Impact One announces programme for the COP27 UN Climate Change Conference in Sharm El-Sheikh, in partnership with Therme Group and One Health Research

The partners' comprehensive programming will offer regenerative perspectives of Possible Futures co-developed with indigenous wisdom to establish a human-environmental symbiosis

SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt - Nov. 10, 2022 - PRLog -- Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt  — Impact One, Therme Group and the One Health Research Centre (OHRC) present  innovative outlooks on Possible Futures during the COP27 UN Climate Change Conference in Sharm El-Sheikh from 7-18 November.

The partners are hosting  their curated programme in the official COP27 Blue Zone and other key hubs in Sharm El-Sheikh, to include panel discussions, presentations and participatory activations. Possible Futures will invite distinguished experts from the fields of science, urban planning, architecture, representatives of indigenous culture and environmental engineering to critique and respond to prevalent models of expansion in large-scale construction and infrastructure industries.

Possible Futures seeks to address the endangerment of our planet and propose alternative models for the co-creation of futures built on symbiosis, and encourage bearers of significant and quantifiable levels of environmental and social responsibility, to become active custodians of natural ecosystems through improved policies and guidelines.

The programme seeks to  evaluate what equitable co-creation with indigenous communities implies, in dialogue with leaders of the Yawanawa community from Brasil, representatives of the Kichwa people of Sarayaku, from Ecuador, and many more. Representatives from Amazonic indigenous communities will host a platform at Possible Futures to impart further knowledge on human-environmental interconnection and symbiotic modes of living.

"Forest One" Event by Impact One, Therme Group and The New York Times
18:00 - 22:00, on 9.11, NYT Climate Forward Event, Park Regency

Impact One is presenting "Forest One," an event focused on the protection of culture, biodiversity and land in the Amazon region, inviting Indigenous representatives of Amazonic communities to lead discussions and share knowledge on the co-creation of futures that encourage human-environmental symbiotic forms of living. This discussion aims to challenge leading urban development and infrastructure holders to assess their responsibility in the protection of our planet's green lungs, the Amazon region in South America.

The Amazon's Marathon: Race to Zero and to Resilience Aya Report presentation and discussion: the report is an economic development plan providing an in-depth analysis of the region's potential, by calculating financial opportunities behind the greenhouse gas emission mitigation strategies and highlighting scalable projects that promote a new nature-based, people-centric, and climate-positive approach.

Participants include: Stephen Dunbar Johnson, Nina Gualinga, Isku Kua, Patricia Ellen, Alexandre Allard, Vanda Witoto, Ilona Szabó, Leo Cerda, Tony Cho, Mikolaj Sekutowicz, Alexis Grefa, Wia Cahuiya, Maria José Andrade

In partnership with: The New York Times, Therme Group, Future of Cities, Amazon Watch, Extreme Hangout.

In collaboration with their transdisciplinary partner network, Impact One, Therme Group and OHRC will showcase models of sustainable architecture models, integrative compensation measures and site-specific proposals that integrate afforestation, ecosystem restoration and protection, indigenous rights and land protection in the Amazon rainforest, to achieve a net-zero value economy. The programme will be shaped by the perspectives of sustainable development thought-leaders from various spheres of application, including architect Stefano Boeri, real-estate developer Alexandre Allard, Future of Cities founder Tony Cho, and representatives from IKEM, Aya Earth Partners, The New York Times, MATA, Earthrise and CultureCOP among others.

Impact One Hub

Impact One will host its Hub at the Four Seasons Resort in Sharm El-Sheikh from 7-18 November, where indigenous delegations from the Amazon will be hosted, together with architecture, infrastructure and sustainability industry leaders. The Impact One Hub will provide a central meeting point for high-level meetings, presentations and exchange for Impact One's partners, press and COP27 attendees.

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FULL POSSIBLE FUTURES PROGRAMME

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Impact One

Impact One is an impact investment initiative that focuses on projects in innovation, infrastructure and culture to address human and environmental wellbeing, and provide a key driving force towards the achievement of the net zero economy and the Sustainable Development Goals. Using innovative urban infrastructure and technology, Impact One supports the development of social infrastructure in cities around the world as models of a health - promoting and climate - positive urban living. Impact One is devoted to promoting research, development and innovation in health and wellbeing.

One Health Research Centre

The One Health Research Centre (OHRC) is a centre dedicated to research and innovation based on the interdependency of environmental and human health; according to the principle of One Health, which recognises the interdependent nature of health for humans, animals, plants and their environment. Powered and initiated by Therme Group's sustainability initiative Therme One Health, the OHRC was founded jointly with the University of Greifswald and IKEM, Germany's Institute for Climate Protection Energy and Mobility.

Therme Group

Therme Group is a global wellbeing leader, driven by an inclusive vision of 'Wellbeing for All'. Therme's landmark entertainment and wellbeing destinations are an immersive environment based in ancient traditions of thermal bathing combined with modern technology. With over 20 years' experience, Therme Group operates four facilities in Europe and has multiple destinations in development worldwide.