Climate Justice: Hope, Resilience & the Fight for a Sustainable
Future
Mary Robinson was the first woman President of Ireland and former UN
High Commissioner for Human Rights. Robinson shares her passion for
climate justice, human dignity, gender equality and women's
participation in peace-building. She highlights the urgent need for
climate change action and how local, community-based action can grow
into a global effort to build a sustainable future.
The Peter M. Wege Lecture Series focuses on the critical sustainability
challenges of the 21st century, such as energy security and declining
fossil resources, global climate change, freshwater scarcity, ecosystem
degradation and biodiversity loss, and sustainability strategies in
developed and developing nations. Named in honor of Peter M. Wege, late
vice-chair of the board of Steelcase, Inc., and renowned sustainability
champion, the series brings internationally recognized leaders in
sustainability to the University of Michigan campus.
Introduction and Q&A by U-M Provost Laurie McCauley
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