1. The Global Change Institute invites you to attend the
CHALLENGE OF CHANGE LECTURE
17 NOV6.30 PM – 9.00 PM
STEELE BUILDING (3)
SEMINAR ROOM 206
ST LUCIA CAMPUS
Australian Ambassador Peter Woolcott will speak
about the expectations and the challenges of working
in partnership with other countries on the environment.
Peter Woolcott will discuss the dramatic changes
to the international system as a consequence of
thediffusionofpowerandtheemergenceofstates
and entities. These changes are challenging both
the existing institutional arrangements and the
old way of doing business.
As a consequence, decision making has become
more complex at a time when we need the
RSVP TO KRYSTLE HENRY
BY 12 NOV 2015
K.HENRY1@UQ.EDU.AU
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Global Change Institute
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Presented by Mr Peter Woolcott, Ambassador for the Environment
THE MULTILATERAL SYSTEM AND THE ENVIRONMENT –
GREAT EXPECTATIONS AND EVEN GREATER CHALLENGES
system to work effectively. Mr Woolcott will draw
on his experience as Australia’s lead negotiator
in the climate change negotiations which aim to
produce a new global agreement in Paris later this
year at the Conference of the Parties (COP21).
He will also discuss the world heritage system
and his role in coordinating the Australian
Government’s response to the threat of an “in
danger” listing of the Great Barrier Reef.
CHALLENGE OF CHANGE LECTURE – 2015
Mr Woolcott is Australia’s Ambassador for the Environment. He was most recently Australia’s Ambassador and Permanent
Representative to the United Nations in Geneva and to the Conference on Disarmament. Prior to this, he was Ambassador
for People Smuggling Issues, Ambassador in Rome and Permanent Representative to the World Food Programme, and the
Food and Agriculture Organization. Mr Woolcott has also served in Jakarta, Honolulu, Manila, Buenos Aires and Kingston.
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