VITAL SYSTEMS
Free evening panel event presented as part of Vital Signs: Another world is possible at Science Gallery London.
In an increasingly nationalist world, how do we solve global problems like the climate crisis?
With global systems of governance under threat and international consensus on climate change dissipating, how can we reach across borders to fight for fairer climate futures for all?
Join our panel of climate experts, activist, journalist and lawyers who will explore global collaboration and creating a fairer climate futures for all.
Leading the conversation is Greenpeace board member Dr Helen Adams, Climate Expert and Senior Lecturer in Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation at King's College London.
The panel features:
Jeevan Vasgar: Climate Journalist
Farhana Yamin: Climate Lawyer, Speak, Author, Activist
Dominique Palmer: Climate Justice Activist, Speaker, Storyteller, Writer
About our panel
Chairing the conversation is Greenpeace board member Dr Helen Adams, Climate Expert and Senior Lecturer in Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation at King's College London. Helen is an established expert in the field of climate-related migration with more than 15 years’ experience in adaptation and resilience in research, policy, non-governmental organisations, teaching and engagement settings. She has been in the Department of Geography at King’s since 2015, and from 2021-2022 was seconded to the UK Cabinet Office during COP26.
Helen is leading the new £5 million Maximising UK Adaptation to Climate Change (MACC) Hub, funded by UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) and the Department for Food and Rural Affairs.
Journalist Jeevan Vasagar reports on climate change and the environment for Tortoise. He is a former Financial Times correspondent in Singapore and Berlin, and a former Nairobi correspondent for the Guardian. His book Lion City was published in 2021 by Little, Brown. Lion City explores Singapore's history, present, and future, and its impact on East Asia and the world.
Farhana Yamin is an internationally recognized lawyer and climate justice activist. She has provided legal and strategy advice to small islands leaders and ministers on UN climate negotiations for 30 years. She is a Director of Impatience Ltd and runs the Climate Justice and Just Transition Donor Collaborative which brings together some of the world’s largest climate philanthropies to shift power and resources to frontline communities to create climate solutions that also tackle systemic inequalities. She is an Honorary Fellow of Somerville College, Oxford University, a Senior Advisor to SYSTEMIQ, a FRSA and Visiting Professor, University of the Arts, London, as well as deputy chair of the Climate Vulnerable Forum expert advisory group.
Dominique Palmer is a Climate Justice Activist, Speaker, Storyteller, Writer, and advocate of slow fashion based in the U.K. She is a coordinator in Climate Live, global youth-led concerts harnessing the power of music to engage, educate and empower, on the Steering Committee for the Youth Climate Justice Fund, an activist for #StopRosebank, and on the Youth Council for New Zero World. In 2023, Palmer was honoured as a ‘Young Leader’ at the Green Carpet Fashion Awards.
Entry to Vital Systems is free but booking is essential. Early booking is recommended.
Our exhibition Vital Signs: Another world is possible will be open to visit before the talk (11am – 6pm) on Thursday 27 March and entrance is also free.