Countdown to COP30: What’s at Stake — Justice & Global Action

Columbia Global Center Amman invites you to join us for a panel on how Jordan is navigating climate pressures through approaches to water security, integrated governance, and the implementation of climate commitments. This panel explores how resilience is being built under climate volatility, with lessons from global public health.

Speakers: Darby Jack, Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health (CUMC)

Shada El-Sharif, Founder and Senior Advisor, SustainMENA

Issa Awer, Project Manager, National Desalination Project – Amman Aqaba National Conveyance

Ahmad Hijazi, In-Country Facilitator, Jordan, NDC Partnership

Moderator: Krystle Cooper, Deputy Country Representative, Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)

This event is part of a global series, Road to COP30: Local Voices, Global Pathways, hosted by the Columbia Global Centers. Each week, one of the Columbia Global Centers convenes an online event that looks at the big questions shaping local climate conversations and how they connect to global climate negotiations. Explore the full series and sign up for future events here: https://globalcenters.columbia.edu/content/road-cop30