Climate change finally has the attention of the American public, but mainly as a generalized warning. To sharpen the focus, the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College is convening a conference, March 5 and 6, 2015 on Climate Injustice: Are There Solutions? Speakers will explore the costs of climate change, strategies to strengthen human security and forms of response, by government and other sectors.

Conference highlights:

The keynote address on Thursday, March 5 at 5:30 pm by Rhea Suh, new President of the Natural Resources Defense Council.
Discussions on Friday, structured in two parts, Climate Injustice Abroad, followed by Climate Injustice at Home.
Speakers, including: Collin Beck, Permanent Representative, Solomon Islands. Steven Koonin, Director of NYU’s Center for Urban Science and Progress. Udo Janz, the New York Director of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Dale Jamieson, author of Reason in a Dark Time.

Thursday:
5:35 pm Keynote Address – Rhea Suh, President of Natural Resources Defense Council
6:00 pm General Panel

Friday:
9:05 am Panel Discussion – Costs and Financing
11:00 am Panel Discussion – Human Security
1:30 pm Speaker – Dale Jamieson, Professor of Environmental Studies, Philosophy and Affiliated Professor of Law, New York University
2:00 pm Panel Discussion – National Governance
3:45 pm Panel Discussion – Decentralized Responses

RSVP required
Questions: Contact Rafael Muñoz, rmu@hunter.cuny.edu or 212.650.3184.

Image courtesy of: http://www.roosevelthouse.hunter.cuny.edu