Climate change affects ALL – view from experts, academics and university students
Wednesday 20 October 202112:00 – 15:00
Time: 12:00pm – 3:00pm UK time
Host: Ahlia University
Agenda:
| Time | Activity |
| 12:00pm | Welcome to Climate Change affects ALL – views from experts, academics and university students
Ms. Jo Dobson Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Coventry University Prof. Abdulla Al Hawaj Founding President and Chairman of Board of Trustees, Ahlia University, Kingdom of Bahrain. Prof. Mansoor Alaali President, Ahlia University, Kingdom of Bahrain. |
| 12:10pm | Keynote Speaker
Dr Tasnim Atatrah WHO Representative, Bahrain Office |
| 12:25pm | Keynote Speaker
Dr Simon Mair Lecturer in Circular Economy and Data Analytics, University of Bradford |
| 12:40pm | Q&A Session with keynote speakers |
| 12:50pm | Film: Climate Action
Made especially for WTUC 2021, Ahlia University will present a special film illustrating the impact of climate change on our world |
| 1:00pm | Welcome Note
Ms. Jo Dobson Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Coventry University |
| 1:05pm | Impact of climate change on human sustainability in the MENA region
Professor Amer Al Roubate College of Business and Finance, Ahlia University |
| 1:10pm | Crowdsourced Technology as a Collaborative Tool for Environmental Enforcement
Major Mohamed AlQassim Head of Administration Division at the Bahrain Coast Guard |
| 1:15pm | Climate Change Impact on Agriculture
Professor Preethi V. Professor and HOD, Civil at Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science |
| 1:20pm | The Climate Crisis and Net Zero
Mrs Anna Clark, Sustainability Strategy Coordinator at Heriot-Watt University |
| 1:25pm | Smart Sustainable Cities as a response to the challenges of Climate Change
Dr Fay Al Khalifa, Director of e-Learning Center at University of Bahrain |
| 1:30pm | Panel Discussion |
| 1:50pm | Q&A Session with Panellists |
| 2:00pm | Introduction to Student Debate |
| 2:05pm | Student Debate
Could Corporate Social Responsibility be the way forward to reduce Carbon Emissions by 2030? Ahlia Team Kawthar A Nabi Naser Ayman Alkhuzaei Areej Salah Abdulrahman Noor Alfardan Ahmed Saleh Hussain International Team Supritha Pulla Charls Catahan VinithaSasi Desineni Lindsay Shantha Rubia K Leanne Renz Malamog |
| 2:45pm | Judging Panel Remarks |
| 2:55pm | Closing Remarks
Ms. Jo Dobson |
| 3:00pm | Event ends |
Previous Session: International Student Collaboration for Community Involvement
Next Session: Practices and Strategies of University Social Responsibility
Ms Joanne Dobson
Professor Abdulla Al-Hawaj
Professor Mansoor Alaali
Dr Tasnim Atatrah
Dr Simon Mair
Professor Preethi V.
Professor Amer Al-Roubaie
Mrs Anna Clark
Dr. Sh. Fay Al Khalifa