Keynote Debate: Health, migration, and global justice

Moderation Urs Wiesmann, Prof. em. Centre for Development and Environment, University of Bern Debaters Antonio Hautle, Senior Programme Leader, Global Compact Network Switzerland Martin Leschhorn, Director of the Network Medicus Mundi Switzerland Joy Onyesoh, President Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, Nigeria

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Keynote Debate: Governance of contested natural resources

Moderation Carin Smaller, Advisor on Agriculture and Investment at IISD Debaters Pascal Peduzzi, Director of GRID-Geneva at UNEP and Professor at the Department of Geography and Environment at the University of Geneva Dzodzi Tsikata, Associate Research Professor and Director of the Institute of African Studies at the University of Ghana

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Keynote Debate: Financing sustainable development to end poverty

Moderation Isabel Günther, Professor of Development Economics ETH Zurich Debaters Mina Baliamoune, Richard de Raismes Kip Professor of Economics and University of North Florida Distinguished Professor Mark Herkenrath, Director Alliance Sud Heinzpeter Znoj, Professor of Social Anthropology, University of Bern

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Keynote Debate: Science-policy partnerships for transformation

Moderation Jürg Pfister, Secretary General, Swiss Academy of Sciences (SCNAT), Bern, Switzerland Debaters Hester du Plessis,  Chief Research Specialist and Head of Science Engagement and Gender, Research Use and Impact Assessment Unit, Human and Social Science Council, South Africa Farooq Ullah, Executive Director of UK Stakeholder Forum

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Enhancing utilization of Climate Services for strengthening livelihoods in low and middle income countries

Andrea Rossa, MeteoSwiss, Switzerland   Ongoing changes in climate patterns are expected to put further strain on livelihoods in climate-vulnerable regions hindering global efforts for boosting poverty reduction, food security and the reduction of environmental liabilities as stipulated in the Agenda 2030. Improved availability of and access to climate services for vulnerable populations is a […]

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