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In November 2023 I attended a conference on "Church Investors in Climate Solutions", representing the Diocese of Truro. All the sessions from the conference are now available on YouTube. Here's the session where I was on the panel with Paul Jaffe, Head of Sustainability within Real Assets for the Church Commissioners, talking about our experience of moving assets into climate solutions: https://lnkd.in/e-eQXdv4.

World Water Day 2024: Leveraging Water for Peace University of Birmingham #water #peace #sdg6 UK National Commission for UNESCO UNESCO Recording available now: https://lnkd.in/eYvwyRYB Established on 22 March 1993, World Water Day is an annual United Nations Observance focusing on the importance of #freshwater. The aim of this annual event is to celebrate water and raise awareness of the 2.2 billion people living without access to safe water, to tackle the global #watercrisis. A core focus of #WorldWaterDay is to support the achievement of #Sustainable #Development #Goal #6: water and sanitation for all by 2030. Event Overview On this World Water Day, we are bringing together experts from various fields to discuss the urgent need for action to address the global water crisis. The panel discussion titled “Leveraging Water for Peace” aims to raise awareness about the issue and provide a platform for discussing innovative solutions to tackle the challenge. The panel, which took place on Friday 22 March 2024, will explore the increasing problem of water scarcity on every continent, exploring ways to build resilience against climate change and to serve a growing population equitably and sustainably, an integrated and inclusive approach, centred on human rights, and based on sound, trusted data, must be taken to managing this finite resource. This webinar will be delivered by: Panel: Rita Floyd, Department of Political Science and International Studies, Associate Professor in Conflict and Security, University of Birmingham Adenike Akinsemolu, Vanguard Fellow, University of Birmingham, Senior Fellow, OGEES Institute and Director, @The Green Institute Liz Saccoccia Security Associate, World Resources Institute Assistant Professor Ankit Agarwal, Department of Hydrology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Philip Beetlestone, Stockholm International Water Institute Chairs: David M. Hannah, Director of the Birmingham Institute for Sustainability and Climate Action, University of Birmingham Stefan Krause, University of Birmingham Iseult Lynch, University of Birmingham The World Water Day and Week activities are held by the @BirminghamWaterResearch Centre under the auspices of the UNESCO Chair in Water Sciences and UNESCO UNITWIN network on Ecohydrological Interfaces at Birmingham, the Birmingham Institute for Sustainability and Climate Action I and the University's Institute of Global Innovation in collaboration with The Green Institute, Nigeria.

Tamarack's New Adaptive and Resilient Communities Cohort is now accepting applications! Deadline is November 26th. Learn more here: https://buff.ly/4f8wp1g The Adaptive and Resilient Communities Cohort (ARCC) is designed to catalyze community-level actions to advance local climate adaptation and resilience projects. The cohort will bring together 15 collaborative teams (i.e., collaborations between at least two partners) for a year-long journey of applied learning and action that includes communities of practice, tailored coaching, and access to the latest thinking, tools, and resources, all designed to help you overcome your barriers to action.