SDGs: A Blueprint for the Future | S3, Episode 3: The SDGs and Climate Crisis

Professor Monica Lakhanpaul and Professor Priti Parikh are joined by Professor Catalina Turcu, Professor of Sustainable Built Environment, Bartlett School of Planning and Professor Ilan Kelman, Professor of Disasters and Health in the UCL Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction. Today they’re discussing the relationship between the Sustainable Development Goals and climate change.

Goal 13 calls for urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts, and many people have argued that tackling climate change should be the highest priority of the goals because of its impact on all of the other targets.

Date of episode recording: 2024-07-23T00:00:00Z
Duration: 00:44:36
Language of episode: English
Presenter:Professor Monica Lakhanpaul, Professor Priti Parikh
Guests: Professor Catalina Turcu, Professor Ilan Kelman
Producer: Front Ear

What is SDGs: A Blueprint for the Future ?

Following the successful first and second series of Unlocking the SDGs – A Blueprint for the Future, Professor Monica Lakhanpaul and Professor Priti Parikh are back with a deep dive into the UN SDGs. Over five episodes, the series considers issues including the role of AI and education in the SDGs and what other countries are doing to achieve the goals. Listen as academics from across UCL’s faculties and beyond bring new perspectives and understanding to this complex global issue.