COP28 schedule | DMU in the Blue Zone
De Montfort University has a pavilion in the COP 28 Blue Zone in Dubai, which is the area where the climate change negotiations will be carried out by world leaders.
The Blue Zone is only open to world leaders, government ministers, the media and organisations with observer status with the United Nations, such as DMU. This status allows the university to participate in the talks and put forward arguments to the Conference of the Parties (COP), predominately- the world’s nations.
De Montfort University will be staging a series of events in its pavilion 105 within Thematic Area 1 on the ground floor of the Expo 2020 site.
Presentations at 3pm local time (11am in UK)
Muyiwa Oyinlola | Friday, 1 December
Accelerating the transition to a Circular Plastic Economy in sub-Saharan Africa
Raffaella Villa | Saturday, 2 December
The role of microorganisms in delivering sustainability
Kedar Mehta | Monday, 4 December
Holistic Approach for Sustainable Heat Energy Services in High-altitude Rural Communities
Silifat Abimbola Okoya | Tuesday 5 December
Inspiring Creativity and Sustainability: Empowering Nigerian Universities to Innovate Solutions for the Plastic Challenge
Pro Vice-Chancellor Research and Business Innovation Professor Mike Kagioglou| Wednesday, 6 December
Sustainability and the Built Environment
Jennifer Dranttel | Saturday, 9 December
Biomimicry-inspired Material Innovation in Mongolian Gers to Combat Negative Indoor Air Quality
Lipika Deka | Sunday, 10 December
AI and Data Science for Food Security and Air Quality
Farukh Farukh | Monday, 11 December
From Pollution to Innovation: Transforming Plastic Waste into Sustainable Solutions
Kate Cubley | Tuesday, 12 December
Singing With Allergies: Using A Breathing Intervention to Support Singers Living with Allergies In An Educational Setting
Emmanuel Odumosu | Tuesday, 12 December
Measuring Sustainability Performance of Digital Supply Chains in the era of Industry 4.0
Events and networking
Networking events will also be held for the various constituencies that make up the United Nations.
NGO events | 1, 4, and 10 December
Fellow non-government organisation colleagues are invited into the DMU pavilion to give presentations and hold events. All events start at noon local time (8am in UK).
Networking with fellow universities| 2, 6 and 11 December
Colleagues from universities around the world are invited to meet together and discuss issues related to international higher education. All events start at noon local time (8am in UK).
Networking with industry | 3 and 5 December
Colleagues from business, industry and trade unions around the world are invited to meet together to discuss climate change issues and sustainability. All events start at noon local time (8am in UK).
General networking for any delegates | 2,4,6,8 and 11 December
Open sessions for any delegates from the various constituencies within the United Nations family to meet together and discuss issues relevant to action on climate change. All events start at 3.30pm local time (11.30am in UK).