INVITATION

The Alumni Association of CIIM,

Cyprus International Institute of Management,

And

The Cyprus Institute

invite you to a lecture by the Secretary General

of the World Meteorological Organization

Michel Jarraud on:

“Climate Change: Challenges and the Broader Development

Agenda"

Day: Monday, May 11, 2015

Time: 18:00

Venue: The Cyprus Institute, Athalassa, Nicosia

Events room, Novel Technologies Building

Abstract:

In the last decades, the effects of extreme weather and climate

change have become an undeniable reality. Global temperatures

on land and in the upper ocean have been steadily increasing, with

2014 featuring as the warmest year on record.

In light of the current and foreseen changes in the climate system

due to human activities and the impacts of a warmer planet, it is

imperative to undertake ambitious climate action at all the levels,

from local to global, and with the contribution of all actors,

Governments, the private sector and the Civil society.

About the speaker: Bionote Michel Jarraud is Secretary - General of the World

Meteorological Organization (WMO) since January 1st, 2004. Mr

Jarraud is a scientist and a meteorologist with degrees from the

prestigious French Ecole Polytechnique and the Ecole de la

Météorologie Nationale. He is a member of a number of

Meteorological Societies.

The lecture is open to the public.

RSVP: By Thursday, May 7, 2015

Avaton Communications, Tel 22 101143