VI, University of Southampton to sign MoU on climate change matters– Hon Turnbull
Hon Turnbull said this was part of advocacy at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Sharm El-Sheik, Egypt, as a key player in the representation of overseas territories and small-island developing states, whose livelihoods are increasingly affected by the effects of climate change.
“As Minister, I continue to seek to solidify the BVI’s partnerships across various sectors. I had the opportunity to meet with Dr. Wassim Dbouk, a Marine and Maritime Policy Research Fellow from the University of Southampton,” he said in a statement released.
According to the Minister, of significance, the Southampton Marine and Maritime Institute (SMMI) and Public Policy Southampton (PPS) have an established partnership with the VI Government around environmental efforts and that the relationship has been in place since the previous administration.
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“In fact, during 6th – 7th May 2021, the Government and University held a virtual policy/academic exchange, to cover areas of mutual interest such as climate change, maritime management, coastal management, marine biodiversity and cooperation on higher education."
He added that Dr Dbouk expressed that one of his priorities as a research fellow is to establish pathways for knowledge exchange between the Southampton Marine and Maritime Institute (and the University of Southampton more broadly) and the VI Government, which is well underway.
The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference or Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC, more commonly referred to as COP27, is the 27th United Nations Climate Change conference and is being held from 6 November until today, Friday November 18, 2022 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
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