Sydney & New Orleans: The role of city governments in adapting to climate change
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Sydney & New Orleans:
The role of city governments in adapting to climate change
Thursday 11 June 2009
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Clover Moore MP
Clover Moore MP
Lord Mayor Clover Moore MP
In this video presentation, Clover Moore MP, Lord Mayor of Sydney speaks about Sydney's response to climate change and how the City of Sydney's vision, Sustainable Sydney 2030, requires strong partnerships and urgent action to address climate change. She discusses lessons learnt from New Orleans, and actions taken from the recent C40 Summit in Seoul.
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- Sustainable Streets - Sydney & New Orleans: Clover Moore MP | MP3 15.36Mb
- Transcript of speech | PDF 31Kb
Mayor C Ray Nagin
Mayor C Ray Nagin
Mayor of New Orleans
Mayor C Ray Nagin of New Orleans presents a first hand account of the devastation caused when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005. He discusses the mass recovery effort, and the challenge ahead to rebuild the city for an economic, environmental and socially sustainable future.
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Panel Discussion
Professor Tim Flannery
Professor Edward Blakely
Panel Discussion
Mayor C Ray Nagin, Lord Mayor Clover Moore MP, Professor Tim Flannery and Professor Edward Blakely
In this invigorating panel discussion on adapting to climate change, the Mayor of New Orleans and the Lord Mayor of Sydney are joined by world-renowned conservationist and scientist Tim Flannery and leading urban policy scholar Edward Blakely. The panel look at lessons learnt from New Orleans and Hurricane Katrina, and discuss the responsibility cities must take in reducing carbon emissions, and protecting urban communities for the future.
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