Australia  

Bangladesh is often described as the most vulnerable country on the planet in the face of a changing climate. Bangladesh is predicted to lose 17 percent of its land by the end of the century if global sea levels rise by one metre. That has the potential to displace 30 million Bangladeshis.

Thirty Million is a critically accliamed doucmentary co-directed by climate scientist Dr. Daniel Price and TV journalist Adrien Taylor. The film was financed by UNDP with support from the Least Developed Country Fund of the Global Environment Facility (GEF).

This special screening at RMIT Melbourne forms part of the 2017 EU Climate Diplomacy Week: "Security and Resilience in a Damaged Climate World". 

It will be followed by a panel discussion and audience Q&A. 

Chair: Professor Bruce Wilson, Director EU Centre at RMIT University

18:00 - Opening Address: 

• ·H.E. Erica Schouten, Ambassador for the Netherlands
• ·H.E. Kazi Imtiaz Hossain, High Commissioner for Bangladesh
• ·Representative from the Victorian Government (tbc)

18:25 - Screening of "Thirty Millions"

19:00 - Panel Discussion:

• ·H.E. Kazi Imtiaz Hossain, High Commissioner for Bangladesh
• Dr Francois Gemenne, Director Hugo Observatory at the University of Liège in Belgium, Co-director Observatory on
• Climate and Defence of the (French) Ministry of Defence, and Executive Director Politics of the Earth program at Sciences Po (Paris, France)
• Ret Admiral Chris Barrie, Adjunct Professor ANU Strategic & Defence Studies Centre
• Arron Wood, Deputy Lord Mayor, City of Melbourne

19:30 - Audience Q&A

19:55 - Closing Address: H.E. Erica Schouten, Ambassador for the Netherlands. 

Date: Monday 19 June 2017
Time: 6 pm - 8 pm
Location: Swanston Academic Building 80, Level 1, Room 2 (large theatre), RMIT City Campus, 445 Swanston Street, Melbourne VIC 3000

RSVP: https://thirtymillion.eventbrite.com.au

Free Event

Organised by the EU Delegation to Australia and EU Centre at RMIT University

The European Union Centre at RMIT University is funded through a grant from the European Union and RMIT University.