Mary Robinson in Conversation with Philip Boucher Hayes

The Galway Climate Inspirations Festival is honoured to host an intimate conversation between Mary Robinson and Philip Boucher Hayes, both at the forefront of Climate Action in Ireland and around the world and both national treasures in their own right. Join us as they discuss inspiring stories of climate action from around the world.

Mary Robinson; First woman President of Ireland and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights; a passionate advocate for gender equality, women’s participation in peacebuilding, human dignity and climate justice. Mary Robinson is a globally recognised voice on climate change and frequently highlights the need for drastic action from world leaders, as well as the intersectionality of the climate emergency: from intergenerational injustice to gender inequality and biodiversity loss.

Between 2013 and 2016, Mary Robinson served as the UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy in three roles; first for the Great Lakes region of Africa, then on Climate Change until the end of December 2015 which saw the successful conclusion of the COP21 Climate Summit and the historic Paris Agreement on Climate Change and most recently as Special Envoy on El Niño and Climate. She served in this post along with Macharia Kamau of Kenya to focus the world’s attention to meet the urgent challenges posed by extreme weather events on the poorest and most vulnerable communities. Mary Robinson is a strong advocate for climate justice and intergenerational dialogue. She led the Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate Justice between 2010-2019, a centre for education and advocacy on sustainable and people-centred development in the world’s poorest communities. After successfully achieving its strategic objectives, the Foundation came to a planned close in April 2019.

Philip Boucher-Hayes is an acclaimed RTÉ Investigative Journalist & Broadcaster known for his investigative reporting on current affairs, politics, and environmental issues. His work has earned him numerous honours. Versatile and adaptable across a broad range of areas, much of his work is in addressing the twin climate and biodiversity crises. On television his work includes Rising Tides, Hot Air and Future Shock: The Last Drop. On RTÉ Radio 1 he presents the rural affairs and farming programme Countrywide, and he presents and produces the climate action and sustainability programme, Hot Mess.

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