[Plsgs] FW: Environmental justice talk

[Armendariz, Amanda - (amandao)]

Hello SPLS Grads,

Please see message about our April 5th guest lecturer below. The speaker works for the UN to help combat desertification and will be speaking about environmental justice, too.



Ibrahim Thiaw<https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/profiles/ibrahim-thiaw> | Wednesday, April 5, 2023
"Environmental Justice: Seeding the Ground, Planting New Roots"

Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)

Ibrahim Thiaw was appointed as Under Secretary General of the United Nations and UNCCD Executive Secretary on 31 January 2019. The Mauritanian brings 40 years of experience in sustainable development, environmental governance and natural resource management. Executive Secretary Thiaw is well-poised to lead the global effort on land restoration, build drought resilience; and improve food security, gender equality and land rights for vulnerable populations. Before joining UNCCD, he was Special Adviser to the Secretary-General for the Sahel, where he supported the implementation of the United Nations Integrated Strategy for the Sahel (UNISS) and the development of a UN Support Plan for the Sahel.  From 2013 to 2018 he served as Assistant Secretary General and Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Before that he was the Director of UNEP's Division for Environmental Policy Implementation, and he also served as the Regional Director for West Africa, and later Acting Director General of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5

12:00pm    Student Lunch and Fireside Chat (Limited to Students Only)

                     Location: Honors Village Amphitheater

4:00pm        Keynote & Reception (Open to all)

                     Location: Student Union Memorial Center Grand Ballroom

RSVP HERE<https://uarizona.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_807sBcZbQIAKxEO>


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