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