About the Webinar

In an address of June 2, 2022 at the Stockholm+50 Conference, the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that we have not kept our promises on the environment since our consumption is “at the rate of 1.7 planets a year” and the “global well-being is in jeopardy”. Inger Andersen, UNEP executive director, also underscored that “If we do not change, the triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature and biodiversity loss, and pollution and waste will only accelerate." The alarm bells rung by the UN decision-makers have been based upon the findings of several scientific reports in 2022 (including IPCC6; UNEP and WMO). Thus, the gathering storms indicate a planetary-level environmental crisis. Do they cast shadows of the coming events before in the 21st century? Humankind seems to be sleepwalking into an existential ‘triple planetary crisis’ almost akin to some of the catastrophic events that devastated the world in the 20th century. Read more about the Webinar on our website.

The duration of the webinar will 1.5 hours. Register today as the space for this free webinar is limited. The recording will be available online afterwards.

Program

Welcome by Marten Stavenga (IOS Press, Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Introduction by EPL Editor-in-Chief Bharat Desai (Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India)
Discussion moderated by Bharat Desai, EPL Editor-in-Chief

Discussion Topic:
The Triple Planetary Crisis: The Role of Scholars and the Decision-makers

Speakers:
- Nicholas A Robinson, University Professor Emeritus, Elisabeth School of Law, Pace University, New York, USA (TBC)
- Christina Voigt, University of Oslo, Department of Public and International Law, Oslo, Norway
- Nico Schrijver, Professor Emeritus in Public International Law, Leiden University, The Netherlands
- Oliver Ruppel, Professor of Public International Law, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
- Kirk Junker, Professor of Law, University of Köln, Germany (TBC)
- Patricia Mbote, Director, Law Division, United Nations Environment Program, Nairobi, Kenya

Closing remarks by Bharat Desai, EPL Editor-in-Chief