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SUMMARY:Adapting to climate change: effective crisis management strategies
DESCRIPTION:Join staff and students from the School of International Relations and the Graduate School for this public lecture presented by Dr Christos Stylianides, Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy of the Hellenic Republic and former European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management (2014 to 2019).    Dr Stylianides is a Greek-Cypriot and Greek politician who is currently Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy of the Hellenic Republic. During his political career, he has previously served as the first Minister for Climate Crisis and Civil Protection of the Hellenic Republic (2019 to 2021), European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management (2014 to 2019), Member of the RELEX Commissioners Group (2014 to 2019), European Union Coordinator for the Ebola Virus Disease (2014 to 2019), and European Union Special Envoy for the Promotion and Protection of Religious Freedoms and Beliefs (2021).    He was Government spokesperson of the Republic of Cyprus during two different periods (1998 to 1999 and 2013 to 2014), when he worked on Cyprus' accession to the European Union and on the resolution of the Cyprus Issue, as well as a Member of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus (2006 to 2013), Member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (2006 to 2011) and elected Member of its Bureau (2012).    In recognition of his work, Dr Stylianides has received honorary awards from governments and international organisations and institutions. Among others, he received the Golden Decoration of Honour by the Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Honorary Award of Civil Protection of the Land of Baden-Wurttemberg (Germany) for his contribution to the upgrading of the European civil protection system.    He was named Global Champion for Education in Emergencies by the international organisation, Education Cannot Wait (ECW), and Political Champion for Education in Emergencies by the Malala Foundation. For his humanitarian action and contribution to coexistence and reconciliation he was awarded the Peace and Reconciliation Prize of the historic city of Guernica, Spain.    All welcome. https://events.st-andrews.ac.uk/events/public-lecture-adapting-to-climate-change-effective-crisis-management-strategies/
LOCATION:St Salvator\'s Quad
URL:https://events.st-andrews.ac.uk/events/public-lecture-adapting-to-climate-change-effective-crisis-management-strategies/
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