Agenda

Marilene Alves de Souza is the first woman to hold the office of the Vice-President of the Parliament in the state of Minas Gerais. Previously, she chaired the Human Rights Commission and headed the Women’s Bank. Her work focusses on the right of access to water. As president of the Human Rights Commission of the Minas Gerais State Parliament she dealt with threats to the Rio Pardo from the mining and agro-industry. She is advocating for actions combatting climate change, supporting diversity, grassroots organizations and agroecology. Her presentation will focus on discussing the political and legislative context of access to water in the state of Minas Gerais including relaxation of environmental licensing laws and the challenges of large mining projects, difficulties of living with drought and extreme rainfall and actions taken the by Minas Assembly to address climate change. Online participation: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83745657717?pwd=JNMNBqbJ9s7w4WS8l6ZHkfwaSEYznn.1 Meeting ID: 837 4565 7717 Passcode: 466969

Veranstalter: Eawag
Datum: Dienstag, 26. August 2025
Uhrzeit: 10:30 bis 11:30 Uhr
Ort: Aqualino FC B81, Überlandstr. 133, Dübendorf