Panel 4: National & Global Policy
How can we implement nature-based climate solutions at national or global levels? Since climate change is a ‘wicked problem’ which demands action at multiple levels of governance, some amount of top-down policy will be required for the effective execution of nature-based solutions. This panel will discuss how that can be done in an efficient, just, and equitable way.
Our Speakers:
Dr Ramit Debnath: Assistant Professor at the University of Cambridge and Director of the Cambridge Collective Intelligence & Design Group and climaTRACES Lab. A Gates Scholar with an MPhil and PhD from Cambridge, he uses AI and systems approaches to identify barriers to climate action and inform just, scalable policy solutions, bridging research and global climate governance.
Dr Weiye Wang: An associate professor at Renmin University of China and a visiting scholar at the Department of Geography, University of Cambridge, and Cambridge Conservation Initiative. She studies the intersection of conservation, governance, and rural development, with a focus on China’s Ecological Civilization policies and their impacts on protected areas, communities, and ecosystems. She holds a PhD and MS from the University of British Columbia and has published widely in journals including World Development, Land Use Policy, and Forest Policy and Economics.
Dr Lovleen Bhullar: Assistant Professor in Environmental Law at the Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge, and a Fellow of Queens’ College. Dr Lovleen Bhullar studies the role of law and policy in addressing antimicrobial resistance, climate change, environmental degradation, and water pollution, with a focus on global majority regions. Her work spans India, Africa, and South Asia, and she has contributed to initiatives including the development of a framework climate law for an Indian state and NYU’s Prevention Project. She holds an LLB from the National Law School of India University, an LLM and PhD from SOAS, and an MSc from the London School of Economics, and has published widely on environmental and natural resources law.
Prof Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger: A world-leading scholar and jurist in the field of sustainable development law and governance. Prof Marie-Claire serves as Chair in Sustainable Development Law and Policy in the University of Cambridge and is Executive Director of a number of sustainable development law organisations. She lectures and leads global collaborations for climate law and governance, biodiversity and natural resources stewardship, human rights, indigenous peoples rights and future generations, trade and investment law and other international law contributing to the global Sustainable Development Goals.