PRESENTED BY The Sustainability Initiative Abena Ojetayo, Chief Sustainability Officer/Executive Director India National Council for Climate Change, Sustainable Development & Public Leadership Ahmedabad, India November 8-9, 2014
About Florida A&M University Research University 10,000 students 13 Colleges & Schools – Sch. Of Environment – College of Agriculture & Food Science – Pharmacy, Public Health, – College of Engineering – Social Sciences & Arts Research Centers – Sustainability – Air & Water Quality 1890 Land Grant – Cooperative Extensions University
DEFINING FAMU Socio-economic, ecological and technological innovations that maintain the long term health and viability of the campus, regional and global environment.
ABOUT THE SUSTAINABILITY INSTITUTE Creative Collaboration Engaged Scholarship Accelerated Innovation Inspired Leadership Pervasive Behavior Change
SUSTAINABILITY IMPACT AREAS Academic Environmental, Energy & socio- economic Sustainability Research Climate Literacy Curriculum development Conferences & Speaker Series Operations Energy Efficiency Alternative Transportation Green Building Water Conservation Food / Dining Waste Management Land Use Procurement Outreach Campus & Community Engagement Programming Cooperative Extensions Service Learning Green Collar Job Training Data Collection & Tracking
KEY COLLABORATORS FOR SUSTAINABILITY FAMU Sustainability Institute Universities & Schools International Research Centers Private Corporations Public Agencies & NGOs Small & Large Scale Farm Industries
FOCUS ARES EnergyWaterFood Nexus Research – You are invited to International Summit March 26-28, 2015 in Florida Climate Smart Agriculture Development Scholarly exchanges (students & faculty) Applied technical expertise for projects Research based policy recommendations for public leadership