Climate Justice
The new Mary Robinson Foundation - Climate Justice (MRFCJ) will be located within the Innovation Academy of the Universities established by Trinity College Dublin (TCD) and University College Dublin (UCD).
Click here to read the press release on the new Foundation.
The global community is increasingly concerned about the damage which climate change will do to our economies and societies. The scientific consensus, as expressed by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, is that this threat is real and increasing. However the burden of climate change will not be evenly distributed geographically and socially. Cruelly it is the poorest countries with agriculturally dependent economies in the tropics which will be most affected, despite them having done the least to cause the problem. Within developing countries women may be most affected as they may have to walk further to harvest fuelwood or collect potable water as it becomes increasingly scarce.
See www.tcd.ie/iiis/research/climate-justice.php for further information on Climate Justice at TCD.
Climate Justice Seminar Series
Friday, 14th May 2010
Low Cost Distributed Micro Generation of Electricity in the Developing World
Seminar
by
Wayne O’Connell
To view the presentation delivered by Wayne O'Connell, please click here.
Tuesday 27th April 2010
“Water, Food Security and Climate Change: The Global Challenge”
Public Lecture
by Professor Cees Veerman
To Listen to the Podcast Please Click Here
Publications
For a brief introduction to the concept of climate justice read
Expanding Global Cooperation on Climate Justice
by Mary Robinson and Alice M. Miller
download paper (PDF, 59KB)