Pene Lefale attended the first ever International Conference on Climate Engineering (CE) held at the Scandic Hotel at Potsdam Platz, Berlin, Germany, from 18-21 August 2014 (CE14 Critical Global Discussions). The Conference attracted more than 300 people from 40 countries with a wide range of backgrounds - from academia, policy, legal, defence and civil society as well as the media and the arts. Lefale was invited as one of the speakers for the session on “Vulnerable Communities and Climate Engineering.” His presentation was based on a paper he co-authored with Dr Cheryl Anderson, University of Hawaii entitled “Climate Engineering and Small island States: Panacea or Catastrophe?” The paper provides a brief overview of Small Island States of the Pacific engagement on CE to date. Some of the key messages that came out of the Conference include but are not limited to;
Further information on the Conference outcomes, videos of events (e.g. panels), sessions’ presentations, media coverage, etc. are available on the Conference website. |
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