PERMACULTURE: A UNIVERSAL HOPEFUL PRACTISE FOR BUILDING BACK BETTER
Do., 07. Juli
|Online Veranstaltung
COVID-19 had exposed the fragility of our well-being and our food systems. As a way of ensuring a sustainable, inclusive and resilient recovery from the pandemic, WFWPI will host a virtual Side Event during the UN High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) 2022, highlighting permaculture
Zeit & Ort
07. Juli 2022, 13:30 – 15:00 MESZ
Online Veranstaltung
Über die Veranstaltung
Please register:https://wfwp.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=99c891ab0ab96343930d49549&id=4ae2945c81&e=7ca4dc0fc8
We hope to inspire both government and civil society, local and global, to contribute to the Decade of Action and Delivery with concrete actions that accelerate the achievement of the 2030 Agenda. This includes growing one’s own food, creating a community food forest, in collaboration with businesses and the local government, and showcasing permaculture as a universal, hopeful, regenerative model to achieve food security and the health and well-being of people and the planet.
Speakers
● Dr. Selina Moon, Senior Vice President, WFWP International
● Dr. Judy Kuriansky, Professor, Columbia University
● Ms. Yani Dutta, Founder, Regenesis Project, Philippines
● Mr. Geoff Lawton, Permaculture Consultant and Designer (Invited)
● Dr. Michaela Glatzl, Agrar- and Regional, Chambers of Agriculture, Austria
PROGRAM: 7:30 A.M. Opening Session (20 minutes)
Welcoming & Intro to Permaculture by Host
Mrs. Merly Barlaan, Deputy Director, WFWPI Offices for UN Relations
Opening Remarks
H.E. H.E. Irene Susan B. Natividad, Chargé d’Affaires, Philippine Embassy in Austria, Permanent Mission, Vienna, Austria (Invited)
7:50 A.M. Permaculture Video
7:55 A.M. Expert Perspectives (40 minutes)
○ Permaculture Practitioner
○ Policy-Maker
○ Academic
○ Businessperson/Civil Society
8:35 A.M. Round Table Discussion (25 minutes)
Moderator: Mrs. Merly Barlaan, Deputy Director, WFWPI Offices for UN Relations
Panel Participants
9:00 A.M. Closing Remarks (5 minutes)
Organizer:
Women’s Federation for World Peace International (WFWPI) (www.wfwp.org) WFWPI is an international peace organization in General Consultative Status with UN ECOSOC. WFWPI was co-founded by Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon and her late husband, Dr. Sun Myung Moon, in 1992 in Seoul, Korea. WFWPI aims to create an environment of peace and well-being for future generations and people of all races, cultures and religious creeds. The three areas of focus for the WFWPI Office for UN Relations in New York are Bridging Divides, Raising Young Leaders and Women and the Environment. WFWP contributed to the work of the United Nations efforts by contributing to the UN SDGs through 1,115 projects and programs in 97 countries, commemorating 49 International Observances and supporting 509 initiatives.