport and Development Policy
- Bishal Thapa - Senior Director – Collaborative Labelling and Appliance Standards Program (CLASP), India
Organisation (Co) Hosts:
Institute for Transport and Development Policy, Global Buildings Performance Network (GBPN) Indonesia, Collaborative Labelling and Appliance Standards Program (CLASP), Monash University - Indonesia, GBPN - Monash University
How to engage Health, Resilience and the Right to Sustainable Housing as a powerful policy driver to decarbonize the Building Sector
Event type: Round-table
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About the event:
Identify key narratives that are accelerating built-environment decarbonisation and resilience by strengthening awareness of buildings’ impact on people and planet
Speakers/Hosts:
- Mili Mujumdar - Board member Global Buildings Performance Network and Vice-President, U.S. Green Building Council
- Angie Bone - Monash MSDI Associate Professor of Practice in Planetary Health
- Hitesh Vaidya - Former Director, National Institute for Urban Affairs India
- Tony Wong - Professor, Monash Sustainable Development Institute
Organisation (Co) Hosts:
Global Buildings Performance Network, Monash Art, Design and Architecture. and Monash Sustainable Development Institute
Cities for Children: How to develop cities that protect children from climate change impacts
Event type: Audio-Visual with Keynote Speaker
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About the event:
This aims to raise awareness of what the youth of the world need and want from built environments in the context of global warming and climate change. This will involve a keynote speech by a Youth Leader followed by an audiovisual exhibition of child and youth-led actions for sustainable cities.
Speakers/Hosts:
TBA
Organisation (Co) Hosts:
Save the Children, UNICEF, Global Buildings Performance Network, Monash Art, Design and Architecture. and Monash Sustainable Development Institute
Innovation and the new future: How do we move from Incremental to transformative change?
Event type: Round-table
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About the event:
This event will rely on case studies to map out practical steps to turn commitments into achievements in the greening of the built environment. It will showcase tools and approaches to increase the transparency on climate, social and natural performance of the built environment.
Speakers/Hosts:
- Eva Gladek - CEO & Founder, Metabolic
- Rosana dos Santos - Executive Director, Energy Transition Institute
- Zhigao Wang - Director Cities Program - Energy Foundation China
Organisation (Co) Hosts:
Metabolic, Energy Transition Institute, Energy Foundation China
What if we made sure buildings and cities perform?: Commitments, Achievements & Accountability
Event type: Round-table
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About the event:
Increasing transparency on climate, social and natural performance of the built environment to inform action, supporting stakeholders to turn commitments into achievements. Industry and Policy leaders will showcase tools and approaches to increase the transparency on climate, social and natural performance of the built environment. Based on these examples, we will map out practical steps to turn climate commitments into achievements.
Speakers/Hosts:
- Sunita Purushottam - Chair, GBPN Board, GBPN/Mahindra Life-Spaces
- Hilari Varnadore - Vice President for Cities, US Green Building Council
- Vicky Sins - CEO, World Benchmarking Alliance
- Lauren Boucher - Manager, Collaborative Labelling and Appliance Standards Program (CLASP)
Organisation (Co) Hosts:
Mahindra Life-Spaces, GBPN/Monash University, World Benchmarking Alliance, Collaborative Labelling and Appliance Standards Program (CLASP), US Green Building Council
The Future of COPs
Event type: Round-table (by invitation)
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About the event:
“The Future of COPs” contemplates the current COP system and its functioning under the UNFCCC. It provides opportunity to contemplate pressing questions about COPs, including advancing the concept of collective effort and whether the structure and process is the most appropriate to elicit the greatest action to address climate change and create a just transition with meaningful inclusion.
