UNESCO-BACKED DEBATE AT COP-28 TOLD UNIVERSITIES SHOULD PURSUE CLEAR AND TARGETED SUSTAINABILITY POLICIES

Practical programmes and strategies that enable universities and colleges to drive forward sustainable practices and knowledge to fight and manage climate change are increasingly needed, a UNESCO-sponsored workshop heard this week in Dubai. Staged on Wednesday (December 6) as the United Arab Emirates hosts the COP28 conference of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) this month, HE experts stressed such work needs to extend to less economically developed countries. Susanna Karakhanyan, immediate past president of meeting co-sponsor ...


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