Taking the heat out of cities: United Nations address on the environment.
A bold new vision for city life will be the topic of a United Nations public lecture on the environment to be held at the University of New South Wales.
The Asia Pacific Regional Director of the United Nations Environment Programme, Surendra Shrestha, will be the keynote speaker at the lecture on sustainable development hosted by UNSW’s Kensington Group.
He will be joined by Australian Federal MP Malcolm Turnbull who will be discussing the Sustainable Cities report launched recently by the House of Representatives Environment Committee.
What does it take to change people’s behaviour? We already see the signs of global warming yet are we making the requisite cuts to greenhouse gases? We are already paying dearly at the petrol pump but are we leaving our cars behind? What is government’s role? What is our role as individuals?
“Surendra Shretha is an inspiring speaker who brings a global perspective to a topic critical to our future,” said Kensington Group chairman Professor Deo Prasad. Australia is one of the most urbanised countries in the world and our cities face enormous challenges, with water shortages, transport congestion and high-energy demands.
What: Kensington Group UN Address on the Environment
When: Monday, October 24, 6pm
Where: Leighton Hall, The Scientia, University of New South Wales
For campus maps, see http://www.unsw.edu.au/maps/maps.html
No reservations are necessary. This is a free public event.
CONTACT DETAILS: Mary O’Malley, UNSW Media unit, m.omalley (at) unsw dot edu dot au
Technorati Tags: Australia, climate change, eco, environment, event, politics, sustainability, UN, United Nations
