Graduate Student Conversation with Jessica Espey about Measuring the SDGs

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Event Details
  • Date/Time:
    • Friday October 27, 2017
      2:00 pm - 3:15 pm
  • Location: 214 ARCH (East Wing)
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Summary Sentence: Jessica Espey will meet with graduate students for a conversation about measuring the UN SDGs

Full Summary: Jessica Espey will visit with graduate students and respond to questions which might range across UN sustainability work, global climate policies, and careers in diplomacy and international environmental policy.  Ms. Espey’s work is focused on data, monitoring and accountability of the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals.  She is also liaison for the Scientific Steering Committee of the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) conference on Cities and Climate Change.  Espey holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Oxford University and an M.S. in political economy from University of London.   She has worked in Liberia, Kenya, Rwanda, the UK, and the US.   See Jessica Espey’s full bio here Open to All Graduate Students

Sponsored by the School of City and Regional Planning

Jessica Espey will visit with graduate students and respond to questions which might range across UN sustainability work, global climate policies, and careers in diplomacy and international environmental policy.  Ms. Espey’s work is focused on data, monitoring and accountability of the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals.  She is also liaison for the Scientific Steering Committee of the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) conference on Cities and Climate Change.  Espey holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Oxford University and an M.S. in political economy from University of London.   She has worked in Liberia, Kenya, Rwanda, the UK, and the US.  

See Jessica Espey’s full bio here

Open to All Graduate Students

Sponsored by the School of City and Regional Planning

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Serve-Learn-Sustain

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Graduate students
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Status
  • Created By: Kristina Chatfield
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Oct 19, 2017 - 9:56am
  • Last Updated: Oct 19, 2017 - 9:56am