Plenary Session 3: Climate Change and Society
Better understanding and addressing climate change in society involves a diverse set of aspects including climate change mechanisms and their social impacts at different scales, as well as associated natural risks. From this perspective, strengthening resilience and adaptability to climate-related risks is central by integrating studies on nature and climate into policies, strategies and practices for spatial planning and planning.
Better understanding and addressing climate change in society involves a diverse set of aspects including climate change mechanisms and their social impacts at different scales, as well as associated natural risks. From this perspective, strengthening resilience and adaptability to climate-related risks is central by integrating studies on nature and climate into policies, strategies and practices for spatial planning and planning.
MODERATOR:
Lúcio Cunha
Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Coimbra
GUEST SPEAKERS:
Augusto Perez Alberti
Faculdade de Geografia e História da Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
António Vieira
Universidade do Minho
Marisa Matias
Comissão Europeia
Lúcio Cunha
Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Coimbra
GUEST SPEAKERS:
Augusto Perez Alberti
Faculdade de Geografia e História da Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
António Vieira
Universidade do Minho
Marisa Matias
Comissão Europeia
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Sustainable Development Goals
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1.5. By 2030, build the resilience of the poor and those in vulnerable situations and reduce their exposure and vulnerability to climate-related extreme events and other economic, social and environmental shocks and disasters
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3.9. By 2030, substantially reduce the number of deaths and illnesses from hazardous chemicals and air, water and soil pollution and contamination
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11.4. Strengthen efforts to protect and safeguard the world’s cultural and natural heritage
11.5. By 2030, significantly reduce the number of deaths and the number of people affected and substantially decrease the direct economic losses relative to global gross domestic product caused by disasters, including water-related disasters, with a focus on protecting the poor and people in vulnerable situations 11.6. By 2030, reduce the adverse per capita environmental impact of cities, including by paying special attention to air quality and municipal and other waste management 11.9. By 2020, substantially increase the number of cities and human settlements adopting and implementing integrated policies and plans towards inclusion, resource efficiency, mitigation and adaptation to climate change, resilience to disasters, and develop and implement, in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, holistic disaster risk management at all levels |
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12.2. By 2030, achieve the sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources
12.5. By 2030, substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse |
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13.1. Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries
13.2. Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies and planning |
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15.1. By 2020, ensure the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems and their services, in particular forests, wetlands, mountains and drylands, in line with obligations under international agreements
15.2. By 2020, promote the implementation of sustainable management of all types of forests, halt deforestation, restore degraded forests and substantially increase afforestation and reforestation globally 15.4. By 2030, ensure the conservation of mountain ecosystems, including their biodiversity, in order to enhance their capacity to provide benefits that are essential for sustainable development 15.8. By 2020, introduce measures to prevent the introduction and significantly reduce the impact of invasive alien species on land and water ecosystems and control or eradicate the priority species |
