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Go Sailing With A.J. Meerwald

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6/30/2023 6:00pm - 7/26/2023 8:00pm
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Independence Seaport Museum 211 S Columbus Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19106
United States
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NJ’s Official Tall Ship A.J. Meerwald will offer public and educational sails along the Delaware River this July departing from Independence Seaport Museum (ISM) docks at Penn’s Landing in Philadelphia. Experience history aboard this authentically restored 1928 Delaware Bay oyster schooner. Help hoist the sails or sit back and relax. Once aboard the crew share the boat's rich maritime history, the shellfish industry along the Delaware River and Bay and culture of those that lived and worked in the industry.

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Education
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Indoor/Outdoor Recreation
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Environment

19th Annual Global Solutions Lab at Drexel University

Date: 
6/18/2023 9:00am - 6/30/2023 5:00pm
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Drexel University
United States
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Website: 
https://designsciencelab.com/
The 19th annual Global Solutions Lab will be June 18-30 at Drexel University in Philadelphia, hosted by Drexel’s Office of Global Engagement and The Environmental Collaboratory. This year’s Lab will be both in-person at Drexel University and online. As in previous years, Lab participants will be from all over the world, be briefed by UN and other experts on the state of the world, and work in cross-cultural, interdisciplinary, multinational, and inter-generational Design Teams on developing designs and plans for reaching the UN Sustainable Development Goals—real solutions to real world problems. 
 
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Educational Events
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Environment

Herbs as Medicine, A Colonial Perspective

Date: 
5/20/2023 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Location: 
The Woodlands 4000 Woodland Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19104
United States
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Join Herbalist Tiffany Robbins in learning how herbs were used as medicine during colonial times and how these traditions are carried on today. Herbs and edible plants were key to the foodways of The Woodlands when it was the estate of William Hamilton (1770 - 1813), and Philadelphia’s early connection to medicine.

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Environment
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Medicine

Tackling Climate Change and Building WaSH Resiliency Through Innovation

Date: 
10/19/2023 6:14am
Website: 
https://globalwateralliance.net
This 1-day conference will address the urgent need for new technologies and new data analytics in water management throughout the world in order to adapt to the future realities of more extreme weather patterns and events, sea-level rising, glacier melting and drought.
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Community Development
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Global Crisis
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Science and Technology
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Environment
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Water

Camp Ginkgo at West Park Cultural Center

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Community Arts
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Environment

A Global Conversation with Vikram Dewan

By Andrew Beers

Opened in 1874, the Philadelphia Zoo has been an industry leader in conservation and innovation for zoos around the world. For over 160 years, the Zoo has provided visitors with memorable experiences through their groundbreaking exhibits and inventive programming.

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HEALTH, SCIENCE, TECH
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SDG Campaign
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Emerging International Journalists Program
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Global Conversations
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Environment
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Ecology
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Wildlife/Zoology
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Global Philadelphia Association

SDG #6: Clean Water and Sanitation Unveiling at Academy of Natural Sciences

By Zola Mennis

On November 17, Global Philadelphia Association unveiled their mural for Sustainable Development Goal #6: Clean Water and Sanitation created by artist Miriam Singer. Sponsored by the Academy of Natural Sciences at Drexel University, the mural has been placed outside of the Academy on the 19th Street Wall for public viewing over the next three years. 

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HEALTH, SCIENCE, TECH
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SDG Campaign
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Emerging International Journalists Program
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Environment
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Global Philadelphia Association

City Announces Departure of Sustainability Director Christine Knapp

PHILADELPHIA — Mayor Jim Kenney today announced that Philadelphia’s Director of the Office of Sustainability Christine Knapp will leave City government at the end of August. Knapp has served as Director since January 2016, leading the City’s sustainability and climate action work. She previously served as the Deputy Chief of Staff for the Philadelphia Water Department beginning in September 2012. 

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HEALTH, SCIENCE, TECH
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Environment

Acting Now for a Safer Future

In November, representatives from government, businesses and civil society are gathering in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, for the 27th Conference of the Parties, COP27, amid growing urgency to tackle the climate crisis. The negotiations are expected to focus on the need to strengthen and implement climate pledges, significantly increase the flow of climate finance into projects on the ground, and address critical adaptation needs. 

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GLOBAL AFFAIRS
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SDG Campaign
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Environment

The Human Face of Climate Change

For Haliya Al-Jalal, a mother of six in Al-Adn, Yemen, walking long distances to collect drinking water was a daily chore she shared with her family. “Fetching water from the stream caused us great hardship,” she said. “Many children dropped out of school to devote themselves to this task every day.” 

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GLOBAL AFFAIRS
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Environment