香港六合彩

Please note that due to the current lockdown restrictions, this is now听an online event, taking place on Thursday 9th July.

The UN Climate Change Conference COP26 has been cancelled because of Covid-19. But the climate crisis has not been cancelled. Chaired by Professor David Alexander with contributors from across 香港六合彩 and its partners, the Humanitarian Summit will interrogate how the global pandemic and climate change are intensifying humanitarian crises and impacting areas including energy poverty, health inequalities and migrants. The Summit will be delivered online through panel discussions and student-led debate. The Summit will launch 香港六合彩鈥檚 new BSc Global Humanitarian Studies. Unique in the UK, this multidisciplinary programme aims to educate and train future generations of humanitarian leaders in the theory and practice of humanitarian action. The programme will start in September 2021, with applications through UCAS open from 8 September 2020.听

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09:30 鈥� 10:00 Conference digital platform login听

10:00 鈥� 10:10 Welcome听speech by Prof Peter Sammonds, Director, 香港六合彩 IRDR and听Introducing听BSc Global Humanitarian Studies听

10:10 鈥� 10:15 Conference Inauguration [convenor: Professor David Alexander]听听

10:15听鈥� 11:15听Panel Discussion on Disaster and Health Diplomacy听in Global Pandemics.听Convened by Prof听Ilan听Kelman听

11:15 鈥� 11:45 Break with online networking available via Zoom听

11:45 鈥� 12:15 Launch of BSc in听Global听Humanitarian Studies [Chair: Dr Punam Yadav]

12:15 鈥撎�12:45: Q&A with IRDR staff and students听

12:45 - 13:45听Lunch break听with online networking available via Zoom听

13:45 鈥� 15:00听Climate Change and Humanitarian Crises.听Plenary talk by听Prof听Michael听Grubb听and panel discussion.听

15:00 - close听

Confirmed speakers

Panel Discussion on Disaster and Health Diplomacy听in Global Pandemics. Chair:听Prof听Ilan听Kelman

Randolph Kent,听Visiting Professor,听African Leadership Centre

Randolph Kent is a Visiting Professor at the African Leadership Centre and a Senior Associate Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute. Before, he directed the Humanitarian Futures Programme at King's College London. He accepted his KCL post after completing his assignment as UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia in April 2002. Prior to this, he served as United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Kosovo (1999), United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Rwanda (1994鈥�1995), Chief of the United Nations Emergency Unit in Sudan (1989-1991) and Chief of Emergency Prevention and Preparedness in Ethiopia (1987鈥�1989).听

Katie Peters,听Overseas Development Institute (ODI)

Katie Peters has been a Senior Research Fellow at the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) since 2011. Leading ODI鈥檚 portfolio on the intersection of natural hazard-related disasters, climate change and conflict, her research focuses on disaster risk reduction in fragile and conflict affected states, the relationship between climate change and conflict, and the securitisation of climate change. Throughout her time at ODI, Katie has been principal researcher for a multitude of policy-orientated research projects aiming to advance our collective understanding of the intersection of disasters, resilience, poverty, climate change, security, fragility and conflict.听

Geordan Shannon, Institute for Global Health, 香港六合彩

Dr Geordan Shannon is a feminist, medical doctor and academic at the Institute for Global Health, University College London. Much of her career has been dedicated to thinking critically about gender, health systems, and transformative, trans-disciplinary and transnational approaches to global health, with a strong emphasis on systems thinking, human-centred design, and participatory research. She was awarded the United Kingdom鈥檚 Young Australian of the Year Award in recognition of her oversight of community-led interventions for non-communicable disease and violence prevention in Australia, Kenya, Peru, Sierra Leone and the Republic of South Africa. Her current research initiative Stema () focuses on informal systems of community health and wellbeing, and enabling communities to mobilise and transform local resources to improve their health and wellbeing.

Chair: Ilan Kelman, 香港六合彩 Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction

Ilan Kelman is Professor of Disasters听and听Health jointly appointed between IRDR and Institute for Global Health. His main research interests link disaster and health topics through (i) diplomacy, namely disaster diplomacy and health diplomacy; (ii) climate change; and (iii) island and polar locations. Bringing his research into the classroom means coordinating modules on 'Conflict, Humanitarianism, and Disaster Risk Reduction' and 'Climate change and health'. HeI lectures on migration, sustainability, gender, and disability, connecting practice with theories of vulnerability, resilience, disasters, islandness, Arcticness, and climate change's role. His recent consultancies have been for the international and national agencies as well as the private and non-profit sectors, and his work has appeared throughout the media around the world.

