CATHALAC • IAGT • SERVIR

EDUCATION

INFORMATION

COOPERATION

INNOVATION

PRESENTATION BY JOSHUA SMITH – UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE

OBJECTIVES:• Discuss how the partnership between

CATHALAC, IAGT, UA Huntsville, and Cayuga CC has promoted environmental consciousness in students

• Show how use of the SERVIR program has grown significantly due to the diligence of the parties above

• Convey my philosophy of why the work being done here is both effective and essential

• Suggest ways in which the cooperation between students, organizations, and nations can continue to promote a healthier planet

STUDENT - CATHALAC PROJECTS

Kara MarianoCayuga CC

Indigenous Tribes of Panama and Influence of Climate Change

PANAMA CANAL WATERSHED PREDICTIONS

Aaron O’ConnorCayuga CC

Jason KaufmanUA Huntsville

WILDLIFE MIGRATION & CONSERVATION

Matthew LiskCayuga CC

GREENROOF DEVELOPMENT AT FUTURE CATHALAC SITE

Joshua SmithUA Huntsville

CATHALAC & IAGT SUPPORT

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SERVIR ACCESS IN SEPTEMBER:PEAK DISASTER SEASON

Total Visits

UN Conference Bali 2007  

Country # of visitors

Germany 13

New Aealand 13

Denmark 26

Belgium 29

Austria 28

United Kingdom 15

Switzerland 75

UN Conference Bangkok 2008  

Country # of visitors

Netherlands 55

Romania 35

United Kingdom 23

South Africa 23

Czech Republic 26

Poland 12

Germany 17

Bolivia 15

Italy 9

Australia 17

UN Conference Copenhagen 2009

Country # of visitors

Brazil 205

France 88

Russia 139

Australia 103

INTERNATIONAL INTEREST IN SERVIR AFTER U.N. CLIMATE CONFERENCES

PHILOSOPHICAL ARGUMENT FOR INFORMATION PROLIFERATION

(a.k.a. WHY IT WORKS)Position #1

• Information is power.• Power is freedom.• Therefore, information is equal to freedom.

Position #2 • Individuals exist to define and promote their own

freedom.• An individual cannot define their freedom alone, to do

so requires the freedom of an other.• Sharing information promotes the freedom of the other.• If an individual’s freedom is dependent upon the

freedom of an other, then the sharing of information with the other promotes the individual’s freedom.

WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?

ORGANIZATIONS:• Education, Education, Education!• Keep up the incredible work!

STUDENTS:• Share knowledge and experiences with

anyone who will listen.• Remain ambitious, everything is possible!

GRACIAS!