Researcher to chair vital event on the climate crisis
Researcher Anastasia Nikologianni will be chairing an event at an exciting new five-day festival designed to help both professionals and the general public tackle climate emergency.
Addressing the climate crisis
The Greener Recovery Festival, organised by the Landscape Institute (LI), will begin on Monday 22 March. .
鈥淭he LI is hosting the festival as a training event for people to understand how carbon neutrality can be achieved,鈥� Anastasia explains. 鈥淚t aims to equip individuals to understand and tackle the climate crisis, as well as biodiversity emergency.
鈥淭he festival will include technical advice and policy guidance, as well as interactive workshops and learning sessions.鈥�
Addressing climate聽emergency
Anastasia, who is part of the Critical Artistic Thinking In Design (CATiD) research hub, has enjoyed a long history with the LI.
鈥淚 contributed to their action plan documents,鈥� she explains. 鈥淚鈥檝e also been a member of the Climate and Biodiversity Emergency Panel, and the Policy and Communications Committee.鈥�
Anastasia will be chairing day three of the Greener Recovery Festival, which will focus on how people can work together towards climate justice and equality.
鈥淭he day will consist of a keynote and several sessions, that will stretch from climate equality to children鈥檚 play,鈥� Anastasia says. 鈥淚t aims to raise aspirations and give practical solutions to the attendees.鈥�
Aiming for substantial change
Anastasia believes the festival is a significant and much needed event that will hopefully aid the fight against climate change.
鈥淭here is a great pool of very experienced speakers discussing important subjects, including the European Union鈥檚 Green Deal, as well as using real-life climate change case studies,鈥� she explains.
鈥淭he event does not just fulfil another training requirement 鈥� it aims to achieve systematic change, and demonstrate how and what is needed in order to achieve carbon neutrality.鈥�
Recognition of impact
Anastasia was pleasantly surprised to be asked to take part in such a prestigious event.
鈥淭o be asked to chair a whole day of this event is amazing,鈥� she beams. 鈥淚 feel honoured and am really looking forward to doing it.
鈥淚t shows that my past and current work in the field of landscape architecture is appreciated by professionals, and can be of use to the way we move forward.
鈥淚 also see this as a result of the impact our work in CATiD has and it fills me with passion to do even more in the future.鈥