Connecting Climate, Nature and Energy

Facing Up to Extreme Weather

June 25, 2024
14:00–14:30 (Asia/Shanghai time zone)

About this session

Global temperatures continue to rise, increasing the likelihood of extreme weather events, like the floods witnessed in April in Dubai and in Guangdong. With the number of such events predicted not only to increase in number but also in intensity, what global collaboration is needed to meet the humanitarian challenge and build resilience?

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Speakers

FG
Fernando J. Gómez
Head, Future of Materials; Member of the Executive Committee
World Economic Forum
HJ
Hai Kyung Jun
Director, Asia and the Pacific
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency
AL
Amanda Leland
Executive Director
Environmental Defense Fund
VS
Veronica Scotti
Chairperson, Public Sector Solutions
Swiss Re Management

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