Climate Wars: Meeting the Challenge

Gwynne Dyer writes a column on international affairs which is published in over 175 papers in at least 45 countries.  He is the author of Climate Wars, a book about how our climate is changing and how these changes are being watched closely by military strategists.

Dwindling resources. Massive population shifts. Spreading epidemics. Rising sea levels. Plummeting agricultural yields. These are some of the expected consequences of runaway climate change in the decades ahead, and any of them could tip the world towards conflict. Gwynne Dyer examines these issues and more in his book – Climate Wars.

Holly Dressel, with co-author David Suzuki, wrote the best-selling novel Good News For a Change. We all know the bad news; the damage that our industrial lifestyle is wreaking on our soil, air, and water.  The good news is that many of the technologies necessary to realize our goals are already available.   Holly Dressel will deepen the analysis with a discussion of the potential solutions within our grasp.

Professor Frédéric Mégret is currently the Canada Research Chair on the Law of Human Rights and Legal Pluralism and has worked for the International Committee of the Red Cross. His talk will provide insight into the human rights challenge presented by climate change.

Organized by the Human Rights Working Group student club.