Speakers/Hosts:
- Rachmat Witoelar - Past COP President
Organisation (Co) Hosts:
Monash University, Institute for Sustainable Earth and Resources (I-SER) Universitas Indonesia, Climateworks Centre
Dec 8: Youth Children Education and Skills
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Friday, Dec 8: Youth Children Education and Skills
Day lead: Susie Ho
email: susie.ho@monash.edu
This day seeks to empower young peoples to shape the outcomes of COP28 and beyond, considering the disproportionate risks and impact from climate change facing children and youth. The day will focus on Action for Climate Empowerment (Article 12 of the Paris Agreement). It will include discourse on equitable representation, national strategies, and resource allocation across the COP themes and policy tracks. Themes include investment in youth-led innovation, the integration of the youth voice in policy-making processes, capacity-building, transforming education, and green skills for a just transition.
Launching Youth Day at the Monash Pavilion: The state of play on youth and ACE
Event type: Briefing and Coffee
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About the event:
We are discussing the state of play regarding ACE and the youth Voice and officially launch the day. All are welcome from the youth and ACE community, including YOUNGO, Early Career RINGOs, and beyond.
Speakers/Organisations:
- Hailey Campbell - Care About Climate and YOUNGO
- Rex Horoi - Former United Nations Representative, and Solomon Islands Ambassador and Monash University’s Climate Change Envoy
- Bryce Coon - Director of Education at EarthDay.org
(Co) Hosts:
YOUNGO, Monash University
Enabling youth climate action leadership through innovative learning
Event type: Roundtable
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About the event:
The event will aim to discuss effective learning strategies, products and initiatives that empower youth to take a leadership role in climate action. Ideas on how to deliver on the needs of the youth will be brainstormed and serve as takeaways for both UNITAR and Monash University.
Speakers/Organisations:
UNITAR, CC:Learn, Monash University, YOUNGO, ACE focal points, youth representatives from Asia Pacific, Monash University
(Co) Hosts:
UNITAR, Monash University
Youth and Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE): Capacity-building for National-level MER
Event type: Workshop
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About the event:
Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE) seeks to empower everyone to take action against climate change. Monitoring, evaluation, and reporting (MER) can help countries track their progress in implementing ACE policies and practices. This non-technical workshop will focus on youth contributions to ACE MER, exploring potential indicators and data that could be created by youth.
Speakers/Organisations:
This workshop is offered by experts from the Monitoring and Evaluating Climate Communication and Education (MECCE) Project, Care About Climate, YOUNGO, Mock COP, Monash University, the University of Melbourne, and the University at Albany-SUNY.
(CO) Hosts:
MECCE, Monash University, The University of Melbourne
YEAH: How University Partnerships are Engaging Youth and Early Career Individuals for Climate Action
Event type: Dialogue
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About the event:
This event will explore and discuss effective partnerships for the goals, and climate action, in alignment with SDG 17. Best practice case studies and exemplars will be outlined, with contributions invited from the floor.
Speakers/Organisations:
Youth Environmental Alliance in Higher Education (YEAH), Ecological Society of America, the Smithsonian, Earth Day, Colorado State University, Monash University, Vanderbilt University, Moravian University, Michigan Technological University, Colorado College, Mountain Sentinels, Boston University.
(Co) Hosts:
YEAH, Monash University
Forming Partnerships for Climate Action and Empowerment in the Asia Pacific Region
Event type: Panel
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About the event:
Universities have a leadership role to play in creating diverse partnerships working hand-in-hand with communities, and to train the next generation of professionals to create climate solutions. This special event will explore the importance of real-world partnerships to promote climate empowerment throughout the Asia Pacific region.
Speakers/Organisations:
International Universities Climate Alliance, Monash University, UNSW Sydney, Arizona State University, University of Melbourne, University of Oxford, Victoria University of Wellington.
(Co) Hosts:
International Universities Climate Alliance, Monash University
Youth Stakeholder Roundtable: Uniting the Australian Youth Climate Movement
Event type: Roundtable
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About the event:
To explore and discuss effective partnerships for the goals, and climate action, in alignment with SDG 17. Best practice case studies and exemplars will be outlined, with contributions invited from the floor.
