Events

Be part of CGC Amman’s contribution to the Road to COP30: Local Voices, Global Pathways series!

Columbia Global Center Amman invites you to join our panel on how Jordan is navigating climate pressures and building resilience under climate volatility. The online conversation will explore the interconnected challenges of climate change - from water and resource security to public health, sustainability, and economic investments - and how they shape both local realities and strategies. With insights from the experts, this event will highlight Jordan’s path as part of the wider global trajectory on adaptation and the road to COP30.

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.

Featured Speakers

Shada El-Sharif (Moderator), Founder and Senior Advisor, SustainMENA 

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

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

Darby Jack, Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health