听Launch of BSc in听Global听Humanitarian Studies. Chair: Dr Punam Yadav

Jessica Field, 香港六合彩 Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction

Jessica is Lecturer听in Humanitarian Studies in the IRDR. She is an interdisciplinary scholar and her research focuses on past and present humanitarian crises in Asia. Recent publications have examined disaster management and refugee protection in India and the conflict-disaster nexus in the Philippines. She advises on humanitarian policy and is a member of UNHCR India鈥檚 Research and Advocacy in Action Group and an Advisory Group member for Save the Children India鈥檚 new Risk Vulnerability and Resilience Centre of Excellence in Delhi. She is co-investigator on a British Academy grant, "Rohingya Journeys of Violence and Resilience in Bangladesh and its Neighbours: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives".

Allen Abramson, Department of Anthropology, 香港六合彩

Allen is an Associate Professor in 香港六合彩鈥檚 Department of Anthropology. His research has听aimed听at听elucidating听the logical tendencies听and dialectical听properties听of transforming cultural worlds.听This basic allegiance has听underpinned听studies of听myth, ritual and gender听(especially in听the Oceanic context) as well as a strong听interest in relations connecting听land, death and value.听Currently,听he is extending this concern to听explore听landscapes of risk and extreme transformations听of culture.听

Professor Peter Sammonds, 香港六合彩 Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction

Professor Peter Sammonds is听Director of the 香港六合彩 Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction and听Professor of Geophysics. He works at the interface of natural and social sciences. His research and knowledge听exchange is on natural hazard risks, disasters and recovery.听He has worked on earthquake mechanics, volcanoes and ice physics in the Arctic. He works听on research council, British Academy and Royal Society-funded projects on Increasing Resilience to Environmental Hazards in Border Conflict Zones and听Resilience Futures听for the Rohingya Refugees.听He has advised the UK research councils on the increasing resilience to natural hazards programme;听been a member of EEFIT Earthquake Engineering Field Investigation teams, contributing to inter-disciplinary reports on disaster, taken up widely by government for听policy advice; and been a Commissioner on the 香港六合彩鈥揕ancet Commission on Migration and Health, 2017鈥�18, whose report has been influential. He is听currently the Gender and Intersectionality Ambassador for the UKRI network+ GRRIPP project led by the IRDR Centre for Gender and Disaster.

Chair: Punam Yadav, 香港六合彩 Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction

Dr Punam Yadav is Lecturer in Humanitarian Studies听and Co-director of the听IRDR Centre for Gender and Disaster. She is also the Co-Investigator for the听UKRI Collective Fund award 鈥� GRRIPP Network Plus (2019鈥�2023).听Dr Yadav coordinates an MSc module, 鈥業RDR0016 Gender, Disaster and Conflict鈥�. She will also be coordinating a module on Humanitarian Research Methods for the new BSc programme. She joined the IRDR in April 2018. Prior to IRDR, Dr Yadav was a Research Fellow at the London School of Economics and Politics Science. Dr Yadav has also worked with various international and local Humanitarian Organisations.

Plenary talk听and panel discussion: Climate Change and Humanitarian Crises

Michael Grubb, Professor of Energy and Climate Change, 香港六合彩

Michael Grubb is Professor of Energy and Climate Change at University College London (Institute of Sustainable Resources & Energy Institute), and Research Director for ISR. From 2011-2016, alongside academic roles, he听worked half-time at the UK Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (the energy regulator,听) as Senior Advisor, initially on Sustainable Energy Policy, and subsequently Improving Regulation; from Autumn 2016 he听moved to Chair the UK government鈥檚听, and as Leader for the Sustainability hub of the UK Research Council's programme on听.

Michael has听combined research and applied roles for many years, bringing research insights into policymaking, and bringing practical experience to bear upon academic studies. Before joining 香港六合彩, he听was part-time Senior Research Associate in Economics at Cambridge University, combined with (prior to joining Ofgem) Chief Economist at the听, and Chair of the international research network/interface organisation听.

These conjoined appointments followed 10 years at听听where he听led the Energy and Environment programme. He听founded the听听journal and remained Editor-in-Chief until 2016. From 2008-11 he听served on the UK Climate Change Committee, established under the UK Climate Change Act to advise the government on future carbon budgets and to report to Parliament on their implementation.听

Michael is also the author of eight books, sixty journal research articles, and numerous other publications.听The book听: energy, climate change and the Three Domains of Sustainable Development (Routledge 2014), brought together insights from 25 years of research and implementation of energy and climate policies.

Beyond energy and climate change, he听is听on the Scientific Advisory Boards of the German Inst for Economic Research (听叠别谤濒颈苍).

