Sustainable Infrastructure and the Three Global Crises: Climate, Biodiversity, and Debt

Wednesday, April 12, 2023
2 PM US ET | 7 PM W. Africa Time | 11:30 PM India Time

Climate change isn’t the whole story. As the world faces three interlinking global crises that threaten to derail human development — climate, biodiversity loss, and mounting debt — sustainable infrastructure has emerged as a fundamental building block for a better future.

But what makes infrastructure “sustainable” — and why should sustainability be the priority in the face of persistent poverty? How will countries with the largest infrastructure gaps, facing the twin imperatives of green growth and poverty alleviation, afford it?

We pose these questions to Dr. Elizabeth Losos, a former CEO of the Organization of Tropical Studies and current executive-in-residence at Duke University’s Nicholas Institute of Energy, Environment, and Sustainability.

Over 30 students from 6 countries attended this hybrid fireside chat co-hosted by South-North Scholars, the Duke Center for International Development, and Duke Engineers for International Development to hear Dr. Losos discuss her groundbreaking projects — followed by an open student Q&A.