Short course: Sustainable Development and Climate Change, 25-28 September

There is no place where one can say "I know it all". That is why I have motivated to attend this free course, sponsored by C3D, at the Energy Research Centre at UCT (University of Cape Town), South Africa.

This course is being facilitated by Professor Mohan Munasinghe, who is a Vice Chairperson of the UN's InterGovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Mohan is the founder of an NGO called MIND (Munasinghe Institute of Development). Himself, together with the UCT Professors, have facilited the various sesssions. The course was focusing on applying a sustainable development framework to the problem of Climate Change. We also learnt a brilliant model/matrix called AIM (Action Impact Matrix) which was used in Climate Change application.

The course is worth attending...

See the picture of the class group together with Professor Mohan Munasinghe...

Intro to Sustainability Course

Thanks to DBSA (Development Bank of South Africa) who funded a 2-day course that I am attending today and tomorrow at Lynedoch's Sustainability Institute (near Stellenbosch). So much I learnt and am reflecting on in terms of my lifestyle. With the global warming and climate change challenges (and the depletion of cheap oil), we all need to need to think of ways of adjusting our lifestyle to live simpler, less depended on fossil fuel (coal, oil, natural gas) - in order to preserve our planet for our kids and the generations to come.

Watch the space...