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[workshop] Friends of Governance for Sustainable Development
15 December 2021 @ 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM EST
Free
The next workshop for the Friends of Governance for Sustainable Development will be on the 15th of December 9am to 1pm (EDT). This workshop will have three sessions.Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cKvlWSRiSTi0c5SNXgBWYg Session 1: Marine Litter and Plastic Pollution at UNEA-5.2, with the aim of achieving a new Global AgreementSession 2:: Strengthen Environment Governance and Law (formerly The Global Pact on the Environment)Session 3: Glasgow Climate Summit COP 26 outcomes – where are we?Presenters and Respondents will include:
- Liz Thompson, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary with responsibility for Climate Change, Small Island Developing States and Law of the Sea
- Mr. Sérgio Carvalho Counsellor Permanent Mission of Portugal
- Yunus Arikan, Director of Global Advocacy ICLEI World Secretariat
- Craig Jones, Executive Director, Government & Corporate Affairs, General Electric (GE)
- Layalee Ramahi North America Network Coordinator United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI)
- Alberto Quesada Policy Advocacy Advisor Technical expert on single-use plastics and marine litter, Fundacion MarViva
- Dr. Michael Dorsey, Club of Rome and Limited Partner at Ibersun
- Prof. Felix Dodds, Water Institute UNC
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