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COVID-19: Assessing its global socio-economic and environmental impact
Nov 12, 2020 12:30 pm - 1:15 pm (AEDT GMT+11:00)
This lecture focuses on a study that used a global multi-regional macro-economic model to capture the pandemic’s direct and indirect spill-over effects on society, the economy and environment. It will draw implications for international supply chains and the achievement of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (UN Agenda 2030).
Presenters
Dr. Arunima Malik - Lecturer in Sustainability, University of Sydney Business School and Faculty of Science, The University of Sydney
Dr. Malik undertakes big-data modelling to quantify sustainability impacts at local, national and global scales. She has carried out a range of sustainability supply-chain assessments of health care, biofuel production, construction materials, global energy use, global nitrogen and greenhouse gas emissions, tourism and COVID-19. Arunima’s research is interdisciplinary, and focusses on the appraisal of social, economic and environmental impacts using input-output analysis.
Dr. Jorge Gómez-Paredes – Managing Director, The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Solutions Network for the Andean Region" (SDSN Andes)
Dr. Gómez-Paredes is an Environmental Engineer with M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Energy Science from Kyoto University, Japan. He is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Earth & Ocean Sciences Division of the Nicholas School of the Environment, at Duke University, USA; and a lecturer at the Earth Sciences, Energy and Environment School of Yachay Tech University, Ecuador. His current work is focused on supply-chain analyses and the implementation of the UN 2030 Agenda.
Where: Zoom Webinar
Cost: Complimentary
Format: Presentation and Q&A