Sustainability | Sustainability Symposium

Central Connecticut State University 's Environmental Sustainability Group Global Action Coalition is hosting its annual Global Environmental Sustainability Symposium  discussing water, life and a changing planetThis is the fourth annual sustainability GESAC hosted a symposium on campus in hopes to raise awareness of environmental issues. The symposium's emphasis this year is the growing global problem of the environment and associated with consumption of drinkable water.

The theme for the symposium were discussed and chosen by members of the board GESAC because it is one of the environmental issues and best for the nation and the human population worldwide."We try to pick something that is important in New Britain and Hartford area, too, regionally and nationally," said Charles Button, geography professor and founder and chairman CCSU GESAC department.

Events took place in various locations around campus between 10 am and 9:30 pm.The symposium organizers only requested that people register online for events and to inform them if they were plan on attending the luncheon . The symposium proceedings, including lunch, is open to students and the public at no cost.


Sustainability symposium brings people in from all over the east cost and one presenter, Dave Chameides, coming all the way from California.Chameides camera is an Emmy Award-winning and environmental educator was speaking at the 'Chasing Sustainability' presented. It focuses on his own experiments and experience without throwing anything away for a year in an effort to see their impact on the environment.
The symposium not only bring in people from all over the country, but also attract state and local leaders. Button hopes to leave its policy makers have more knowledge about how environmental issue have impact on the lives of average people.

"The particular focus of the symposium, all the effort that people come to us to learn and come to teach us," said Button.The symposium is a plethora of events focusing on issues relating to Connecticut, but also awareness events on a global level. One of the presentations, 'Listening to the wisdom of Native Hawaiians' showcases Hawaiian efforts' to protect the water supply.
"They're an island, they are a model of the world. They must be wise enough in what they use and done with the water," said Button. "That is less then 1 percent of the world's potable water and the island is aware of their use over water."
Might be the main theme of the Symposium of the World 's provision of drinkable water consumption but Button hopes the symposium will help human sustainability in general.
"The broader goal is to bring [people] all together to have a discussion," said Button.
You can get information on the symposium sustainability and schedule of events at GESAC 's web page.

By Katie Moreira