UNSW to host Oceania Hub for a global dialogue on climate change and human rights.
On World Environment Day, Thursday 5 June, UNSW Sydney will take centre stage as an Oceania hub for a 24-hour online global plenary on climate change and human rights.
This plenary is the main event of the Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Summit, an initiative partnering with universities around the world. The Summit is co-hosted by the University of Oxford, UN Human Rights and the Right Here, Right Now Climate Alliance and convened by the International Universities Climate Alliance (IUCA).
The Summit will bring together climate advocates, researchers, policy leaders and human rights experts from around the world to spotlight the human impacts of climate change.
UNSW’s role as a regional hub reflects the University’s growing commitment to a sustainable society and planet, economic and social prosperity, and global collaboration, pillars of the new UNSW Strategy: Progress for All. As part of the Summit’s global network, UNSW will help amplify voices and experiences from across the Southern Hemisphere in this international dialogue.
Register to join the UNSW watch party
To mark the occasion, UNSW will host a live watch party on the Kensington campus, open to all students, staff and partners.
The watch party will run on Thursday 5 June from 9am to 2pm AEST, streaming the Summit’s global plenary sessions. The UNSW Hub online session will be featured from 11am to 1pm, offering a platform for regional experts and leaders to share insights on the intersection of climate change, human rights, policy and sustainability.
For those unable to join in person, we encourage you to register and watch online from wherever you are.
Learn more about the UNSW online program and register for the watch party. If you’d like to join the Summit online, it will be streamed via the University of Oxford’s YouTube channel.
UNSW’s involvement builds on its role as a founding member and current Secretariat host of the International Universities Climate Alliance and reinforces its leadership in climate action across research, education and policy.
Climate Warriors
Register for Climate Warriors, presented by the UNSW Centre for Ideas and UNSW Engineering, in association with the Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Summit.
This in-person event is being held on Thursday 5 June, 6.30pm – 7.45pm.
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