Speakers/Organisations:
Australian Youth for International Climate Engagement Incorporated, Climate Action Network Australia, Global Voices, ANU, SEED Mob, DCCEEW, and other Australian delegates
(Co) Hosts:
Australian Youth for International Climate Engagement Incorporated, Monash University
Modelling Best Practice youth consultation: Asia-Pacific Local Conferences of Youth Launch
Event type: Workshop
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About the event:
To explore and discuss effective partnerships for the goals, and climate action, in alignment with SDG 17. Best practice case studies and exemplars will be outlined, with contributions from the floor.
Speakers/Organisations:
Monash Sustainable Development Institute, UNICEF Australia, SDSN Australia New Zealand Pacific, Asia-Pacific Regional Conference of Youth, Asia Youth Empowerment and YOUNGO, and youth representatives from Local Conferences of Youth in Australia, Tuvalu, PNG, Samoa, Hong Kong SAR, Indonesia, Afghanistan, Malaysia, Indonesia, India.
(Co) Hosts:
UNICEF Australia, Monash Sustainable Development Institute
Youth Talanoa Dialogues for Climate Action and Justice
Event type: Networking event
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About the event:
Engage in storytelling and truth telling with peers and youth organisations from all over the world. Build your networks over canapes and drinks. All participants from the day will feature. All are welcome.
Speakers/Organisations:
Representatives from the YEAH (Youth Environmental Alliance in Higher Education) include Colorado College, Monash University, Michigan Technological University, Moravian University, Colorado State University, Smithsonian Institution, Boston University, Mountain Sentinels, and Brandeis University.
All youth and youth organisations are invited to participate including YOUNGOs, the Youth and Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE) community, Early Career RINGOs, the Australian Youth Climate Movement, and beyond.
(Co) Hosts:
YEAH, Colorado College, Monash University
Dec 9: Nature Land use and the Ocean
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Saturday, Dec 9: Nature, Land use and Ocean
Day lead: Ben Thompson
In seeking to transition land use and ocean systems to support climate-aligned and nature positive development, this thematic day will focus on scaling robust solutions that protect, restore and effectively manage natural ecosystems, address drivers of nature loss, empower Indigenous Peoples and local communities, and create resilient livelihoods. The day will also spotlight enabling actions that unlock new financial flows and mainstream climate-nature synergies across transition plans and reporting frameworks.
Into the Blue - Youth engagement in nature and the ocean
Event type: Workshop and Networking
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About the event:
This is a youth led networking event focused on the role of nature and in particular the ocean in climate change action and impact. It celebrates the strong linkages between Australia, Singapore and the region, and hopes to deepen people-to-people ties and encourage youth to work together, as well as looking beyond current solutions and “into the blue” in our efforts to address the challenges of climate change.
Speakers/Hosts:
- Samantha Thian - Sustainable & Singapore Pavilion
- Elly Hanrahan - Global Voices
- Izzy Zhu-Maguire - Monash University & SDSN Youth
- Anirudh Krishnan - Conservation International
Organisation (Co) Hosts:
Monash University, Singaporean Pavilion
Achieving corporate net zero in Australia: What role for carbon credits?
Event type: Panel
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About the event:
The use of carbon offsets by Australian companies to meet their compliance obligations under Australia’s revised Safeguard Mechanism and to meet voluntary net-zero targets is increasingly under scrutiny. The integrity of Australian offsets has been widely questioned, prompting some reform and ongoing debate. Ensuring international offsets represent real, additional, and permanent emissions reduction or sequestration is even more challenging, with many international offset certifiers facing serious criticism and backlash following the exposure of flawed offset projects. Green Lab academics will facilitate a discussion between experts from the Australian government, from industry and from civil society to help clear the air on offsets. Through this discussion we will explore what we currently know about how Australian companies are using carbon offsets to meet voluntary targets, the extent to which they are allowed to use offsets to meet compliance obligations, and what we need to do to ensure that offsets used by Australian companies represent real emissions reductions on the pathway to net zero and do not undermine other efforts to reduce corporate emissions.
