Why environmental management must become the new normal (3/4)

Abstract

SAGE hosted a webinar series in partnership with ASSAf, SAYAS and INR on “Why environmental management must be become the new normal”. The series aimed at raising awareness on the importance of emergency risk mitigation in the context of environmental management. The series sought to answer the following questions: 1. How can we prevent future pandemics and human-driven environmental emergencies? 2. How should we manage the environment in a more pro-active and integrated fashion? The third webinar focused on the following topics: 1. Accountable GREEN leadership and strengthening of democracy in South Africa. 2. Environmental Management: A local government perspective. 3. Participatory environmentalism in the new normal: Framing post pandemic futures for climate action praxis. 4. The Future is Now: Understanding the role of Space in Monitoring future Disease Outbreak.