Here are some interesting seminars and workshops that you may wish to put in your diary. If you do attend please take notes so we can post a summary here afterwards.
Climate Change Lecture
Date: Tuesday, 21st October 2008
Venue: The Mansion House, Dublin
Time: 7.30 pm to 9.00pm
Booking: info@claraclark.ie
This lecture is being organised by the EPA. The speaker will be Dr Wilfried Haeberli, Director of the World Glacier Monitoring Service, which is based in Geneva. He will speak on recent trends in global glacier changes.
Dr Wilfried Haeberli, Director of the UNEP World Glacier Monitoring Service will outline the findings from the recently published UNEP report on Global Glacier Changes: Facts and Figures. This report presents information on the latest fluctuations of glaciers and ice caps and underlies the overall trend of glaciers retreat. The report confirms that the average annual melting rate of glaciers appears to have doubled after the turn of the millennium with record losses in 2006 for a key network of reference sites. Dr Haeberli will outline the significance of recent trends in ice retreat in terms of impacts on the environment, human health, natural hazards, water and energy supply.
Feeding the Future
A 2-day conference examining food security in post-peak oil Ireland
Date: Saturday & Sunday 25th & 26th October
Venue: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Castlebar, Co Mayo
Time: 11am to 5.30 pm
Bookings: website / 087 6714075
Presentations, workshops, Q & A sessions, evening film session, information, networking opportunities
Topics include:
The Global Food Crisis: A 2008 Perspective; Implications of Fossil Food Depletion; The Increased Risks from GMOs; We’ve Been Here Before; Supply Chain Collapse; Re-Inventing Agriculture; Seeds, Nuts and Grains; Post-Oil Meat Production; Community Food Initiatives; Strategic Planning for Food Security
Cost: Special concessionary rate to general public: €5 per day | Organisations requiring receipted invoices: €50 for one day €75 for both days | CPD certs available at small additional cost
Organised under the auspices of the Sustainability Institute, Corrig Sandyhill Westport Co. Mayo
Climate Change Conference
Date: Friday 14th November 2008
Venue: Cork International Airport Hotel
Time: 8:55am to 5.45 pm
Bookings: online
In an era where the world faces unprecedented challenges due to the effects of climate change; scientific experts, professional institutions, business sectors, governments and individuals are mobilising on an international scale to deal with today’s problems and prepare for a tomorrow of new paradigms.
The Partnership for Change – Climate Change conference will be addressed by distinguished and leading international experts, speakers and panellists who will demonstrate the challenges facing humanity on an international, regional and local level, and provide essential advice on tackling climate change and planning for an uncertain future. This is a vital conference for any individual, public representative, business executive, engineer, scientist, planner, environmentalist, landscape architect, farmer, public health official, educationalist, NGO or voluntary organisation interested in climate change.
Proceeds from the conference will be donated to assist humanitarian, medical and environmental organisations working to help people in developing countries who live in absolute poverty and at immediate risk from climate chaos.