Peter Ryan Issue Quotations

The goal of the symposium is not to focus solely on dire predictions commonly attributed to climate change but rather to assess its impact and seek solutions while we emphasize how communities that feel its consequences are coping with its effects right now. We want to discuss climate change from a wide range of perspectives, including economic, scientific, cultural and religious, to emphasize the complexity of the issue while demonstrating its many facets. It has the potential to impact our lives in many ways and therefore it concerns all aspects of society, not just scientists and environmentalists.