[MAY] Climate Change and Sustainability Events
We are starting May and we want to keep you informed about the events related to climate change, sustainability and innovation that will take place this month. We will have the possibility to learn about disruptive design and the various workshops on environmental law and renewable energy.
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The RUA Nodo UNALM - Lima, the XVIII Meeting of University and Environment (ENUMA) and the Pyrolysis and Biomass Research Circle invite you to the “Keynote Speech: Non-conventional Renewable Energies in the face of Climate Change, current situation in Peru”, an event that will feature the central participation of Dr. Pedro Gamio Aita, former Vice Minister of Energy and Mines, specialist in energy policies, who also participated as a negotiator in COP 20. Pedro Gamio Aita, former Vice Minister of Energy and Mines, specialist in energy policies, also participated as a negotiator at COP 20, was a delegate and speaker at COP 21 and was part of the Peruvian delegation at COP 22.
- [May 3 to 5] [May 3 to 5 II Environmental Law Congress
Have you ever wondered how and what measures the State and its institutions are implementing to protect the environment? How is it that in the 21st century, it is still not possible to reconcile industry with environmental protection, and even worse, with the rights of indigenous peoples? Did you know that citizens can directly intervene in public decision-making?
THĒMIS invites you to know the answers to these and other questions at the: “II Congress of Environmental Law: Sustainable Use of Natural Resources and Citizen Participation”, an event that brings together leading specialists, both from the public and private sectors, in an academic space where discussion, debate and reflection on environmental issues, are a contribution to the legal culture of the country and, best of all, for the care of the environment.
A historic shift is taking place in the global culture that uses corporate power to address society's greatest challenges. Learn how leading companies in Latin America are using Sistema B's tools and programs on their path to sustainability. Juan Pablo Larenas (Co-founder of Sistema B) and Gonzalo Quijandría (Director of Corporate Affairs and Sustainability of Grupo Breca) will be present.
- [May 9 and 10] Lima Fintech Forum 2018
Lima Fintech Forum 2018 brings together keynote speakers, entrepreneurs, network managers, investors and players in the fintech entrepreneurial ecosystem from around the world. It will be a space oriented to capacity building, training and exchange of experiences and new trends at regional and international level and other current issues related to the Fintech industry. Do not miss the opportunity to attend this great event!
- [May 11 to 19] [May 11 to 19 Disruptive Design Bootcamp in Peru
The Disruptive Design Collective, in alliance with nexos +1, opens the call for its first generation in Peru. Adopt the methodologies and tools of disruptive design and join an exclusive network of change facilitators in Latin America.
For four days we will navigate the disruptive design approach to provoking, catalyzing and sustaining social and environmental change. A unique opportunity if you are dedicated to designing and executing high impact interventions in a community, social organization, business, government, university or as an entrepreneur.
- [May 14 and 15] International Symposium on Business and Sustainable Development
The Peru 2021 International Symposium on Business and Sustainable Development will put on the agenda the trends, stories and visions that are changing the way of doing business. It will look beyond the profitability of companies to achieve an inclusive, prosperous and modern country, putting into action business solutions to national challenges. Organized by Peru 2021.
The course has the following objectives: To learn about soil degradation processes and their management in order to be able to apply revegetation techniques in areas degraded by extractive activities, achieving their restoration. Determine the best techniques to enhance the recovery of soil resources, its fertility and vegetation cover through the formulation of revegetation projects.
- [May 17] World Recycling Day
UNESCO declared May 17 as World Recycling Day. The date is an opportunity to remember the strategy of reduce, reuse and recycle, which seeks to reorient the behavior of all citizens with a view to improving the environment. Recycling is understood as the process by which a product that has already been used, originally intended for disposal, is processed so that it can be reused, thus reducing the environmental impact of our consumption habits.
- [May 22] International Day for Biological Diversity
Instituted by the Convention on Biological Diversity, to promote public awareness of the value of biodiversity and its contribution to people's quality of life. Peru is among the 17 megadiverse countries on the planet. The decade of biological diversity will be celebrated from 2011 to 2021.