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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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200
400
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*PANAMA 2006-2009
NET SERVIR ACCESS INCREASE IN THE6 MAJOR CENTRAL AMERICAN NATIONS
2005 - 2009
2005 2006 2007 2008 20090
10000
20000
30000
40000
50000
60000
21954605
19454
37651
56300
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!