{"id":46931,"date":"2026-02-05T16:33:58","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T14:33:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mondo.org.ee\/?page_id=46931"},"modified":"2026-04-08T13:15:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T10:15:22","slug":"environmental-justice-conference-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mondo.org.ee\/en\/environmental-justice-conference-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Environmental Justice Conference 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Environmental Justice Conference:<\/h3>\n

Responsibility and Resilience in a Changing Climate<\/h1>\n

REGISTRATION<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 LOCATION<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_empty_space height=”64px”][vc_single_image image=”47326″ img_size=”large” css=””][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1743362793099{margin-top: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1743363008894{margin-top: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=””]The second international environmental justice conference \u201cResponsibility and Resilience in a Changing Climate\u201d will take place on 28 May 2026 in Tallinn, Estonia. The event will bring together policymakers, civil society actors, scientists and experts to examine how responsibility and resilience are distributed in the context of the climate crisis and to explore pathways toward more just and inclusive responses.<\/p>\n

Co-organised by Mondo and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia, the conference is a unique platform in the Baltic region for advancing environmental justice discussions, convening diverse voices and experiences from across the world to strengthen knowledge on environmental justice and to foster cross-border development cooperation.<\/p>\n

The schedule is subject to change, and some speakers are yet to be confirmed.<\/span><\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1774435844727{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n

programme<\/h2>\n

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9.00 – 9.30<\/span><\/td>\nRegistration and coffee<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9.30 – 9.40<\/span><\/td>\nOpening words<\/strong>, Triinu Ossinovski, board member, Mondo<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9.40 – 09.50<\/span><\/td>\nWelcoming address<\/strong>, Margus Tsahkna, Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (prerecorded)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
09.50 – 10.00<\/span><\/td>\nWelcoming address<\/strong>, Marten Kokk, Secretary General, Estonian Ministry of Climate<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10.00 – 10.25<\/span><\/td>\nThe Impact of a Changing Climate on Communities <\/strong>
\nHilda Flavia Nakabuye, Founder, Fridays for Future, Uganda<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10.25 – 11.10<\/span><\/td>\nWhose Lives Are on the Line? Gender, Poverty, and the Costs of Climate Collapse<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11.10 – 11.30<\/span><\/td>\nClimate at a Tipping Point: What the Science Says<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11.30 – 12.00<\/span><\/td>\nBreak<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12.00 – 12.20<\/span><\/td>\nWhy Global Cooperation Matters More Than Ever <\/strong>
\nDr. Angela Huston Gold, CEO, The Resilience Project, Italy<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12.20 – 13.20<\/span><\/td>\nPanel discussion | Just Resilience in a Polycrisis World: International and Regional Perspectives\u00a0<\/strong>
\nPanelists:
\nIryna Stavchuk, Interim Director, European Climate Foundation, Ukraine
\nDr. Lauri Laanisto, Professor of Macroecology, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Estonia
\nModerator: Dr. Benjamin Klasche, Associate Lecturer, Tallinn University, Estonia\/Germany<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13.20 – 14.20<\/span><\/td>\nLunch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14.20 – 15.00<\/span><\/td>\nPanel discussion | On the Frontlines of Human Rights<\/strong>
\nPanelists:
\nHeidi Solba, Let\u2019s Do It World, Estonia
\nKatrin Kivi, Ambassador at Large for Human Rights and Migration, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Estonia<\/span>
\nDr. Angela Huston Gold, CEO, The Resilience Project, Italy
\nModerator: Kelly Grossthal, Head of Litigation, Estonian Human Rights Centre, Estonia<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15.00 – 15.40<\/span><\/td>\nPanel discussion | Entrepreneurs as Drivers of Environmental Justice <\/strong>
\nPanelists:
\nKaire Kuldpere, Environmental Manager, Utilitas, Estonia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15.40 – 16.00<\/span><\/td>\nBreak<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16.00 – 16.20<\/span><\/td>\nOur Responsibility in Creating Resilient Futures <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16.20 – 17.10<\/span><\/td>\nPanel discussion | Holding the Line: Climate Cooperation in an Age of Disruption<\/strong>
\nPanelists:
\nSe\u00e1n O\u2019Connell, UNDP Policy Specialist, Rule of Law, Security and Human Rights, Switzerland
\nSatu Santala, Managing Director, Nordic Development Fund, Finland<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17.10 – 17.25<\/span><\/td>\nClosing speech<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17.25 – 18.30<\/span><\/td>\nNetworking<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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speakers<\/h2>\n

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Prof. Dr. Joyeeta Gupta<\/h3>\n

University of Amsterdam, India\/Netherlands
\nJoyeeta Gupta<\/a> is Distinguished Professor of Climate Justice, Sustainability and Global Justice (University of Amsterdam), and is also Professor of Environment and Development in the Global South and holds a water professorship at IHE-Delft Institute for Water Education. She is the co-chair (2024-2025) of the UN Secretary General Appointed Group of Ten High-level Representatives of Civil Society, Private Sector and Scientific Community to Promote Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs (10-Member-Group) – a component of the UN Technology Facilitation Mechanism. She was awarded the 2023 Spinoza Prize – the highest distinction in Dutch science and also called the ‘Dutch Nobel Prize’ and was lead author of the Nobel Peace Prize winning report on climate change of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1743362856603{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=””] Environmental Justice Conference: Responsibility and Resilience in a Changing Climate REGISTRATION \u00a0\u00a0 LOCATION[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_empty_space height=”64px”][vc_single_image image=”47326″ img_size=”large” css=””][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1743362793099{margin-top: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1743363008894{margin-top: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=””]The second international environmental justice conference \u201cResponsibility and Resilience in a Changing Climate\u201d will take place on 28 May […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":536,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-46931","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mondo.org.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/46931","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mondo.org.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mondo.org.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mondo.org.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/536"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mondo.org.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46931"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/mondo.org.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/46931\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47375,"href":"https:\/\/mondo.org.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/46931\/revisions\/47375"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mondo.org.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46931"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}