Speakers/Hosts:
- Julia Gardiner – Director Multilateral Negotiations and Strategy, International Climate and Energy Division, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
- Kurt Winter - Director, Corporate Transition, Carbon Market Institute
- Kate Dooley - Research Fellow, School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Melbourne
- Tennant Reed - Australian Industry Group
- Anke Leroux - Associate Professor Monash University, Green Lab (Moderator)
Organisation (Co) Hosts:
Monash University, Green Lab
Large Ocean States: Resilience & Adaptation
Event type: Showcase
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About the event:
This event will provide a platform for discussions, knowledge sharing, and collaboration among diverse stakeholders. By addressing the unique challenges faced by large ocean states and seeking input from panellists on protecting biodiversity, oceans, and their surrounding land, this event aims to raise awareness and support the development of effective climate-related actions and strategies for these vulnerable states.
Speakers/Hosts:
- Rex Horoi - Former United Nations Representative, and Solomon Islands Ambassador and Monash University’s Climate Change Envoy
Organiser:
Monash University
Indigenous youth at the forefront of climate action in Indonesia
Event type: Plenary & Fireside chat
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About the event:
Indigenous people have deep knowledge built through connection with land and sea over hundreds if not thousands of years. Join us for an insightful session with Emmanuela Shinta to hear about the work that Ranu Welum Foundation is leading to put Indigenous voices and knowledge at the forefront of climate action in Indonesia.
Speakers/Hosts:
- Emmanuela Shinta - Ranu Welum Foundation & Indigenous rights advocate
- Liam Walsh - Climateworks centre (Moderator)
Organisation (Co) Hosts:
Climateworks Centre & Ranu Wellum Foundation
Inserting blue carbon and the oceans into NDCs
Event type: Panel
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About the event:
Increasingly, countries are heeding the call to include nature based solutions into NDC’s, however there remain concerns over the lack of concrete NDC targets pertaining to blue carbon ecosystems. This panel will discuss the role of blue carbon targets in NDC’s and how best to ensure protection and restoration goals align with climate commitments. It will consider the role of uncertainty, IPCC methodologies, blue carbon accounting and data readiness and practices, as well as stakeholder coordination and financial constraints to moving forward.
Speakers/Hosts:
- Muhammad Yusuf - Director for Coastal and Small Islands Management from the Ministry of Marine and Fishery, Republic of Indonesia
- Ryan Merrill - Co-founder and Chief Impact Officer, Global Mangrove Trust
- Vanessa Wong - Associate Professor, School of Earth Atmosphere and Environment
- Colin Moore - Wildlife Conservation Society (Moderator)
Organisation (Co) Hosts:
ClimateWorks Centre
Partnerships to unlock the potential of blue carbon
Event type: Panel
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About the event:
Blue carbon projects are often developed by research and non-governmental organisations – but now, private sector actors from business and finance are increasingly supporting these endeavours. This session will explore pioneering partnerships for blue carbon, established between research and non-governmental organisations, and the private sector (investors, insurers, and banks). Discussions will centre on the motivations of each partner, their expectations, and the collective drive to build a business case for blue carbon that is investable and scalable.
Speakers/Hosts:
- Lian Pin Koh - Professor, National University of Singapore
- Frederick Teo - CEO, GenZero
- Simon Walmsley - Marine Chief Advisor WWF-UK
- Benjamin Thompson - Monash University (Moderator)
Organisation (Co) Hosts:
Monash University and National University of Singapore
The Tomorrow Party: Health & Climate
Event type: Facilitated Networking (registration required)
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About the event:
This futures workshop invites us to envisage a world where Indigenous practices and principles routinely inform our responses to climate action. The Tomorrow Party is a creative method for policy-making funded by the Wellcome Trust Policy Lab. The convivial atmosphere of the party creates a gential space for imagining with a fellow time traveller what it might look and feel like to live in a longed-for adjacent near future. Indigenous conceptions of folding time support the guests at this Tomorrow Party in the hard work of imagining how we might individually champion and learn from practices that centre respect, responsibility, reciprocity and relationality. The Tomorrow stories generated will surface lessons from the future that will help forge alliances and motivate behaviour change.
