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Rio+20 Mirror conference day one

Last week SUM hosted a series of Rio+20 Mirror conferences and events aimed at assessing the legacy of the 1992 Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro Brazil. Additionally, the speakers and participants engaged in lively conversation and debate regarding a variety of topics such as climate change, consumption and policy.
Thank you to Tami Okamoto and Cecilie Hirsch for all their hard work in organizing these important events.

If you where not able to make it to the conferences, here you will find links to recordings of the talks from Friday March 2nd.

Desmond McNeil - Rio + 20 Mirror conference Introduction

 Guri Bang - The United States as a key actor in international climate negotiations

 Isabel M. Borges - Environmental displacement

 Ruth Haugh - Consequences of climate change on food security

Hal Wilhite - Losing sight of the Northern dilemas? Reducing energy intenisty and consumption

Information meeting!