[OJERI] Climate Solutions for Korea
‘기후변화의 해결책 모색’ 웨비나 개최
(‘Searching for Solutions to Climate Change’ webinar)

Korea University OJEong Resilience Institute (OJERI) will hold a webinar (online seminar) on April 9, 2021 at 3 pm on the theme of ‘Searching for Solutions to Climate Change.’ This webinar is part of a campaign called’Solve Climate 2030′ organized for 100 universities in 50 countries around the world, and will be the first in Korea to be hosted by a researcher at Korea University Jeong-Ri Jillians Oh to discuss the topic ‘Climate Solutions for Korea’ . This event is sponsored by the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU), and Korea University is the only Korean university to participate as a leader in APRU’s Sustainable Cities and Landscape Hub.

The presentations are the role of science for nature-based climate solution (Professor Woo-gyun Lee), the role of civil society for communication of the MZ generation’s climate crisis (Secretary General Kim So-hee), and the role of future generations in the era of climate crisis (Director Dong-Ryeol Kang). Korea University Professor Jin-Hyung Jun, Faculty of Environmental and Ecological Engineering, will serve as the moderator. Korea University OJERI Director Woo-Gyun Lee will discuss the role of the scientific community for nature-based solutions that have recently emerged to achieve carbon neutrality. Sohee Kim, Secretary General of the Climate Change Center, will emphasize the necessity and practice of raising awareness of climate change among future generations who are the biggest victims and parties to the climate crisis. Dong-Ryeol Kang, general manager of the Youth Committee of SDSN Korea, will present the case of SDSN Youth’s activities on how young generations should respond to overcome the climate crisis.

More info: https://apru.org/event-page/solve-climate-2030-makeclimateaclass/korea-university-scl/

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