European Policy Centre roundtable on planetary health

This past week, the European Policy Centre think tank hosted an interesting event to discuss how EU institutions can benefit from implementing a One Health (or planetary health) approach to policy-making.My contribution as a speaker representing the European Environment Agency focused on issues such as the importance of high-level leadership on One Health, the roleContinueContinue reading “European Policy Centre roundtable on planetary health”

A discussion on science-policy interfaces with Sir Robert Watson

I am honoured to announce that on May 29th, starting from 8am EDT, I will moderate a webinar with Professor Sir Robert (Bob) Watson CMG FRS on the role of science-policy interfaces in the areas of biodiversity and climate change. An atmospheric chemist by formation, Sir Bob Watson is rightly recognised as one of theContinueContinue reading “A discussion on science-policy interfaces with Sir Robert Watson”

Field Dispatch from COP23

A few days ago, I joined the 23rd Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Bonn. This was the shortest trip among my three COP participations, but on 9 November I had the opportunity to moderate a great side-event co-hosted by SDSN Youth on how public and private actors canContinueContinue reading “Field Dispatch from COP23”

New CTEI Working Paper on trade and climate change

A study I recently co-authored (with Rana Elkahwagy and Vandana Gyanchandani) for the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development is now out as a Working Paper of the Centre for Trade and Economic Integration (CTEI) of the Graduate Institute of Geneva. It was prepared under the supervision of Prof. Joost Pauwelyn and Prof. Anne Saab asContinueContinue reading “New CTEI Working Paper on trade and climate change”

Statement on COP21 participation

The Paris Agreement is a done deal. Despite its foreseeable shortcomings, it is a global climate agreement that will shape transformational pathways of change for our economies and societies in the next decades and beyond. Every young individual around the world should read this text, or learn more about it from the excellent reviews that are alreadyContinueContinue reading “Statement on COP21 participation”

The Social Dimension of Environmental Sustainability (document)

On May 20, 2014 I had the pleasure of featuring as a speaker along with Tommaso Diegoli (Project Manager of MED Solutions) and Gianluca Breghi (Managing Director of Fondazione Sclavo) during the seminar “Health, Social Inclusion and Sustainable Development. Global and Regional Challenges”, co-hosted by Greening USiena and Fondazione Sclavo in partnership with MED Solutions andContinueContinue reading “The Social Dimension of Environmental Sustainability (document)”