Climate Change and Islands (attend in person)

The Strathclyde Centre for Environmental Law & Governance (SCELG) is basedat the University of Strathclyde Law School in Glasgow, Scotland.We strive for globally impactful research, teaching and knowledge exchange in a wide range of inter-connected areas of environmental law and governance. For more information, visit our website:   http://www.strath.ac.uk/scelg/

Strathclyde Centre for Environmental Law and Governance

Technology & Innovation Centre (TIC) - Conference Room 6/7, Level 3

Organised jointly by the Strathclyde Centre for Environmental Law and Governance, the University of Prince Edward Island Institute of Island Studies and Island Innovation.What lessons can we learn from the responses to COVID-19 when positioning islands to become more sustainable? This is what the COVID-19 Island Insights Series had set itself as a goal over the past year. As a final step we are now hosting a session aimed at gathering islands' perspective on climate change. From Scotland to the South Pacific, islands are in fact at the forefront of climate change. Islands, especially SIDS, have contributed the least to climate change, but are suffering the most. Islands in countries like Scotland have the potential of showing the way forward in promoting innovation when it comes to climate change mitigation and adaptation. In this session, a distinguished multidisciplinary line-up will discuss key challenges and opportunities for islands in relation to climate change.Sessions will provide timely insights on the following themes:- Scotland’s islands and renewable energy - The Legal Dimensions of Sea Level Rise for Islands- The role of the International Court of Justice for the protection of Islands vis à vis climate change

Programme4:00 – 4:10 Opening remarks Jim Randall, Institute of Island Studies, University of Prince Edward Island
Chair: James Ellsmoor, Island Innovation
4:10 – 4:25 Scottish Islands and Climate Change Francesco Sindico, Scottish Government Islands Team Erica Clarkson, Head of Islands Policy and Communities

4:25 – 4:40 Scotland’s islands: a renewable energy storyEileen Linklater, European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) Ltd

4:40 – 5:00 First round of Q&A 

Chair: Giulia Sajeva, Strathclyde Centre for Environmental Law and Governance
5:00 – 5:15 Climate Change and Islands: Effects and Legal Responses David Freestone &amp; Duygu Cicek, World Bank

5:15 – 5:30 Climate Change and Islands: What Role for the International Court of Justice?Aditi Shetye &amp; Manon Rouby, World’s Youth for Climate Justice (WYCJ)

5:30 – 5:50 Second round of Q&A

5:50 – 6:00 Conclusions
For updates on the programme visit: https://www.strath.ac.uk/research/strathclydecentreenvironmentallawgovernance/scelgcop26/climatechangeandislands/

About the COVID-19 Island Insights Series The COVID-19 Island Insights Series aims to bring together critical assessments of how specific islands around the world have performed during the COVID-19 pandemic and the extent to which their recovery plans are able to promote long term resilience and sustainability.It aims to be a tool for policy-makers and wider island-related stakeholders, to assist and encourage islands to move to a more resilient and sustainable future.Visit the COVID-19 Island Insights Series Map and browse all Insights: https://islandinnovation.co/covid-19-island-insights/

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