A Pathway to Peace: Ideas for Advancing Climate Resilient Futures

Jul 29, 2020 | Institute for Climate and Peace
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The Institute for Climate and Peace presents a series of virtual community events to explore the theme, The Day After Tomorrow.

Futures thinking is a process by which individuals and communities can envision and devise a more peaceful and sustainable future. As our co-founder, Maxine Burkett says, “The day after tomorrow is actually quite beautiful.” This series will bring together the forward-facing perspectives of experts and thought leaders in the areas of futurism, climate, and peacebuilding.

We will engage and empower participants to imagine their preferred futures amidst growing global uncertainty. Join us for an opportunity to imagine, create, and implement the day after tomorrow.

About our guest

Here at ICP, we frequently turn to the knowledge and expertise of John Paul Lederach as a guiding star to achieve our goal of peace. He is Senior Fellow at Humanity United and Professor Emeritus of International Peacebuilding at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame. He works extensively as a practitioner in conciliation processes, active in Latin America, Africa, Southeast and Central Asia. He is widely known for the development of culturally appropriate approaches to conflict transformation and the design and implementation of integrative and strategic approaches to peacebuilding. He served as the director of the Peace Accord Matrix research initiative at the Kroc Institute and is active as a member of the Advisory Council for the recently formed Truth Commission in Colombia. He is author and editor of 24 books and manuals, including Building Peace: Sustainable Reconciliation in Divided Societies (US Institute of Peace Press) and The Moral Imagination: The Art and Soul of Building Peace (Oxford University Press).

ICP's very own co-founder, Maxine Burkett, champions our work in climate resilience and climate justice. She is a Professor of Law at the William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaiʻi and a Global Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. An international expert on the law and policy of climate change, she has presented her work in diverse areas of climate law throughout the United States and in West Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Caribbean. Her work has been cited in numerous news and policy outlets, including BBC Radio, the New York Times, and Nature Climate Change. From 2009-2012, Maxine also served as the inaugural Director of the Center for Island Climate Adaptation and Policy. Maxine received her B.A. from Williams College and Exeter College, Oxford University, and received her law degree from the University of California, Berkeley. She is a member of the boards of The Climate Museum, ELAW, Global Greengrants Fund, and the Blue Planet Foundation. She also serves as is a member scholar of the Center for Progressive Reform, the American Law Institute, and as the Co-Rapporteur of the International Law Association’s Sea Level Rise Committee.

Together, these two make a powerful team. In a talk story-style conversation facilitated by ICP co-founder and peace practitioner, Maya Soetoro, we are sure to be inspired to build pathways towards peace.

Event registration

Please RSVP here, via Eventbrite. We have allotted tickets by island residency and ask that you choose the ticket for the place you currently call home.

If tickets run out and you would like to be on our waiting list, please reach out to info@climateandpeace.org.

If you RSVP we do ask that you please honor your commitment and join us for this webinar. If you become not able to make it for any reason, please notify us so we can offer the slot to someone on our waiting list.

When: Wed, July 29, 2020, 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM EDT

Where: Online