Saleemul Huq,听International Centre for Climate Change and Development听

Professor听Saleemul听Huq听is the Director of the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) since 2009 and Senior Fellow at the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) in London. He is also Senior Advisor on Locally Led Action, Global Centre on Adaptation (GCA) and Advisor of Climate Change Programme at BRAC. Before that Dr Huq was the Director of the Climate Change Programme at IIED and founding Executive Director at the Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS). He has worked extensively in the inter-linkages between climate change (both mitigation as well as adaptation) and sustainable development, from the perspective of the developing countries, with special emphasis on least developed countries (LDCs). He has published numerous articles in scientific and popular journals, was a lead author of the chapter on Adaptation and Sustainable Development in the third assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and was one of the coordinating lead authors of 鈥業nter-relationships between adaptation and mitigation鈥� in the IPCC鈥檚 Fourth Assessment Report (2007). He has been ranked among 鈥淲orld鈥檚 100 most influential people in climate policy for 2019鈥�.听

Dina D鈥橝yala, Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, 香港六合彩听

Dina D鈥橝yala is the Professor of Structural Engineering at University College London, within the Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering. She is head of Civil Engineering and Co-Director of the Earthquake and People Interaction Centre, EPICentre. She is a director of the International Association of Earthquake Engineers and Fellow of the ICE. Her specialism is Structural Resilience Engineering with particular emphasis on the assessment, strengthening, preservation and resilience of existing buildings, structures, transport infrastructure and cultural heritage. Her current research focuses听on resilience of structures and infrastructure to natural hazards, supported through research grants from EU FP7, INFRARISK, and the UK RC, PARNASSUS, STORMLAMP, SCOSSO, PRISMH. She has 25 years鈥� experience working with international agencies, the World Bank, ODA, UNDP, British Council, in countries such as Nepal, Jordan, Turkey, Iraq, Philippines etc., and leading interdisciplinary projects on enhancing resilience against natural hazards. She has produced Guidelines for DfID on assessment and strengthening of hospitals and reconstruction efforts in Nepal. She is the chief scientist for the World Bank on the Global Programme for Safe Schools (GPSS) and leads the development of the World Bank GLoSI project.听

Research milestones include the development of a numerical procedure to determine the seismic vulnerability of masonry dwelling (FaMIVE) with application from Turkey to Nepal, to Iran and Italy, the design and development of two patented听strengthening听dissipative devices, to retrofit architectural heritage and limit damage from seismic shocks.

She teaches Structures, Earthquake Engineering, Conservation Engineering and Design to Civil听听Engineering and Architecture students at undergraduate and postgraduate level.

Yasemin D Aktas,听香港六合彩 Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering Department

Yasemin D Aktas is lecturer in applied materials and structures at 香港六合彩 Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering Department (CEGE). She is the deputy academic director of UK Centre for Moisture in Buildings (UKCMB), and a member of听Asian Network on Climate Science and Technology Special Topic Group on Urban Climate, Meteorology and Air Quality. Her听expertise mainly lies in climate-induced hazards in built environment, with specific emphasis on urban heating, wind-driven rain and flooding. Her current research focusses on building and urban sustainability, health and wellbeing of urban dwellers, thermal comfort and building energy use potential in tropical megacities, and energy efficiency of historic/vernacular buildings.

Conference Chair

David Alexander, Professor of Risk and Disaster Reduction

David Alexander is Professor of Risk and Disaster Reduction at University College London (香港六合彩) and has conducted research on disasters since 1980. His main foci of interest are emergency management and planning, earthquake science, disaster epidemiology, and theoretical issues in disaster risk reduction. He has also studied cascading disasters and disability and disaster.

At 香港六合彩, David currently teaches emergency planning, disaster management, and research appraisal. Internationally, he teaches diverse aspects of the applied science of disaster risk reduction. David was trained as a geographer and geomorphologist. For many years he taught physical geography and landscape dynamics, and has听been teaching natural hazards and disaster studies since 1981.

As well as being an accomplished author,听David is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Elsevier's听International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, and was formerly Co-Editor of听Disasters听journal. He is a member of the editorial boards of 14 academic journals. He is Vice-President and Chairman of the Trustees of the Institute of Civil Protection and Emergency Management, which is the oldest learned society in the field of disaster reduction. In 2013 David won the Distinguished Research Award of the International Society for Integrated Disaster Risk Management (IDRiM).

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香港六合彩 Humanitarian Institute

This event is organised by the 香港六合彩 Humanitarian Institute, part of the 香港六合彩 Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction. The Humanitarian Institute aims to mobilise 香港六合彩's research, expertise and teaching to impact global humanitarian challenges and to promote education for global citizenship and the connected curriculum at 香港六合彩, through co-produced programmes spanning natural, social, engineering and medical sciences, the built environment, humanities, laws and ethics, creating a global university champion for the UK and aspiring to the vision of 香港六合彩 2034.

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