Party Hosts:
- Lisa Grocott - Professor of Future of Work and Learning, Emerging Technologies Lab at Monash University
- Shanti Sumartojo - Associate Professor Monash Data Futures Institute
Organisation (Co) Hosts:
Wellcome Trust, Monash University
Dec 10: Food Agriculture and Water
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Sunday, Dec 10: Food, Agriculture and Water
Day lead: Anke Leroux
This day focuses on agri-food and water systems that underpin human well-being, and how climate change is impacting them. Topics include innovation investment, regenerative agriculture, and national transformation pathways, underpinned by financing mechanisms and project preparation. Water programming will also look at freshwater restoration and conservation, infrastructure for urban water resilience, and integrated governance and management of waterfood systems.
The Tomorrow Party: Climate Action, Country and Folding Time
Event type: Facilitated Networking (registration required)
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About the event:
This immersive workshop invites us to envisage a world where Indigenous conceptions of non-linear time help reframe our relationships to country and climate action.
The Tomorrow Party is a creative engagement activity funded by the Wellcome Policy Lab. The convivial atmosphere of the party creates an expansive space for imagining a world grounded by a relational and reciprocal commitment to the land, water and skies. Exploring Indigenous conceptions of folding time, guests will generate tomorrow stories shaped by a worldview that helps to collapse the past and future so that together we can rethink how to act in the present.
Please join us to time travel to COP31 so we can creatively and intentionally walk backwards into the future. Unlike anything at COP, this 90-minute, immersive experience is the ultimate networking event for engaging in deep, transformative conversations that help us find new ways of coming together.
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Speakers/Hosts:
- Lisa Grocott - Professor and Director of WonderLab at Monash University and Ngāti Kahungunu, Aotearoa
- Shanti Sumartojo - Associate Professor of Design Research at Monash University
Organiser:
Monash University
Climate Notes
Event type: Film and music
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About the event:
Climate Notes is an installation and performance project by Anna McMichael and Louise Devenish that invites us to explore and communicate how we feel about climate change through music, letter writing, and video. The work builds on Joe Duggan’s Is This How You Feel collections of handwritten letters by leading science researchers from all over the world, as well as archives from the State Botanical Collection of Victoria.
This emotive project features new musical works for violin and percussion by Australian composers Damien Barbeler, Kate Moore, Bree van Reyk, Cathy Milliken, Dylan Crismani and Daniel Blinkhorn, presented both in video installation and live music performance.
Climate Notes propels us to consider what it feels like to live through a time when climate change affects every aspect of our lives. As such, this event will provide a quiet space for viewing, listening, and reflection.
Artists and Pieces:
- Anna McMichael and Louise Devenish, Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music and Performance, Monash University, (Introduction)
- Cathy Milliken: Red Garden (2021), performed by Anna McMichael and Louise Devenish
- Bree van Reyk: How We Fell (2021), performed by Anna McMichael and Louise Devenish
- Damian Barbeler: Pressed (2021), performed by Anna McMichael and Louise Devenish
- Kate Moore: Bloodwood Variations (2021), performed by Anna McMichael
- Daniel Blinkhorn: Unequal forms 1 – 3 (2021), performed by Anna McMichael and Louise Devenish
- Dylan Crismani: A Glimmer of Hope (2021), performed by Anna McMichael and Louise Devenish
Organisation (Co) Hosts:
Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music and Performance, Monash University
The Future of Sustainable Agriculture: Discussing the differing international contexts for emissions reduction and food security
Event type: Panel
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About the event:
Drawing on diverse perspectives from the agriculture industry including women, youth and the LGBT community, we aim to provide a first-hand account of on-farm emissions mitigation measures that also boost productivity and increase biodiversity. We will also include representation from the Pacific Islands for unique perspectives on food security and climate action.
Speakers/Hosts:
- Moderator: Natalie Collard - CEO, Farmers for Climate Action
- David Jochinke - President, National Farmers Federation
- Vitumbiko Chinoko - Project Manager, African Agriculture Technology Foundation
- Marcos Pereda - Vice President, Sociedad Rural Argentina
- Aoibheann O’Brien - Co-Founder and CEO, FoodCloud
Organisation (Co) Hosts:
National Farmers Federation of Australia
ClimateTech Fastpitch
Event type: Investor Pitch Event
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About the event:
Remote sensing, dMRV and blockchain technologies and more are developing rapidly in response to increasing transparency and information accessibility requirements around offset projects. With their development comes greater project-level transparency for investors, managers and the general public, more accurate calculations of abatement levels and critical accountability to ensure that project developers are delivering on promised outcomes.
