About this Event
🌊 NATIONS OF WATER - Impact of Sea Level rise in the South Pacific : from ecological to legal impacts
This event is open to all. Join us for an eye-opening evening featuring the documentary screening of "Nations of Water", directed by Géraldine Giraudeau, Professor of Public Law (Université Paris-Saclay), co-directed with Valérie Baty and with the collaboration of Lynn Englum.
The film delves into the effects of sea level rise on South Pacific communities and provides an in-depth look at one of the most urgent climate challenges of our time.
Following the screening, an engaging panel discussion, with Prof. Géraldine Giraudeau, Prof. Alberto Costi, Prof. James Renwick, Prof. Adrian Macey moderated by A-Prof. Geoffroy Lamarche will explore the multifaceted impacts on the Pacific Ocean, building on the issues raised in the film. Our expert panelists will offer valuable insights into these critical challenges.
Nibbles will be served at the end of the event, providing an opportunity to discuss further.
📅 Wednesday 13 November 2024 - 5.30pm to 7.30pm
📍 Victoria University of Wellington, Pipitea Campus
Government Building Lecture Theatre 1
33 Bunny Street, Wellington 6011
🎟️ FREE ENTRY - RSVP essential!
A & event | With the support of the French Embassy in Wellington & Alliance Française Wellington | a BLUE TALKS and LEGAL DAY event
More information ⬇️
The Nations of Water project: « Nations of Water » is a documentary film born in the framework of a wider academic project aiming to create a bilingual English-French network on law and climate-induced migration in the Pacific, funded by the University of New Caledonia and the Pacific Islands Universities Regional Network.
"The initiative behind it starts from an observation: positive law is only marginally adapted to the situation of people who have to flee the consequences of climate change, a phenomenon that Pacific islands are facing on the frontline, in a region where there is no regional system of human rights protection. The complexity of the issues raised also stems from the human and political context that lawyers and lawyers-in-training must keep in mind when analyzing these aspects. While the nations of Oceania are particularly affected by erosion, flooding, soil salinization, and the increased frequency of extreme weather events, they are not passive. They are voicing the desire of thousands of people struggling to stay on their land through anticipating displacement scenarios, and actively contributing to the development of solutions. Legal instruments can be adapted, understood comprehensively and utilized creatively for better protecting impacted people, communities and nations.
These reflections have led to an incredible human adventure, in which many contributors, experts, academics, field leaders, members of international organizations, from Australia, Hawaii, Kiribati, Niue, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Vanuatu… have participated. They could also be illustrated thanks to the collaboration of Lynn Englum, a researcher committed to the fight against climate change, and whose project « Vanishing Places » has brought back precious images of territories, communities and ecosystems directly threatened."
More information about Geraldine Giraudeau: nationsofwater.unc.nc/contributor/giraudeau/
More information about Alberto Costi: nationsofwater.unc.nc/contributor/costi/
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Victoria University of Wellington, Pipitea Campus, 33 Bunny Street, Wellington, New Zealand
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