International Summer School "Politics of the Earth", organized by the EDGE project (Environmental Diplomacy and Geopolitics - H2020) and the Politics of the Earth programme (Université Sorbonne Paris Cité). Partner universities: Sciences Po, Université de Liège, University of Economics in Bratislava, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, Université Paris Descartes, Université Paris 13, Université Paris Diderot. 5-9 September 2016, Paris. Supported by Horizon 2020 EU Framework - Programme for Research and Innovation.
The summer school programme features a diverse, international faculty to address five key issues of the Anthropocene: disasters, climate change, health, biodiversity and cities. These issues are brought together through cross-cutting lectures and seminars. Each day will feature lectures by renowned faculty, workshops and social activities. All sessions will be conducted in English.
Renaud Lapeyre and Aleksandar Rankovic will give a lecture on the politics of biodiversity issue on Thursday 8 September afternoon.
A public conference with Oliver Morton, The Economist, on Geoengineering; imagining an altered planet, will be held on Thursday 8 September from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. at the Paris city hall (Hôtel de Ville). Aleksandar Rankovic will moderate the debates, and Sebastien Treyer will discuss Oliver Morton's presentation.
To register to that conference and receive practical instructions, please send an email before September 6th at 8:00 pm to Aleksandar Rankovic.
Laure Criqui will be commenting the Film screening session "Slums. Cities of Tomorrow" on Friday 9 September afternoon.
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