We’re bringing together climate tech investors, VCs and cutting-edge start-up climate and agri tech teams including those specialising in remote sensing, dMRV, and blockchain technologies for a ClimateTech Fastpitch forum.
Eight teams, 5-minute pitches + 3 minutes of audience Q&A
Do apply if you
- are a climate or agri tech startup founder
- are a COP28 Blue Zone badge holder and can commit to being at the Monash Pavilion for the duration of the event
- want to pitch your technology to climate tech investors
Please submit your 5-minute pitch deck (max 10 slides) and company details asap (latest by 1 December). Our team will get back to you by 5 December.
Pitches by:
- Ryan Merrill - Handprint Tech
- Grace Lam - NetaCarbon
- Madhur Jain - Varaha ClimateAg
- Kathleen Ceulemans - Land Life Company
- James Diekman - Below Baseline
- Ajinkya Dhariya - PadCare Labs
- Mistry Ronak Yogesh - Geenovate Solutions
- Nitish Jain - Panache Greentech Solutions
Organisation (Co) Hosts:
Carbon Market Institute
Voices of Resilience: Water, Food & Climate
Event type: 3D Model Demonstration & Riverside Chats
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About the event:
Co-presented by the Australian Water Partnership, the Secretariat for the Pacific Community (SPC), Indigenous groups, and NGOs, the session will address the impacts of climate change on water and food systems and their effective management. The session will showcase collaboration with Indigenous groups and diverse knowledge sources, reflecting a commitment to inclusivity and indigenous knowledge in climate solutions. The aim is to promote collaboration with Pacific partners, fostering regional cooperation on climate resilience and adaptation.
A 3D model demonstration of the impacts of climate change on communities and their water and food systems will be followed by “riverside” chats on how diverse knowledge, including from Indigenous and local communities in Australia and the Pacific, supports water resilient food systems and identifies how climate change impacts these systems. Combining practices such as rainwater harvesting, re-introduction of traditional climate tolerant crops, and community governance models, with data, models and western science provides a more robust approach to resilience.
Speakers/Hosts:
- Naomi Maheu - Secretariat for the Pacific Community, Tuvulu
- Karlene Maywald - South Australian Department of Environment and Water, Maywald Consulting, Australia
- Phil Duncan - Indignuity, Traditional Owner of the Terry Hie Hie lands of the Gomeroi nation
- Mina Guli - Thirst Foundation; Australia
- Nada Abubakr - Aither, Dubai/Australia
- Safaira Tagivuni - Grace Trifam Fiji Ministry, Soqosoqo Vakamarama (Women Forum) Lau Province in the Fiji Islands
- Zoe Talsma - AWP, Australia
- Anna Nuariki - Tungaru Climate Alliance, Kiribati
Organisation (Co) Hosts:
Australian Water Partnership, Secretariat for the Pacific Community
COP28: Retrospective and thank you
Event type: Networking/Follow-Up Event
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About the event:
Thank you to everyone who came to visit, speak and support our pavilion. As part of Moansh@COP28 you, our staff, collaborators, participants and friends have been an instrumental part of our effort to raise important issues, provide a platform for diverse views and push towards transformational climate action. We invite you to join us in the closing of the Monash COP28 Pavilion and join us for a retrospective social event.
Speakers/Hosts:
- Rex Horoi - Former United Nations Representative, and Solomon Islands Ambassador and Monash University’s Climate Change Envoy
- Susie Ho - Monash COP28 Contact Point, ACE and Youth Specialist, Monash University
- Sali Bache - COP28 Delegation and Pavilion Lead, Climate Policy and Ocean Specialist, Monash University
Organiser:
Monash University